Relocation & Transport

Husbandry and healthcare of the Olive python (Liasis olivaceus)

The article describes the care of the Olive python (Liasis olivaceus) including information on housing, feeding, handling, as well as the general health care of these animals. Some of the information presented is derived from Standard Operating Procedures which have...

Year Published: 2021Topics: Handling, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Natural Behavior, Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Reptile, Snake

Citation: Martinic, G. 2021. Husbandry and healthcare of the Olive python (Liasis olivaceus). Animal Technology and Welfare 20(1), 44-50.

Socialization in commercial breeding kennels: The use of novel stimuli to measure social and non-social fear in dogs

Understanding the behavioral welfare of dogs in commercial breeding kennels (CBKs) is important for improving breeders' management practices as well as dog welfare. In the current study, breeding dogs from CBKs were exposed to novel stimuli to evaluate their behavioral...

Year Published: 2021Topics: Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Pritchett, M., Barnard, S., Croney, C. 2021. Socialization in commercial breeding kennels: The use of novel stimuli to measure social and non-social fear in dogs. Animals 11(3), 890.

Environmental enrichment facilitates release and survival of an injured loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) after ten years in captivity

In June 2006 a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) was admitted to a rescue centre on the Mediterranean coast with severe fishing net entanglement in its fore right flipper. The flipper could not be saved and was amputated at shoulder...

Year Published: 2017Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Reptile, Turtle & Tortoise

Citation: Monreal-Pawlowsky, T., Marco-Cabedo, V., Manteca, X. et al. 2017. Environmental enrichment facilitates release and survival of an injured loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) after ten years in captivity. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 5(4), 182-186.

About welfare and stress in the early stages of fish

In conclusion, the investigations carried out up to now demonstrate that during the early stages fish show high sensitivity to many types of stressors involving an array of responses to overcome alterations that could affect the animal and be transmitted...

Year Published: 2021Topics: Housing, Husbandry & Management, Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Fish, Other Fish, Salmon, Tilapia, Trout, Zebrafish

Citation: Ramos, J., Balasch, J. C., Tort, L. 2021. About welfare and stress in the early stages of fish. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, 634434.

Increase in morbidity and mortality in a shipment of red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans)

A cohort of captive-bred red-eared slider turtles, Trachemys scripta, was received from a commercial vendor. Shortly after arrival, several turtles presented as lethargic with subjectively pale skin and multifocal areas of cotton-like tufts in the mouth area and distal extremities....

Year Published: 2019Topics: Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Reptile, Turtle & Tortoise

Citation: Eichner, M., Garcia, K. 2019. Increase in morbidity and mortality in a shipment of red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans). Laboratory Animals 53(6), 634–640.

Zylkéne to load? The effects of alpha-casozepine on compliance and coping in horses during loading

Horses are routinely transported for access to safe off-road riding, veterinary care, breeding, sale, or moving to a new home environment. However, transport is a known stressor in horses. For this reason, problem behavior when loading is a commonly reported...

Year Published: 2019Topics: Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Ijichi, C., Green, S., Squibb, K. et al. 2019. Zylkéne to load? The effects of alpha-casozepine on compliance and coping in horses during loading. Journal of Veterinary Behavior 30, 80-87.

Care, Use, and Welfare of Marmosets as Animal Models for Gene Editing-Based Biomedical Research: Proceedings of a Workshop

The marmoset, a type of small monkey native to South America, is a research model of increasing importance for biomedical research in the United States and globally. Marmosets offer a range of advantages as animal models in neuroscience, aging, infectious...

Year Published: 2019Topics: Housing, Husbandry & Management, Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Care, Use, and Welfare of Marmosets as Animal Models for Gene Editing-Based Biomedical Research: Proceedings of a Workshop. The National Academies Press: Washington, DC, 122 pp.

Classical music reduces acute stress of domestic horses

Domestic horses are regularly subjected to stressful situations due to management practices, such as social isolation, transport and farriery or, in general due to exposure to new/sudden stimuli. These situations may eventually be harmful to the horses' welfare, possibly altering...

Year Published: 2016Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Neveux, C., Ferard, M., Dickel, L. et al. 2016. Classical music reduces acute stress of domestic horses. Journal of Veterinary Behavior 15, 81. (12th International Society of Equitation Science (ISES) Conference Abstract)

Influence of crate height on the welfare of broilers during transport

Poultry transport systems are currently under investigation with a particular focus on design and dimensions of commercially available transport crates. The height of the crates currently used is debated and considered by some parties to be insufficient to fulfill animal...

Year Published: 2016Topics: Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Bird, Chicken

Citation: Vinco, L. J., Archetti, I. L., Giacomelli, S. et al. 2016. Influence of crate height on the welfare of broilers during transport. Journal of Veterinary Behavior 14, 28-33.

A new beginning for retired laboratory rabbits

This article describes the rehoming of 10 laboratory female rabbits now living as a group in a private shelter.

Year Published: 2019Topics: Relocation & Transport, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Animal Welfare Institute. 2019. A new beginning for retired laboratory rabbits. Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 68(4) Winter, 10-11.