Hang on: an evaluation of the hemp rope as environmental enrichment in C57BL/6 mice
When introducing environmental enrichment in laboratory animals, positive and/or negative effects on behavioural and physiological parameters should be evaluated. This three-step randomised controlled trial in male C57BL/6 mice investigated the effect of supplementing the environment with one or more hemp ropes. In part 1, the effect of a hemp rope on aggressive and social behaviour, […]
Occurrence of Wounds in Nigerian Horses
ABSTRACTThis study investigated the occurrence of wounds in Nigerian horses. The study population was 1,621 horses sold at the Obollo Afor horse lairage in Enugu State, Nigeria, during a 6-month period: 3 months of dry season and 3 months of rainy season (February?April and June?August 2012). A total of 207 horses were systematically sampled and […]