Welfare of encaged rodents: species specific behavioral reaction of voles to new enrichment items

Authors: J Kapusta, M Kruczek, E Pochron, P Olejniczak

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, stereotypic behavior, stress, voles, welfare

2021

Hens with benefits: Can environmental enrichment make chickens more resilient to stress?

Authors: Misha Ross, Quinn Rausch, Brittany Vandenberg, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: chickens, environmental enrichment, stress, welfare

2020

The nocturnal activity of a commonly housed rodent: How African pygmy dormice (Graphiurus murinus) respond to an enriched environment

Authors: Geminni PSA Lang, Paul E Rose, Steve M Nash, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral repertoires, Graphiurus murinus, nest box, space use, welfare

2020

The stress of being alone: Removal from the colony, but not social subordination, increases fecal cortisol metabolite levels in eusocial naked mole-rats

Authors: Phoebe D Edwards, Skyler J Mooney, Curtis O Bosson, Ilapreet Toor, Rupert Palme, Melissa M Holmes, Rudy Boonstra

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: enzyme immunoassay, eusocial, fecal cortisol metabolites, isolation stress, naked mole-rat, social rank, social status, social stress

2020

Towards more compassionate wildlife research through the 3Rs principles: moving from invasive to non-invasive methods

Authors: Miriam A Zemanova

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Biology

Keywords: 3Rs principles, animal welfare, ecology, reduction, refinement, replacement

2020

Evidence of high individual variability in seed management by scatter-hoarding rodents: does ‘personality’ matter?

Authors: Mariano Feldman, Mariona Ferrandiz-Rovira, Josep Maria Espelta, Alberto Muñoz

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: individual variation, personality, predation risk, scatter-hoarding rodent, seed dispersal

2019

Improving the sustainability of ex situ populations with mate choice

Authors: Meghan S. Martin-Wintle, Nathan J.P. Wintle, María Díez-León, Ronald R. Swaisgood, Cheryl S. Asa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, conservation breeding, cooperative breeding program, mate choice, reproductive success, species survival plan

2019

Is the rotarod test an objective alternative to the gait score for evaluating walking ability in chickens?

Authors: J. Malchow, A. Dudde, J. Berk, E. T. Krause, O. Sanders, B. Puppe, L. Schrader

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler, domestic fowl, gait score, motor co-ordination, walking ability

2019

Added dietary vegetables and fruits improved coat quality of capybara in Seoul Zoo, Republic of Korea: A case study

Authors: Hyungeun Shim, Ellen S. Dierenfeld

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: hair coat, hystricomorph rodents, nutrition, vitamin c requirement

2017

Evaluation of perlite, wood shavings and corncobs for bedding material in rats

Authors: F. Yildirim, B. A. Yildirim, A. Yildiz, K. A. K. Terim, S. Cengiz, S. Ozdemir

Publication/Journal: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Keywords: blood, c57bl/6 mice, cage-cleaning frequency, nesting materials, parameters, rodents, stress, toxicology, veterinary sciences, welfare

2017