The effects of enhancing cage complexity on the behaviour and welfare of laboratory rats

This experiment was carried out to investigate the long-term effects of enhancing cage complexity on behavioural measures of welfare in laboratory rats. We housed 72 rats in groups of four in either ‘enriched’ or ‘unenriched’ cages for six weeks. Scan and focal animal sampling were conducted in both...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioural processes 2010-10, Vol.85 (2), p.172-180
Hauptverfasser:	Abou-Ismail, Usama A., Burman, Oliver H.P., Nicol, Christine J., Mendl, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agonistic Behavior - physiology Animal ethology Animal Welfare Animals Animals, Laboratory - physiology Behavior, Animal - physiology Behaviour Biological and medical sciences Enrichment Exploratory Behavior - physiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Housing, Animal Laboratory rat Male Motor Activity - physiology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Rats - physiology Rats, Wistar Sleep - physiology Social Behavior Welfare
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