Chapter 10. Enrichment: Animal Welfare and Experimental Outcomes
- Robert Hubrecht,
- James Kirkwood
Published Online: 8 FEB 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch10
Copyright © 2010 the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
Book Title
The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals, Eighth Edition
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How to Cite
Hubrecht, R. (2010) Enrichment: Animal Welfare and Experimental Outcomes, in The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals, Eighth Edition (eds R. Hubrecht and J. Kirkwood), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch10
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UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire AL4 8AN, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 8 FEB 2010
- Published Print: 26 MAR 2010
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ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405175234
Online ISBN: 9781444318777
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- enrichment - animal welfare and experimental outcomes;
- need for designing animal facilities - basic needs of shelter, food, water and degree of environmental stability;
- plasticity of neural system - ‘a combination of complex inanimate and social stimulation’;
- enrichment and evolutionary niches;
- animals, behaviour and physiology - adapted towards natural ecosystems;
- enrichment - promoting normal behaviour and reducing abnormal behaviour;
- animals used in research - exposed to stressors;
- enrichment and quality of science;
- variable implementation of enrichment - reducing standardisation between sites, reduced replicability;
- FELASA working group document - validating new enrichment
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Terminology
Why is enrichment needed?
Enrichment and quality of science
Factors to consider when choosing enrichment
Managing an enrichment programme
Validating new enrichment
References