Batchelor, G.R. (1995). Group
housing on floor pens and environmental enrichment of Sandy lop rabbits (Ii): the 24 hour
behavioural time budget of group housed rabbits. Animal Technology:
Journal of the Institute Animal Technicians 46 (3):
167-190, ISSN: 0264-4754.
NAL Call Number: QL55 I5
Keywords: breed, Sandy
lop, housing, behavior, enrichment, group
housing, floor pens.
Bayne, K.A. (2003). Environmental enrichment of nonhuman primates, dogs and rabbits
used in toxicology studies. Toxicologic
Pathology 31 (Suppl.): 132-7, ISSN: 0192-6233.
Abstract: The increasing
emphasis on the provision of environmental enrichment to laboratory animals, vis-a-vis the USDA Animal Welfare Regulations, the Guide
for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NRC 1996), and a potential
forthcoming policy from the USDA on the subject, can be difficult to
accommodate in a toxicology research environment. A summary will be provided of
current requirements and recommendations. Then, strategies for meeting
regulatory requirements will be described for non-rodent animals used in
toxicology research. These strategies will address methods of both social
enrichment, such as pair or group housing, as well as non-social enrichment, such
as cage furniture, food enrichments, and toys. In addition, the value of
positive interactions with staff (e.g., through training paradigms or
socialization programs) will also be discussed. Apparent in the discussion of
these strategies will be an overarching recognition of the necessity to avoid
introducing confounding variables into the research project and to avoid
compromising animal health. The roles of the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC) and the attending veterinarian in helping scientists balance
animal well-being, the scientific enterprise and the regulatory environment
will be described.
Keywords: dogs, rabbits,
husbandry, housing, legislation, jurisprudence, standards, social environment,
toxicology methods, ethics.
Berthelsen, H. (1999). The effect of hay on the behaviour of caged rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Animal Welfare 8 (2): 149-157, ISSN: 0962-7286.
NAL Call Number: HV4701
A557
Keywords: cages, hay,
enrichment.
Dean, S.W. (1999). Environmental
enrichment of laboratory animals used in regulatory toxicology studies. Laboratory
Animals 33 (4): 309-327, ISSN: 0023-6772.
NAL Call Number: QL55 A1L3
Keywords: laboratory
mammals, social content, diet, pair housing, husbandry, environmental
enrichment.
Gerson, P. (2000). The modification of “traditional” caging for experimental
laboratory rabbits and assessment by behavioural study. Animal
Technology: Journal of the Institute
of Animal 51 (1):
13-36.
NAL Call Number: QL55 I5
Keywords: cages,
enrichment.
Gunn, D.;
Morton, D.B. (1995). Rabbits. In: Environmental
Enrichment Information Resources for Laboratory Animals: 1965 - 1995: Birds,
Cats, Dogs, Farm Animals, Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents. AWIC
Resource Series No. 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD
and Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), Potters Bar, Herts, UK, pp. 127-143, ISBN: 0-900767-91-X.
Online: http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/enrich/rabbits.htm#intro
NAL Call Number:
aHV4701.A94 no. 2
Keywords: natural
environment, wild rabbits, social groupings, warrens, behavior,
laboratory rabbits, breeds, New Zealand Whites, Dutch, Lops, housing,
husbandry, cage design, psychological well-being, behavioral
abnormalities, stereotypies, discomfort, distress,
pair housing, group housing.
Harris, L.D. (2001). Evaluation of objects and food for environmental enrichment of
NZW rabbits. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal
Science 40 (1): 27-30.
NAL Call Number: SF405.5
A23
Keywords: enrichment, toys,
Jingle Ball, Kong toy, Nylabone, food enrichment,
Bunny Stix, Bunny Blocks, celery.
Jordan, D. (2002). The influence of environment enrichment (gnawing stick) on some
performance and carcass traits of male rabbits. Acta Agraria Kaposváriensis 6 (2): 195-200. ISSN: 1418-1789.
Keywords: breed, New
Zealand White, male, housing, animal welfare, carcass weight, digestive tract,
environmental enrichment, gnawing wood, fattening performance, liveweight gain, seasonal variation, Spring,
Summer.
Lidfors, L. (1997). Behavioural
effects of environmental enrichment for individually caged rabbits. Applied
Animal Behaviour Science 52 (1/2): 157-169, ISSN: 0168-1591.
NAL Call Number: QL750 A6
Keywords: enrichment, behavior patterns, animal welfare.
Potter, M.P. (1998). Apparent psychogenic polydipsia
and secondary polyuria in laboratory-housed
NAL Call Number: SF405.5
A23
Keywords: polydipsia, environment, enrichment.
Shomer, N.H. (2001). Enrichment-toy
trauma in a New Zealand
white rabbit. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 40 (1):
31-32.
NAL Call Number: SF405.5
A23
Keywords: laboratory mammals, enrichment, toys, behavior.