Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of environmental enrichment with forage (as extra food) on the time spent in inactivity and expressing self-cleaning and abnormal behaviors by rabbits kept in cages. The study was conducted in 17 New Zealand multiparous females at the rabbit facilities in Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista (FCAV-UNESP). Three species of forages were offered simultaneously as environmental enrichment, sugar cane ( Saccharum officinarum sp.), mulberry ( Morus alba ) and ramie ( Boehmeria nivea ). Behavioral observations were carried out before and after enriching the environment; this was done in four observational periods for each condition, two in the morning (from 06h00min to 09h30min) and two in the afternoon (from 15h00min to 18h00min). Rabbits' behaviors where recorded by direct observation with instantaneous records (with 2min sampling interval) and using animal focal sampling. The time spent in six behavioral categories (I = inactivity, SC = self-cleaning, AB = abnormal behaviors, CI = concentrate and FI = forage ingestion, and OA = other activities) were recorded before and after adding the environmental enrichment. Data were compared using Wilcoxon test. Animals used the environmental enrichment in both periods of the day, and it reduced significantly (P<0.05) the time spent in AB and SC in the morning and I in the afternoon. We concluded that offering forage as environmental enrichment improves the welfare of rabbits kept in cages, as shown by the reduction in the time spent by them showing self-cleaning, abnormal and inactive behaviors. |
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Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivityOryctolagus cunniculusfeed enrichmentanimal welfarebehavioral needsABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of environmental enrichment with forage (as extra food) on the time spent in inactivity and expressing self-cleaning and abnormal behaviors by rabbits kept in cages. The study was conducted in 17 New Zealand multiparous females at the rabbit facilities in Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista (FCAV-UNESP). Three species of forages were offered simultaneously as environmental enrichment, sugar cane ( Saccharum officinarum sp.), mulberry ( Morus alba ) and ramie ( Boehmeria nivea ). Behavioral observations were carried out before and after enriching the environment; this was done in four observational periods for each condition, two in the morning (from 06h00min to 09h30min) and two in the afternoon (from 15h00min to 18h00min). Rabbits' behaviors where recorded by direct observation with instantaneous records (with 2min sampling interval) and using animal focal sampling. The time spent in six behavioral categories (I = inactivity, SC = self-cleaning, AB = abnormal behaviors, CI = concentrate and FI = forage ingestion, and OA = other activities) were recorded before and after adding the environmental enrichment. Data were compared using Wilcoxon test. Animals used the environmental enrichment in both periods of the day, and it reduced significantly (P<0.05) the time spent in AB and SC in the morning and I in the afternoon. We concluded that offering forage as environmental enrichment improves the welfare of rabbits kept in cages, as shown by the reduction in the time spent by them showing self-cleaning, abnormal and inactive behaviors.Universidade Federal de Santa Maria2016-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000601088Ciência Rural v.46 n.6 2016reponame:Ciência Ruralinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)instacron:UFSM10.1590/0103-8478cr20150898info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCeballos,Maria CamilaGóis,Karen Camille RochaCarvalhal,Monique Valéria de LimaCosta,Franciely de OliveiraCosta,Mateus Paranhos daeng2016-05-03T00:00:00ZRevista |
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Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity |
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Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity |
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Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity Ceballos,Maria Camila Oryctolagus cunniculus feed enrichment animal welfare behavioral needs |
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Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity |
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Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity |
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Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity |
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Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity |
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Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity |
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Ceballos,Maria Camila |
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Ceballos,Maria Camila Góis,Karen Camille Rocha Carvalhal,Monique Valéria de Lima Costa,Franciely de Oliveira Costa,Mateus Paranhos da |
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Góis,Karen Camille Rocha Carvalhal,Monique Valéria de Lima Costa,Franciely de Oliveira Costa,Mateus Paranhos da |
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Ceballos,Maria Camila Góis,Karen Camille Rocha Carvalhal,Monique Valéria de Lima Costa,Franciely de Oliveira Costa,Mateus Paranhos da |
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Oryctolagus cunniculus feed enrichment animal welfare behavioral needs |
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Oryctolagus cunniculus feed enrichment animal welfare behavioral needs |
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ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of environmental enrichment with forage (as extra food) on the time spent in inactivity and expressing self-cleaning and abnormal behaviors by rabbits kept in cages. The study was conducted in 17 New Zealand multiparous females at the rabbit facilities in Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista (FCAV-UNESP). Three species of forages were offered simultaneously as environmental enrichment, sugar cane ( Saccharum officinarum sp.), mulberry ( Morus alba ) and ramie ( Boehmeria nivea ). Behavioral observations were carried out before and after enriching the environment; this was done in four observational periods for each condition, two in the morning (from 06h00min to 09h30min) and two in the afternoon (from 15h00min to 18h00min). Rabbits' behaviors where recorded by direct observation with instantaneous records (with 2min sampling interval) and using animal focal sampling. The time spent in six behavioral categories (I = inactivity, SC = self-cleaning, AB = abnormal behaviors, CI = concentrate and FI = forage ingestion, and OA = other activities) were recorded before and after adding the environmental enrichment. Data were compared using Wilcoxon test. Animals used the environmental enrichment in both periods of the day, and it reduced significantly (P<0.05) the time spent in AB and SC in the morning and I in the afternoon. We concluded that offering forage as environmental enrichment improves the welfare of rabbits kept in cages, as shown by the reduction in the time spent by them showing self-cleaning, abnormal and inactive behaviors. |
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