Behavioral evaluation of rabbits housed in collective pens with environmental enrichment
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Resumo: | The aim was to describe the behavioral repertoire and the preference for different toys of rabbits housed in collective pens with or without environmental enrichment. For this, 24 New Zealand White rabbits with 58 ± 3 days of age were used. Two treatments were adopted: with environmental enrichment and without environmental enrichment. The enrichment consisted of placing toys inside the pens, namely: plastic flooring, sisal rope, wooden blocks and chains. The behavioral repertoire was determined from footage taken during 24 hours over three alternate days. The behavior was recorded every 10 minutes. Chi-Square and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used at 5% significance. The animals housed in enriched pens showed a higher frequency of exploratory behavior, while animals in non-enriched pens had a higher occurrence of social interaction and grooming, both performed more frequently during the night and morning. The Grooming was more frequent during the night period. The rabbits interacted with all the toys at night, and the sisal rope was the one that also promoted interaction during the morning. The plastic flooring was most often fetched in the afternoon, while the rabbits slept. The inclusion of environmental enrichment in the creation of rabbits housed in collective pens increased the exploratory behavior of the animals during the night, with the sisal rope being the preferred toy, having been sought throughout the night and during the morning. |
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Behavioral evaluation of rabbits housed in collective pens with environmental enrichmentEvaluación conductual de conejos alojados en corrales colectivos con enriquecimiento ambientalAvaliação comportamental de coelhos alojados em baias coletivas com enriquecimento ambiental Animal welfareNocturnal habitPreferenceRabbit farmingSocial behaviorToys.Bem-estar animalBrinquedosComportamento socialCuniculturaHábito noturnoPreferência.Bienestar animalComportamiento socialCría de conejosHabito nocturnoJuguetesPreferencia.The aim was to describe the behavioral repertoire and the preference for different toys of rabbits housed in collective pens with or without environmental enrichment. For this, 24 New Zealand White rabbits with 58 ± 3 days of age were used. Two treatments were adopted: with environmental enrichment and without environmental enrichment. The enrichment consisted of placing toys inside the pens, namely: plastic flooring, sisal rope, wooden blocks and chains. The behavioral repertoire was determined from footage taken during 24 hours over three alternate days. The behavior was recorded every 10 minutes. Chi-Square and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used at 5% significance. The animals housed in enriched pens showed a higher frequency of exploratory behavior, while animals in non-enriched pens had a higher occurrence of social interaction and grooming, both performed more frequently during the night and morning. The Grooming was more frequent during the night period. The rabbits interacted with all the toys at night, and the sisal rope was the one that also promoted interaction during the morning. The plastic flooring was most often fetched in the afternoon, while the rabbits slept. The inclusion of environmental enrichment in the creation of rabbits housed in collective pens increased the exploratory behavior of the animals during the night, with the sisal rope being the preferred toy, having been sought throughout the night and during the morning.El objetivo fue describir el repertorio conductual y la preferencia por diferentes juguetes de conejos alojados en corrales colectivos con o sin enriquecimiento ambiental. Para ello se utilizaron 24 conejos Nueva Zelanda Blanco con 58 ± 3 días de edad. Se adoptaron dos tratamientos: com enriquecimento ambiental y sin enriquecimento ambiental. El enriquecimiento consistió en colocar juguetes dentro de los corrales, a saber: piso de plástico, cuerda de sisal, bloques de madera y cadenas. El repertorio conductual se determinó a partir de imágenes tomadas durante 24 horas durante tres días alternos. El comportamiento se registró cada 10 minutos. Se utilizaron las pruebas de Chi-Cuadrado y Kruskal-Wallis al 5% de significación. Los animales alojados en corrales enriquecidos mostraron una mayor frecuencia de comportamiento exploratorio, mientras que los animales en corrales no enriquecidos tuvieron una mayor ocurrencia de comportamientos de interacción social y cuidado del cuerpo, ambos realizados con mayor frecuencia durante la noche y la mañana. El cuidado del cuerpo fue más frecuente durante el período nocturno. Los conejos interactuaron con todos los juguetes por la noche, y la cuerda de sisal fue la que también promovió la interacción durante la mañana. Los pisos de plástico se buscaban con mayor frecuencia por la tarde, mientras los conejos dormían. La inclusión del enriquecimiento ambiental en la creación de conejos alojados en corrales colectivos incrementó el comportamiento exploratorio de los animales durante la noche, siendo la cuerda de sisal el juguete preferido, siendo buscada durante toda la noche y la mañana.O objetivo foi descrever o repertório comportamental e a preferência por diferentes brinquedos de coelhos alojados em baias coletivas com ou sem enriquecimento ambiental. Para isso, foram utilizados 24 coelhos Nova Zelândia Branco com 58 ± 3 dias de idade. Foram adotados dois tratamentos: com enriquecimento ambiental e sem enriquecimento ambiental. O enriquecimento consistiu na colocação de brinquedos no interior das baias, sendo eles: piso de plástico, corda de sisal, blocos de madeira e correntes. O repertório comportamental foi determinado a partir de filmagens realizadas durante 24 horas ao longo de três dias alternados. O comportamento foi registrado a cada 10 minutos. Utilizou-se os testes Qui-Quadrado e Kruskal-Wallis a 5% de significância. Os animais alojados em baias enriquecidas apresentaram maior frequência de realização de comportamento exploratório, já os animais das baias não enriquecidas tiveram maior ocorrência dos comportamentos de interação social e cuidados corporais, ambos realizados com maior frequência durante a noite e manhã. Os cuidados corporais foram mais frequentes durante o período noturno. Os coelhos interagiram com todos os brinquedos no período noturno, sendo a corda de sisal aquela que promoveu interação também durante a manhã. O piso de plástico foi buscado mais frequentemente pela tarde, enquanto os coelhos dormiam. A inclusão de enriquecimento ambiental na criação de coelhos alojados em baias coletivas aumentou o comportamento exploratório dos animais durante a noite, sendo a corda de sisal o brinquedo preferido, sendo procurada durante todo o período noturno e durante a manhã.Research, Society and Development2022-07-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/3030110.33448/rsd-v11i10.30301Research, Society and Development; Vol. 11 No. 10; e41111030301Research, Society and Development; Vol. 11 Núm. 10; e41111030301Research, Society and Development; v. 11 n. 10; e411110303012525-3409reponame:Research, Society and Developmentinstname:Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)instacron:UNIFEIporhttps://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/30301/27520Copyright (c) 2022 Ian Oliveira de Menezes; Paula Gomes Rodrigues; Cynthia Pieri Zeferino; Vando Edésio Soares; Danilo Hélcio Alves Guidice Fraga; Daniele Matos Silveira; Daniella Cruz Barauna; Marise Stela Paes de Azevedo; Mariana Milena dos Santos; Dhiogo Raphael Aguiar Barretohttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMenezes, Ian Oliveira de Rodrigues, Paula Gomes Zeferino, Cynthia Pieri Soares, Vando Edésio Fraga, Danilo Hélcio Alves Guidice Silveira, Daniele Matos Barauna, Daniella Cruz Azevedo, Marise Stela Paes de Milena dos Santos, MarianaBarreto, Dhiogo Raphael Aguiar 2022-08-12T22:23:03Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/30301Revistahttps://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/indexPUBhttps://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/oairsd.articles@gmail.com2525-34092525-3409opendoar:2024-01-17T09:47:06.415749Research, Society and Development - Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)false |
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Behavioral evaluation of rabbits housed in collective pens with environmental enrichment Evaluación conductual de conejos alojados en corrales colectivos con enriquecimiento ambiental Avaliação comportamental de coelhos alojados em baias coletivas com enriquecimento ambiental |
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Behavioral evaluation of rabbits housed in collective pens with environmental enrichment |
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Behavioral evaluation of rabbits housed in collective pens with environmental enrichment Menezes, Ian Oliveira de Animal welfare Nocturnal habit Preference Rabbit farming Social behavior Toys. Bem-estar animal Brinquedos Comportamento social Cunicultura Hábito noturno Preferência. Bienestar animal Comportamiento social Cría de conejos Habito nocturno Juguetes Preferencia. |
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Behavioral evaluation of rabbits housed in collective pens with environmental enrichment |
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Behavioral evaluation of rabbits housed in collective pens with environmental enrichment |
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Behavioral evaluation of rabbits housed in collective pens with environmental enrichment |
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Behavioral evaluation of rabbits housed in collective pens with environmental enrichment |
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Behavioral evaluation of rabbits housed in collective pens with environmental enrichment |
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Menezes, Ian Oliveira de |
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Menezes, Ian Oliveira de Rodrigues, Paula Gomes Zeferino, Cynthia Pieri Soares, Vando Edésio Fraga, Danilo Hélcio Alves Guidice Silveira, Daniele Matos Barauna, Daniella Cruz Azevedo, Marise Stela Paes de Milena dos Santos, Mariana Barreto, Dhiogo Raphael Aguiar |
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Rodrigues, Paula Gomes Zeferino, Cynthia Pieri Soares, Vando Edésio Fraga, Danilo Hélcio Alves Guidice Silveira, Daniele Matos Barauna, Daniella Cruz Azevedo, Marise Stela Paes de Milena dos Santos, Mariana Barreto, Dhiogo Raphael Aguiar |
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Menezes, Ian Oliveira de Rodrigues, Paula Gomes Zeferino, Cynthia Pieri Soares, Vando Edésio Fraga, Danilo Hélcio Alves Guidice Silveira, Daniele Matos Barauna, Daniella Cruz Azevedo, Marise Stela Paes de Milena dos Santos, Mariana Barreto, Dhiogo Raphael Aguiar |
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Animal welfare Nocturnal habit Preference Rabbit farming Social behavior Toys. Bem-estar animal Brinquedos Comportamento social Cunicultura Hábito noturno Preferência. Bienestar animal Comportamiento social Cría de conejos Habito nocturno Juguetes Preferencia. |
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Animal welfare Nocturnal habit Preference Rabbit farming Social behavior Toys. Bem-estar animal Brinquedos Comportamento social Cunicultura Hábito noturno Preferência. Bienestar animal Comportamiento social Cría de conejos Habito nocturno Juguetes Preferencia. |
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The aim was to describe the behavioral repertoire and the preference for different toys of rabbits housed in collective pens with or without environmental enrichment. For this, 24 New Zealand White rabbits with 58 ± 3 days of age were used. Two treatments were adopted: with environmental enrichment and without environmental enrichment. The enrichment consisted of placing toys inside the pens, namely: plastic flooring, sisal rope, wooden blocks and chains. The behavioral repertoire was determined from footage taken during 24 hours over three alternate days. The behavior was recorded every 10 minutes. Chi-Square and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used at 5% significance. The animals housed in enriched pens showed a higher frequency of exploratory behavior, while animals in non-enriched pens had a higher occurrence of social interaction and grooming, both performed more frequently during the night and morning. The Grooming was more frequent during the night period. The rabbits interacted with all the toys at night, and the sisal rope was the one that also promoted interaction during the morning. The plastic flooring was most often fetched in the afternoon, while the rabbits slept. The inclusion of environmental enrichment in the creation of rabbits housed in collective pens increased the exploratory behavior of the animals during the night, with the sisal rope being the preferred toy, having been sought throughout the night and during the morning. |
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