It aims to empower technical staff to undertake robust evaluations of environmental enrichment items and assess their impact on animal welfare. In this resource.
May 24, 2021 ... Using ethograms, preference tests and motivation tests to evaluate enrichment, including example protocols.
May 24, 2021 ... When choosing enrichment items, there may be specific behaviours you wish to encourage or inhibit (e.g. increasing foraging or reducing ...
Good environmental enrichment improves the quality of life for animals by enabling them to carry out natural (species-typical) and desirable behaviours, ...
Guidance on using ethograms to evaluate environmental enrichment, including examples.
May 24, 2021 ... The importance of planning cannot be overstated. Consider the points below and put together a plan for your evaluation so that you are ...
Guidance on using motivation tests to evaluate environmental enrichment.
Guidance on how to conduct an evaluation of environmental enrichment.
May 24, 2021 ... Minimising the influence of bias and understanding the limitations of an evaluation.
Guidance on using preference tests to evaluate environmental enrichment.