Boxall, J., Heath, S., Bate, S., and Brautigam, J. Modern concepts of socialisation for dogs: implications for their behavior, welfare and use in scientific procedures Laboratory Animals socialization Continue Reading Modern Concepts of Socialisation for Dogs: Implications for Their Behavior, Welfare and Use in Scientific Procedures
Animal science is focusing increasingly on the importance of animal-based measures for determining welfare states, and those measures that have been used with kennelled dogs are reviewed in this paper with particular focus on their validity and practicality Continue Reading Assessing the Welfare of Kenneled Dogs—A Review of Animal-Based Measures
Turcsán, B., Tátrai, K., Petró, E., Topál, J., Balogh, L., Egyed, B., and Kubinyi, E. (2020) Comparison of behavior and genetic structure in populations of family and kenneled beagles. Continue Reading Comparison of Behavior and Genetic Structure in Populations of Family and Kenneled Beagles
Burgess, W., French, E. D., Kendall, L. V. A socialization program to improve research dog adoption rates. Continue Reading A Socialization Program to Improve Research Dog Adoption Rates
Döring, D., Nick, O., Bauer, A., Küchenhoff, H. and Erhard, M.H. (2017). Behavior of laboratory dogs before and after rehoming in private homes. ALTEX – Alternatives to animal experimentation, 34(1), 133-147. doi: 10.14573/altex.1608171. retire Continue Reading Behavior Of Laboratory Dogs Before And After Rehoming In Private Homes
This study compares the effects of social and physical enrichment on the behaviour and physiological responses of group and pair-housed beagles. Some 432 h of observation were collected from 48 beagles assigned equally to four groups: (1) a control group, (2) a group given increased opportunities for social contact with conspecifics, (3) a group given 30 s day−1 of intensive handling, and (4) a group provided with three different toys/chews permanently suspended in the pen: Rawhide, Gumabone chew and a piece of plastic tubing. Continue Reading A Comparison of Social and Environmental Enrichment Methods for Laboratory Housed Dogs