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The impact of light, noise, cage cleaning and in-house transport on welfare and stress of laboratory rats

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Resumo:Human interaction and physical environmental factors are part of the stimuli presented to laboratory animals everyday, influencing their behaviour and physiology and contributing to their welfare. Certain environmental conditions and routine procedures in the animal facility might induce stress responses and when the animal is unable to maintain its homeostasis in the presence of a particular stressor, the animal's wellbeing is threatened. This review article summarizes several published studies on the impact of environmental factors such as light, noise, cage cleaning and in-house transport on welfare and stress of laboratory rats. The behaviour and physiological responses of laboratory rats to different environmental housing conditions and routine procedures are reviewed. Recommendations on the welfare of laboratory rats and refinements in experimental design are discussed and how these can influence and improve the quality of scientific data.
Autores principais:Castelhano-Carlos, Magda João
Outros Autores:Baumans, V.
Assunto:Animal husbandry Animals Animals, Laboratory Humans Light Noise Rats Stress, Physiological Animal welfare Environment Transportation welfare cage cleaning transport
Ano:2009
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso restrito
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho

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