Selecting and Testing Environmental Enrichment in Lemurs
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Environmental enrichment has become a standard tool for improving the welfare of animals in zoos. Two critical steps in the manipulation of environmental enrichment are (1) selection of objects/procedures and (2) evaluation of their effects.
Eduardo J. Fernandez, William Timberlake
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Environmental enrichment improves the performance and behavior of piglets in the nursery phase
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2016 In modern pig farming, the search for systems that promote environmental quality and welfare is an important issue. In this sense, the present study evaluated the effects of environmental enrichment on the performance and behavior of piglets.
R.F. Oliveira +7 more
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Environmental enrichment and exercise housing protocols for mice
STAR Protocols, 2022 Summary: Here, we present a protocol that allows comparison of the effects of the standard home cage, environmentally enriched home cage with additional super-enrichment, and the exercise (running wheels only) home cage in laboratory mice.
Chloe J. Love +3 more
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A meta-analysis on the effect of environmental enrichment on feather pecking and feather damage in laying hens [PDF]
, 2021 Feather pecking (FP) is a significant issue in laying hens, which impacts societal acceptance of poultry farming, farm productivity, and bird welfare.
Baes, Christine F. +7 more
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Degradable Gel for Temporary Plugging in High Temperature Reservoir and Its Properties
GelsAlthough various degradable gel materials have been developed for temporary plugging in oil fields, they often degrade too quickly in high-temperature environments.
Fan Yang +5 more
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Axon regeneration induced by environmental enrichment- epigenetic mechanisms
Neural Regeneration Research, 2020 Environmental enrichment is known to be beneficial for cognitive improvement. In many animal models of neurological disorders and brain injury, EE has also demonstrated neuroprotective benefits in neurodegenerative diseases and in improving recovery ...
Bor Luen Tang
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Self-Degradable Rubber Plug for Temporary Plugging and Its Degradation Mechanism
GelsA self-degradable rubber plug (SDRP) was developed to address issues in existing crosslinked polymer temporary plugging technology, such as poor self-degradation properties.
Fan Yang +5 more
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Environmental enrichment for zoo-housed Icelandic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
, 2021 Environmental enrichment is commonly used to improve the welfare of captive animals by offering options to increase behavioural diversity and normal behaviour patterns. The aim of this study was to assess if environmental enrichment has a positive effect
Kakol, Katarzyna
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Energy Science & EngineeringA novel composite catalyst with readily preparation and good catalytic performance was designed and synthesized using sulfonation‐modified zeolite socony mobil‐5 (ZSM‐5) as the carrier and nano‐CoO/NiO as the active components.
Aibin Wu +4 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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