by Enrichment Record | Feb 12, 2015 | News
Sylvie Cloutier, Kimberly L. Wahl, Jaak Panksepp, Ruth C. Newberry The ability of positive affective states to counteract negative states engendered by routine medical procedures remains poorly studied. In laboratory rats, positive affect typically associated with...
by Enrichment Record | Feb 12, 2015 | News
Sylvie Cloutier, Kim Wahl, Chelsea Baker, and Ruth C. Newberry ABSTRACT: Handling small animals for veterinary and experimental procedures can negatively affect animal wellbeing. We hypothesized that playful handling (tickling) would decrease stress associated with...
by EnrichmentRecord | Nov 24, 2014 | News
Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum (LAREF) Inevitably, individuals who work with animals in the context of biomedical and behavioral research will sometimes form bonds with the animals with whom they interact. —Herzog, 2002 Such attachments are the...
by EnrichmentRecord | Oct 16, 2014 | News
Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum (LAREF) Stressed animals do not make good research subjects.— American Medical Association, 1992 Viktor Reinhardt, Moderator Discussion Participants Jeannine Cason Rodgers, Kayla Shayne, Jacqueline Schwartz, Lorraine...
by EnrichmentRecord | Jul 9, 2011 | Enrichment, News
Some colleagues and I are looking to start an enrichment committee here within our organization. I was curious if anyone has any experiences, good and bad, with starting up such a committee that they would be willing to share? Any information would be helpful as we...
by EnrichmentRecord | Jul 7, 2011 | News
The Enrichment Record, together with the Veterinary Bioscience Institute, is excited to introduce The Enrichment Record Poster Repository. This open access poster repository will provide a structured and safe environment for the deposition of enrichment posters....
