MOD 3 - COURSE 5 - ENVIRONENMETAL ENRICHMENT - PT 1

Question 1

WHY IS IT HARD TO PROVIDE AN ERICHING ENVIRONEMNT

Answer 1

• lab - requires eliminiation of comfoudning factors - need the sma ebedding, light rhythm - eliminate as much pathogen as possible

Question 2

why does envrichment matter

Answer 2

• promote specieis specific behaviour
• can cause stress - if they cant meet behaviourla need
• they will be stressed if they cant seem to control their environment

Question 3

whats environmental enrichment

Answer 3

• behavioural husbundary programmes - accomodate innate physiology and behavioural need
• change in environment can accomodate this behaviour

Question 4

what is the primary goal of environmental enrichemnt

Answer 4

make animal feel secure - sense of control
- can encourage diserable behaviour

Question 5

what does effective enrichment cause

Answer 5

• increase diversity of specieis typicall behaviour - positive use of environemtn means better ability to cope with challenges
• more biologically relevant a material or object = more enriching

Question 6

what is behavioural management

Answer 6

• component of behavioural husbandry
• acclimitisation to environemtn - includes habituation to handling - common procedures - use of operant conditions or other strategies - elicit cooperation wioth procedures - encourage desirable behaviour

Question 7

what is acclimitisation and habituation and why is this useful

Answer 7

• decrease stress from ahndling - allow for quicker recovery from research
• encourage cooperation during procedures - infrequently used in rodents - but could be useful

Question 8

why is this behavioural habituationa nd acclimitisation used

Answer 8

• fundamental foal - behavioural husbandry program - both enrichemnt and behavioural management - return control to anaimal over stressor - perceives and is motivated to overcome - with control - stress has les simpact on aniamsl biology - les simpact on research