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Providing Meaningful Environmental Enrichment and Measuring Saliva Cortisol in Pigs Housed on Slatted Flooring
Published on: September 30, 2019
A playroom as novel swine enrichment
Blair Casey1, Dawn Abney, Evelyn Skoumbourdis
1SoBran, Inc., National Institutes of Health Animal Center, Department of Veterinary Resources, 16701 Elmer School Rd, Dickerson, MD 20842, USA. caseybla@mail.nih.gov
Abstract:
Pigs, intelligent and potentially destructive animals, can present unique challenges to laboratory animal caretakers trying to provide optimal housing and environmental enrichment. The authors developed an enrichment area in their facility for pigs that are neither preparing for nor recovering from surgery. They rotate pigs into the play area for periodic enrichment and socialization.
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