反负载表明行为需要在健康和羽毛损伤的灰色中食
Yvonne R A van Zeeland1, Nico J Schoemaker1, Johannes T Lumeij1
1Division of Zoological Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|August 26, 2023
概括
具有羽毛损伤行为的表现出减少的反自由负荷 (CFL),表明他们对食物工作的动机较少. 然而,所有的都表现出CFL,这凸显了捕养鸟类食丰富的重要性.
科学领域:
- 动物行为 动物行为
- 伦理学 伦理学 伦理学
- 鸟类的认知能力
背景情况:
- 反应负荷 (CFL) 证明了动物中与食相关的活动的内在动机.
- 异常的重复性行为 (ARBs),如的羽毛损伤行为,可能与来自不理想环境的神经化学变化有关.
- 了解羽毛损伤行为的CFL可以提供有关动机和环境丰富的见解.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查灰色 (Psittacus erithacus) 具有或没有羽毛损伤行为的反自由装载 (CFL) 行为.
- 为了确定羽毛损害行为是否会影响食的内在动机.
- 为了评估CFL活动和羽毛状况之间的关系,在囚禁中的.
主要方法:
- 在健康的灰色 (n=11) 和羽毛损伤的灰色 (n=10) 中评估CFL的比较研究.
- 可以在自由可用的食物和需要努力的食物之间选择,通过寻找食物的设备.
- 食时间和食设备的食物消耗被测量以量化CFL活动.
主要成果:
- 与健康对照组相比,灰色的CFL显著减少.
- 羽毛损伤的CFL减少被较短的食时间和较低的设备食物摄入量证明.
- 所有,无论条件如何,都表现出CFL,CFL活动和羽毛状况之间存在正相关性.
结论:
- 的羽毛损伤行为与动机和时间分配的改变有关,可能会影响CFL.
- 尽管存在差异,但在所有鸟类中一致显示的CFL突出显示了对食的天生的冲动.
- 提供食机会对于被囚禁的的福祉至关重要,支持它们的内在动机,并可能减轻损害羽毛的行为.
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