Environmental Enrichment
All animals are required
to have plans for environmental enrichment unless the principal investigator
specifically requests an exception based on scientific need. The list
below provides additional information about environmental enrichment
by species.
Environmental
Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates Resource Guide,
provided by the USDA.
Environmental
Enrichment for Birds, provided by the USDA.
Environmental
Enrichment in Rodents, provided by the USDA.
Query the search engine on the AWIC (USDA) site for
enrichment and the appropriate species to produce more
useful information on enrichment.
Searchable Primate
Enrichment Database provided by the Animal Welfare
Institute. The database entries are annotated.
Searchable Lab
Animal Enrichment Database provided by the Animal
Welfare Institute.
Searchable Farm
Animal Enrichment Database provided by the Animal
Welfare Institute.
Refining
rodent husbandry: the mouse, an Acrobat .pdf
file of the Report of the Rodent Refinement Working
Party (UK) has useful recommendations on rodent housing
and enrichment.
Developing
a Rodent Enrichment Program, an Acrobat .pdf
file of an article from Lab Animal.
Companies selling animal enrichment products:
o Bio-Serv
o Shepherd
Specialty Papers
o Otto
Environmental
o Ancare
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