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Behavioral assessment of shelter dogs submitted to different methods of environmental enrichment
Provedor de dados: 65
Autores: Sampaio,Rubia Avlade Guedes; Martins,Yanna Nascimento de Figueiredo; Barbosa,Francisca Maria Sousa; Franco,Camilla Ingrid Queiroz; Kobayashi,Maria Duarte; Talieri,Ivia Carmem.
ABSTRACT: Environmental enrichment is a dynamic process consisting of a set of activities designed to meet the ethological and psychological needs of animals. It stimulates the natural behavior of each animal species improving the well-being of the individual and avoiding the development of stereotyped behaviors. The present study aimed to assess the potential benefits that four different types of environmental enrichment would bring to the quality of life of shelter dogs. Twenty dogs were observed for 6 hours daily for 5 consecutive days in the first week in order to assess and document their behavior patterns in an experimental kennel. Between the second to the fourth week, 3 forms of game and 1 type of food enrichment were used in the first 4 days of...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Well-being; Animal welfare; Behavior; Abandoned dogs; Behavioral disorders.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782019000100601