Caractéristiques des prises d'eau et d'aliments spontanées chez des chiens en situation ad lib

Influence of two synchronizers on the motor activity of the dog in semi-liberty

“…By contrast, Coleman et al (1982) showed that this animal conserves its motor activity in the dark phase, although this author did note anticipatory spurts of activity before meals, as reported by . Few studies (Mugford, 1977;Ardisson et al, 1981;Ganz and Kappen, 1980) have been carried out on the dog, and, to our knowledge, none has specifically investigated the interaction of these two synchronizers on the motor activity of this animal.…”

“…The present study was designed to study the respective influence of these two synchronizers on the duration and pattern of motor activity over 24 hours in the dog. This study was carried out on the same five animals to identify any possible convergent reactions of the two behaviours (Ozon et al, 1987 (Ardisson et al, 1981 Data obtained in these experiments were used to calculate: the mean daily motor activity (min) of each dog (± SEM); evolution of the mean motor activity (min) over 24 h in situations A, B and C (± SEM); the mean daily food intake (g) of each dog (± SEM); evolution of the mean food intake (g) over 24 h in situations A and B (± SEM).…”

Weasels and Martens — Carnivores in Northern Latitudes

“…In classic meal pattern studies, large meals are followed by a post-prandial dip in activity proportional to the size of the meal; a phenomenon first demonstrated in captive rats, cats, and dogs (LeMagnen and Devos 1970;Kanarek 1974;Ardisson et al 1981) but noted in wild and captive mustelids as well (e.g. Müller 1970;Kavanau and Ramos 1975;Thompson and Colgan 1994).…”