Playful handling by caretakers reduces fear of humans in the laboratory rat

Cloutier, Sylvie; Panksepp, Jaak; Newberry, Ruth C.

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2012.06.001

Cited by 32 publications

(30 citation statements)

References 53 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…These results are consistent with our previous observation that tickling both before and after IP injections was effective in mitigating the aversiveness of IP injections (Cloutier et al, 2014) whereas tickling afterwards only did not appear to have any benefits (Cloutier and Newberry, 2008). They are also in agreement with Cloutier et al (2012) who found that rats with previous tickling experience were more likely to remain close to an experimenter after receiving an IP injection than rats without prior tickling experience, interpreted as indicating reduced fear of humans.…”

Section: Pairing An Injection With Ticklingsupporting

confidence: 95%

“…Tickling did not improve ease of handling, and, in contrast, rats tickled beforehand struggled more than those tickled afterward, perhaps because they were striving to interact playfully with the experimenter's hand, as suggested by Cloutier et al (2012).…”

Section: Pairing An Injection With Ticklingmentioning

confidence: 73%

“…The higher number of tickled rats producing 22-kHz USV after the procedure on day 4 could have been due to increased arousal because cage cleaning was done prior to testing on that day. Nonetheless, habituation to restraint, if performed in a playful context, and experiencing tickling prior to exposure to the procedure (Cloutier et al, 2012(Cloutier et al, , 2014 could speed up habituation and reduce anxiety, and allow for the identification of individual differences in affective responses.…”

Section: Treatmentsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Considering that laboratory rats can respond positively to both humans and conspecifics Sloan and Latané, 1974;Werner and Latané, 1974), it is possible that the positive qualities of human-animals interactions could reduce stress in experimental animals, thereby improving welfare and increasing data quality. For instance, human mimicking of rats' playful behaviours, by alternately tickling the rat's nape (simulating "dorsal contacts" of natural play) alternately with tickle stimulation (vigorous, rapid finger movements) of the ventral surface (simulating commonly observed "pinning" behaviour) has been reported to induce a positive emotional state in rats accompanied by reduced fear of humans (Burgdorf and Panksepp, 2001;Cloutier et al, 2012;Panksepp and Burgdorf, 2000).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Playful handling of laboratory rats is more beneficial when applied before than after routine injections

Cloutier

Wahl

Panksepp

et al. 2015

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Pairing An Injection With Ticklingsupporting

confidence: 95%

Section: Pairing An Injection With Ticklingmentioning

confidence: 73%

Section: Treatmentsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Playful handling of laboratory rats is more beneficial when applied before than after routine injections

Cloutier

Wahl

Panksepp

et al. 2015

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…¿Cómo saber si un animal reaccionará mejor o peor ante ciertas formas de manipulación o ante ciertos procedimientos? Estos conocimientos se pueden adquirir por publicaciones previas [6][7][8] y sobre todo por la experiencia y el entrenamiento adquiridos por el personal que trabaja a diario con los animales y aprenden a observarlos y a interpretar sus estados aní-micos, su salud y bienestar [9,10].…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

Recomendaciones para manipulación y sujeción de ratas y ratones de laboratorio

2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

resumen. Cuando hablamos de experimentación con animales, generalmente se centra la atención en los protocolos de investigación, dejando de lado un tema fundamental que es el manejo de los sujetos experimentales. A fin de resaltar la importancia de esto último, nos hemos propuesto dar énfasis en las técnicas de manipulación y sujeción de ratas y ratones de laboratorio privilegiando el bienestar animal, la influencia en la investigación y la seguridad del personal.Palabras clave: bioterio, laboratorio, rata, ratón, roedores. Recommendations for Manipulation and Subjection of Laboratory Rats and Miceabstract. When we speak of experimentation with animals, we generally focus on research protocols, leaving aside the fundamental matter of handling experimental subjects. To underline the importance of this aspect, we have chosen to emphasize techniques for manipulation and subjection of laboratory rats and mice, prioritizing animal welfare, its influence on research and on the safety of personnel.Keywords: bioterium, laboratory, rat, mouse, rodents.Recomendações para manipulação e sujeição de ratos e camundongos de laboratório resumo. Quando se fala de experimentação com animais, geralmente se centra a atenção nos protocolos de pesquisa e deixa-se de lado um tema fundamental que é o manejo dos sujeitos experimentais. A fim de ressaltar a importância deste último, propusemo-nos enfatizar as técnicas de manipulação e sujeição de ratos e camundongos de laboratório, o que privilegia o bem-estar animal, a influência na pesquisa e na segurança do pessoal.Palavras-chave: biotério, laboratório, ratos, camundongos de laboratório, roedores. introducciónLos animales de laboratorio están constantemente expuestos a procedimientos de rutina dentro de los bioterios donde se alojan. Es sabido que estas rutinas de cambios de jaula, movimientos de sala en sala, entrada de personal, procedimientos de aseo, supervisión del estado de salud, toma de muestras, etcétera, alteran el estado de homeostasis, modificando variables fisioló-gicas y comportamentales.En el comportamiento de los animales de laboratorio intervienen muchas variables, entre ellas el manejo diario y la aclimatación antes de un procedimiento que puede involucrar dolor o no. El impacto de los procedimientos de rutina en los animales es bien conocido y ha sido ampliamente publicado [1,2]. Uno de los factores principales es el personal que los maneja. Los animales de laboratorio forman lazos emocionales y reconocen a las personas que usualmente los manejan, como también reaccionan ante situaciones y estímulos desconocidos y con los cuales no están familiarizados [3]; de allí la importancia de la aclimatación previa a los procedimientos.Siempre que el protocolo experimental lo permita, se recomienda fuertemente establecer sesiones de acostumbramiento al manipuleo de los animales previo al procedimiento experimental en sí. Esto sirve para que tanto el personal como los animales se habitúen tratando de minimizar situaciones de estrés e incomodidad de ambos [4].

show abstract

Rabbits and Rodents (Glires)

Yeates¹,

Baumans²

2018

Companion Animal Care and Welfare

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Playful handling by caretakers reduces fear of humans in the laboratory rat

Cited by 32 publications

References 53 publications

Playful handling of laboratory rats is more beneficial when applied before than after routine injections

Playful handling of laboratory rats is more beneficial when applied before than after routine injections

Recomendaciones para manipulación y sujeción de ratas y ratones de laboratorio

Rabbits and Rodents (Glires)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About