Gnawing bones as enrichment for farmed blue foxes (Vulpes lagopus)
According to present acts and regulations, farmed foxes shall have a gnawing or other enrichment object in their cages. However, research on the welfare effects of gnawing objects has been scarce. We assessed physiology and health, that is weight development, urinary cortisol-creatinine ratio, serum...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4397e32fbe984e988b896e70846f2a82 2023-05-15T18:42:58+02:00 Gnawing bones as enrichment for farmed blue foxes (Vulpes lagopus) L. Ahola A. Turunen J. Mononen T. Koistinen 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731110000108 https://doaj.org/article/4397e32fbe984e988b896e70846f2a82 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731110000108 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-7311 1751-7311 doi:10.1017/S1751731110000108 https://doaj.org/article/4397e32fbe984e988b896e70846f2a82 Animal, Vol 4, Iss 6, Pp 951-957 (2010) animal welfare blue fox enrichment health physiology Animal culture SF1-1100 article 2010 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731110000108 2022-12-31T05:28:21Z According to present acts and regulations, farmed foxes shall have a gnawing or other enrichment object in their cages. However, research on the welfare effects of gnawing objects has been scarce. We assessed physiology and health, that is weight development, urinary cortisol-creatinine ratio, serum cortisol level after adrenocorticotropic hormone administration, internal organ masses and incidence of gastric ulcerations as well as dental and overall oral health, in pair-housed juvenile blue foxes that were housed either with or without a possibility to interact with bones (cattle femur) during their growing season (July to December). The results show that the physiological effects of the possibility to interact with bones were either non-significant or suggested that competition for bones may jeopardize the welfare of subordinate individuals. However, the results clearly show that gnawing bones are beneficial for the dental health of farmed foxes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Vulpes lagopus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Animal 4 6 951 957 |
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According to present acts and regulations, farmed foxes shall have a gnawing or other enrichment object in their cages. However, research on the welfare effects of gnawing objects has been scarce. We assessed physiology and health, that is weight development, urinary cortisol-creatinine ratio, serum cortisol level after adrenocorticotropic hormone administration, internal organ masses and incidence of gastric ulcerations as well as dental and overall oral health, in pair-housed juvenile blue foxes that were housed either with or without a possibility to interact with bones (cattle femur) during their growing season (July to December). The results show that the physiological effects of the possibility to interact with bones were either non-significant or suggested that competition for bones may jeopardize the welfare of subordinate individuals. However, the results clearly show that gnawing bones are beneficial for the dental health of farmed foxes. |
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