Evaluation of environmental enrichment for Xenopus laevis using a preference test

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dc.contributor.authorRamos, Juan
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz Díez, Gustavo
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-25T17:05:34Z
dc.date.available2024-06-25T17:05:34Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-06
dc.description.abstractXenopus laevis frogs have long been widely used as an animal model in research. However, their husbandry has scarcely evolved, although they are prone to environmental stress. Environmental enrichment has been shown to improve animal welfare and adaptation, as well as zootechnical indices, which have become very important in recent years. The aim of this study was to examine the preferences of X. laevis frogs for various elements of environmental enrichment: opaque polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, artificial plants and clear spaces. A preferential study was conducted in two different tanks, each divided into six parts, where the two enrichment elements were rotated. Ten X. laevis frogs were introduced into each tank, and the number of frogs was counted in each division three times per day for six weeks. The number of frogs in the different spaces and different enrichments was evaluated through a Poisson regression model. Frogs preferred plants to PVC pipes and clear spaces regardless of the position of the enrichment element, time and day. This indicates that artificial plants should be used as the enrichment element rather than the commonly used PVC pipes. In addition, the use of plants facilitates the observation of frogs without disturbing them and reduces the accumulation of detritus, as it occurs inside the pipes
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Medicina y Cirugía Animal
dc.description.facultyFac. de Veterinaria
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationRamos, J., & Ortiz-Díez, G. (2021). Evaluation of environmental enrichment for Xenopus laevis using a preference test. Laboratory animals, 55(5), 428–434. https://doi.org/10.1177/00236772211011290
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00236772211011290
dc.identifier.essn1758-1117
dc.identifier.issn0023-6772
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.1177/00236772211011290
dc.identifier.pmid33957811
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/105248
dc.issue.number5
dc.journal.titleLaboratory Animals
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final434
dc.page.initial428
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.cdu636.09
dc.subject.keywordPreference test
dc.subject.keywordXenopus laevis
dc.subject.keywordEnvironmental enrichment
dc.subject.keywordHusbandry
dc.subject.keywordPipes
dc.subject.keywordPlants
dc.subject.ucmVeterinaria
dc.subject.unesco3109 Ciencias Veterinarias
dc.titleEvaluation of environmental enrichment for Xenopus laevis using a preference test
dc.typejournal article
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dc.volume.number55
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