Kalmar Isabelle D, Moons Christel P H, Meers Lieve L, Janssens Geert P J
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2007 Jul;46(4):8-15.
We address housing, refinements of husbandry, and some concerns regarding the use of parrots as laboratory animals. Because the duration of a project is most likely brief relative to the lifespan of the bird, among the most important goals is a well-established socialization program to maximize success of rehoming the birds after laboratory housing. We also present appropriate methods for catching and restraining parrots during experimental procedures. We discuss factors that contribute to appropriate laboratory and cage environments, such as the importance of cage location in the animal room as well as providing birds with suitable perching and enrichment devices. Finally, we review a few methods for scoring signs of compromised welfare in psittacine birds.
我们讨论了饲养环境、饲养方式的改进，以及一些与将鹦鹉用作实验动物相关的问题。由于项目持续时间相对于鸟类寿命而言很可能较短，因此最重要的目标之一是建立完善的社交化程序，以最大程度提高实验室饲养后鸟类重新安置的成功率。我们还介绍了在实验过程中捕捉和约束鹦鹉的适当方法。我们讨论了有助于营造合适的实验室和笼舍环境的因素，例如笼舍在动物房中的位置的重要性，以及为鸟类提供合适的栖木和丰富环境的装置。最后，我们回顾了一些评估鹦鹉福利受损迹象的方法。
