Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Rabanales University Campus, Córdoba E-14014, Spain.
Vet Rec. 2011 Oct 8;169(15):388. doi: 10.1136/vr.d4757. Epub 2011 Aug 22.
The aim of the study is to investigate the reduction of stress in dogs in municipal shelters through easy-to-implement activities, ie, 25-minute sessions of exercise and human contact, that do not require a significant investment in terms of funding, staff or time. The results demonstrate that the dogs taking part in these sessions have lower salivary cortisol levels (F=121.42; P<0.05) and achieve better scores on a behaviour test (t(17)=4.27; P=0.001). It can therefore be affirmed that the exercise and human contact protocol proposed in the present study diminishes stress and improves the welfare of dogs housed in shelters.
本研究旨在通过简单易行的活动来减少城市收容所中犬的压力，即 25 分钟的运动和与人类的接触，这些活动不需要在资金、人员或时间方面进行大量投资。结果表明，参加这些活动的犬的唾液皮质醇水平较低（F=121.42；P<0.05），并且在行为测试中得分更好（t(17)=4.27；P=0.001）。因此，可以肯定的是，本研究中提出的运动和人类接触方案可以减轻犬的压力，改善收容所中犬的福利。
