The Potential for Microchip-Automated Technology to Improve Enrichment Practices
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Article Title | The Potential for Microchip-Automated Technology to Improve Enrichment Practices |
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ERA Journal ID | 3029 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Hoy, Julia M. (Author), Murray, Peter J. (Author) and Tribe, Andrew (Author) |
Journal Title | Zoo Biology |
Journal Citation | 29 (5), pp. 586-599 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0733-3188 |
1098-2361 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.20296 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/zoo.20296 |
Abstract | The greatest limitation involved with providing enrichment and evaluating its effects on captive mammals is a lack of available staff time [Hoy et al., 2009]. One method to overcome this is through the use of automated husbandry systems to dispense enrichment to individual animals by using implantable radio frequency microchips.An international multi-institutional survey was conducted to determine whether the personnel involved with management, research, and husbandry of captive mammals would support the development of such automated husbandry systems. The survey was also designed to establish which applications of the system would be considered to be most beneficial.Overall, there was a very high level of interest by survey respondents in adopting automated husbandry systems and all potential applications were considered beneficial to varying degrees. These results, together with the relatively low cost of installation and operation, demonstrate that in the future automated enrichment could be an important and effective means of enhancing captive animal management. |
Keywords | automation; captivity; enrichment; mammals; microchips; radio frequency; identification |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410404. Environmental management |
410499. Environmental management not elsewhere classified | |
410407. Wildlife and habitat management | |
310904. Animal diet and nutrition | |
310901. Animal behaviour | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q638y/the-potential-for-microchip-automated-technology-to-improve-enrichment-practices
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