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Results: Stereotypic behaviours ControlConsEEConsPost AltEE AltPost % time Explorative behaviours ControlConsEEConsPost AltEE AltPost % time -Certain behaviours associated with animal welfare showed more positive results with a reduced presentation of environmental enrichment -Increased effectiveness in enrichment strategies may achieve an increased welfare with lower costs To understand if there are ways to maximise the effect of environmental enrichment in captive bears Conclusion: Aim: Method: Contro l ConsEE ConsPos t AltEE AltPos t E E E E E E E E E Day with presented enrichment Days with no enrichment →For this study, honey logs were used as environmental enrichment. →ConsPost and AltPost followed immediately after ConsEE and AltEE,
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Aim:. Results:. Conclusion:. -Certain behaviours associated with animal welfare showed more positive results with a reduced presentation of environmental enrichment -Increased effectiveness in enrichment strategies may achieve an increased welfare with lower costs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Results:
Stereotypic behaviours
Control ConsEE ConsPost AltEE AltPost
% ti
me
Explorative behaviours
Control ConsEE ConsPost AltEE AltPost
% ti
me
-Certain behaviours associated with animal welfare showed more positive results with a reduced presentation of environmental enrichment
-Increased effectiveness in enrichment strategies may achieve an increased welfare with lower costs
To understand if there are ways to maximise the effect of environmental enrichment in captive bears
Conclusion:Aim:
Method:
Control
ConsEE
ConsPost
AltEE
AltPost
E E E E E
E E E
E Day with presented enrichment
Days with no enrichment
→For this study, honey logs were used as environmental enrichment. →ConsPost and AltPost followed immediately after ConsEE and AltEE, respectively
Maximising the effect of environmental
enrichment
Acknowledgements:BBRC, Wildlife SOS, IAR, BBP, Zoo authority of Karnataka, Forest Department of Karnataka
Contact:
Claes Anderson
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +46 (0)703369960
Final Thesis, International Master Programme Applied Biology 2008
Linköping university
By: Claes Anderson
Supervisors:
Dr A. Sha. Arun, BBRC
&
Professor Per Jensen, LiU
