Environmental Enrichment

Includes structural, behavioral, food, and auditory enrichment.

Li, K. A., Lund, E. T., Voigt, J.W. 2016. The impact of early postnatal environmental enrichment on maternal care and

The early postnatal period is a sensitive period in rodents as behavioural systems are developing and maturing during this time. However, relatively little information is available about the impact of environmental enrichment on offspring behaviour...

Brayley, C., Montrose, V. T. 2016. The effects of audiobooks on the behaviour of dogs at a rehoming kennels. Applied Animal Beh

Domestic dogs are often kept in kennelled environments. These may be stressful, and impact negatively upon welfare, due to unpredictable variations in space, social interaction and noise. Auditory stimulation such as music has been demonstrated...