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The impact of acute loud noise on the behavior of laboratory birds
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dc.contributor.author | Corbani, Tayanne L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Martin, Jessica E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Healy, Susan D. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-25T12:30:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-25T12:30:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-01-06 | |
dc.identifier | 272473102 | |
dc.identifier | 36562a82-ab54-47df-a868-ca9437a87dd9 | |
dc.identifier | 85099723901 | |
dc.identifier | 000608790200001 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Corbani , T L , Martin , J E & Healy , S D 2021 , ' The impact of acute loud noise on the behavior of laboratory birds ' , Frontiers in Veterinary Science , vol. 7 , 607632 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.607632 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2297-1769 | |
dc.identifier.other | Jisc: 5ff2dd6ccc3242968788b917a3ec3651 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-8059-4480/work/87404892 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/21316 | |
dc.description | Funding: The Roslin Institute is funded by a BBSRC Institute Strategic Program Grant BB/P013759/1. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Husbandry procedures and facility settings, such as low-frequency fire alarms, can produce noises in a laboratory environment that cause stress to animals used in research. However, most of the data demonstrating harmful effects that have, consequently, led to adaptations to management, have largely come from laboratory rodents with little known of the impacts on avian behavior and physiology. Here we examined whether exposure to a routine laboratory noise, a low-frequency fire alarm test, induced behavioral changes in laboratory zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Twenty-four breeding pairs of zebra finches were randomly selected and exposed to the low-frequency fire alarm (sounding for 10–20 s) or no noise (control) on separate test days. All birds were filmed before and after the alarm sounded and on a control day (without the alarm). The zebra finches decreased their general activity and increased stationary and social behaviors after exposure to the alarm. Brief exposure to a low-frequency alarm disrupted the birds' behavior for at least 15 min. The induction of this behavioral stress response suggests that low-frequency sound alarms in laboratory facilities have the potential to compromise the welfare of laboratory birds. | |
dc.format.extent | 12 | |
dc.format.extent | 2858280 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Veterinary Science | en |
dc.subject | Veterinary science | en |
dc.subject | Noise stress | en |
dc.subject | Avian husbandry | en |
dc.subject | Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) | en |
dc.subject | Bird | en |
dc.subject | Passerine | en |
dc.subject | Animal welfare | en |
dc.subject | QL Zoology | en |
dc.subject | R Medicine | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QL | en |
dc.subject.lcc | R | en |
dc.title | The impact of acute loud noise on the behavior of laboratory birds | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversity | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fvets.2020.607632 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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