Using the cross point of demand functions to assess animal priorities
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A study is conducted to develop a method to assess the sustainability of two reinforces by using the divergence of the cross point of two demand functions. The results revealed a disagreement between demand assessed by using the slope of the single demand function and the results using the double demand function, with the results of the double demand function being in accordance with simple choice behavior of the rats in their home environment.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Access to enriched housing is rewarding to rats as reflected by their anticipatory behaviour
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The intensity of the behavioral activation occurring in the time window between announcement and the arrival of a reward as an indicator of the perception of an enriched cage is used to study the anticipatory behavior of the laboratory rats. The results suggest that the anticipation appears to be quantifiable by the level of activity measured by the total frequency of behavioral elements, such as exploration, locomotion, arousal and grooming.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2003
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Working for food under conditions of varying motivation in broilers
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The maximum price the broilers would pay for a food reward when the motivation and body weights are varied, by providing 50 or 75 per cent of the amount of feed a broiler would eat in ad libitum feed conditions, is measured. The results indicate that broilers are sensitive to different levels of feed restriction and that they can balance their investments and profits to a certain extent.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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