Animal Collections- Introduction to Welfare Measures

Animal Welfare means:

• The physical health of an animal

• The psychological health of an animal

• The physical and psychological health of an animal

• The emotional well being of an animal

Stereotypic behaviours are:

• Behaviours that are typical of the species in the wild

• Behaviours expressed by mammals only

• Abnormal behaviours that are not expressed in the wild

• A range of positive behaviours

Sterotypic behaviours are:

• A fun activity for the animal

• A coping mechanism to stress

• An indicator that the animal was taken from it's mother too early

• An indication that the animal is excited for a positive reward such as food

Stereotypical behaviours indicate...

• The animal has experienced positive welfare in the past

• The animal is either experiencing poor welfare now or has experienced poor welfare in the past

• The animal currently experiences poor welfare

• The animal currently experiences positive welfare

There are how many types of stereotypic behaviours in mammals?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 3

Pacing is what type of stereotypic behaviour?

• Repetitive movements

• Locomotory

• Oral

• Excessive grooming

The Animal Welfare Act 2006 applies to all:

• species in captivity

• vertebrate animals in the care of humans

• species in the care of humans

• invertebrate animals in the care of humans

The Animal Welfare Act 2006 includes:

• The five freedoms

• The five needs

• The four freedoms

• The four needs

How do we know when an animals behaviour is "normal"?

• Comparison to previous observations of the animal

• Comparison to the animals family members

• Comparison to other animals in the collection

• Comparison to wild counterparts

Environmental stressors include:

• Noise, light, routine, enclosure design, diet

• Noise and light only

• Light, noise and diet only

• Noise, light, routine, housing, smells