Current practices in a captive breeding colony of 13-lined ground squirrels (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)
Abstract
The authors provide an update to their 2006 report on the successful large-scale captive breeding of the 13-lined ground squirrel (TLGS; Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) in their colony, now a single-source supplier of purpose-bred TLGSs for several research institutions. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, the authors have expanded their capacity for breeding pairs and built a dedicated hibernaculum to house torpid animals in the facility. The authors report new information on housing, diet, environmental enrichment, breeding, behavior and health. They also report the findings of several in-house studies on the health, behavior and well-being of their TLGSs.
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Providing different options for nesting materials allows animals to build nests where they choose and with preferred materials.
“Such interventions are relatively simple and can be as easy as giving different options for nesting materials, allowing animals to build their nests where they choose and with the materials they prefer [64,65].”
From The Concept of Agency, Animal Wellbeing, and the Practical Realities of Ex Situ Breeding Programs in Zoos and Aquariums (2024) · cites this paper as [65]
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“Such interventions are relatively simple and can be as easy as giving different options for nesting materials, allowing animals to build their nests where they choose and with the materials they prefer [64,65].”
- Authors
- Merriman, D. K., Lahvis, G., Jooss, M., Gesicki, J. A., & Schill, K.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Merriman, Dana K.
- Venue
- Lab Animal
- Published
- 2012-10-19
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 315-325
- ISSN
- 0093-7355 (ISSN-L)
- 1548-4475
- OpenAlex
- W2313747698
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Lab Animal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Research Resources
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal testing and alternatives
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
- Keywords
- thirteen-lined ground squirrel, captive breeding, colony management, hibernacula, torpor, housing (animal husbandry), diet, environmental enrichment, animal behavior, animal health, animal welfare
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Feed, Animal Husbandry, Behavior, Animal, Breeding, Diet, Handling, Psychological, Hibernation, Housing, Animal, Rodent Diseases, Sciuridae, Social Behavior, Transportation, Wisconsin
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