Consumer Preferences for Improved Hen Housing: Is a Cage a Cage?

The cage preferences of laboratory rats.

Preference tests were used to assess a range of enrichment options for rats kept under standard New Zealand (and similar) caging conditions. The rats did not show significant preferences for most of the options, over an empty cage. The exceptions were shredded paper, a nesting box and a semi-enriched condition incorporating a range of modifications. These cage modifications are recommended for ...

Cage Culture: Species Suitable for Cage Culture

for cage culture. Species which have been researched and successfully reared in cages in the southeastern region of the U.S. include: catfish, trout, tilapia, striped bass, red drum, bluegill sunfish, crappie, and carp. Other species may be suitable for cage culture but research has lagged behind other aquaculture research in recent years. Interest in cage culture has been revived as an alterna...

A breeding cage for cats.

During the course of establishing a new cattery an opportunity arose to design and test cages suitable for littering and rearing kittens. The object was to reduce the transfer of respiratory infection from one litter to another while providing good environmental conditions for the queen and her litter. The cage had to occupy a minimum of space consistent with these requirements, and be light en...

A Polystyrene Mouse Cage.

Health and production in improved cage designs.

This paper describes the effects of various cage designs on health characteristics such as skeleton strength, plumage and foot condition, mortality, and some production traits such as egg quality and feed consumption. Three major steps in improving cage design and in developing new cage designs are described. Firstly, cage design in general has been improved by comparing different conventional ...