Bioactive enclosures

How can we define animal welfare?

• Actively seek out positive situations

• Actively avoid negative situations

• Both of the above

Tick all the correct answers

• All abnormal behaviour is maladaptive

• Behaviour is a way to measure welfare.

• Normal behaviour is defined as behaviour the animal completes naturally and is often not harmful to the animal.

• Allowing animals to perform their natural, species-specific behaviours is beneficial for their cognitive functioning, and must be completed to avoid abnormal behaviours.

• Stress, boredom and past trauma does not increase the chance of the development of abnormal repetitive (maladaptive) behaviours

True or False: Abnormal behaviour is behaviour that differs in pattern, frequency, or context from that which is shown by most members of the species.

• True

• False

Which one of these is NOT true? The biggest influences on animal welfare are:

• The control in their environment

• The personality of the animal

• Their cognitive ability to be sentient and show affective states

• The owners level of anthropomorphism on the animal

• The amount of time spent outside the enclosure

Tick all that apply: How can we enrich an animal?

• through the environment

• Using food

• Using novel objects

• Tool use

• Puzzle use

Which enrichment is enrichment is beneficial for developing cognitive processes: performance of anti-predator behaviour, behavioural and neuronal flexibility (including increased neural connections), response to olfactory environmental cues and reduction of boredom and stereotypies.

• Environmental Enrichment

• Behavioural Enrichment

• Cognitive Enrichment

Which enrichment is enrichment aims to improve physical and social stimulation of an animal through modifying their captive environment.

• Environmental Enrichment

• Behavioural Enrichment

• Cognitive Enrichment

True or false?

Plants can be used and adapted in sensory, social, cognitive, physical, and food enrichment.

• True

• False

True or false? Soils high in nitrogen encourage plant and fungi growth which competes with pathogenic bacteria.

• True

• False

What is the definition of a bioactive enclosure

• a self-sustaining ecosystem utilising active soil, invertebrates (isopods) and live plants.

• a self-sustaining enclosed ecosystem utilising active soil and live plants.

• a self-sustaining enclosed ecosystem utilising active soil, invertebrates (isopods) and live plants.