Behavioral pilot study in Panthera onca
This paper determinate the behavioral responses to an environmental enrichment plan in jaguars, and the variations in the levels of glucocorticoid metabolites. We monitored the behavior of two jaguar females in the Bioparque Los Ocarros one hour three times per day, two days per week during a total...
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| author | Chavarro-Tulcán, Ginette Isabel Rojas-Rodríguez, Adriana Patricia |
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| description | This paper determinate the behavioral responses to an environmental enrichment plan in jaguars, and the variations in the levels of glucocorticoid metabolites. We monitored the behavior of two jaguar females in the Bioparque Los Ocarros one hour three times per day, two days per week during a total of four weeks. The goal was to identify behavioral differences in the jaguars with and without the enrichment plan. In addition, we took fecal samples the days after monitoring and stored them at a -20 °C until their analysis with ELISA test. The enrichment increased de natural behavior in number and frequency and decrease the presentation of stereotypes for one of the females. No significant variation in the levels of glucocorticoid metabolites was observed. Enrichment increases the activity in individuals, but a variation in the levels of glucocorticoid metabolites was not found. We suggest to increase the sampling time in future studies. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-38332018-11-21T00:14:48Z Behavioral pilot study in Panthera onca Estudio piloto comportamental de Panthera onca Chavarro-Tulcán, Ginette Isabel Rojas-Rodríguez, Adriana Patricia physiological stress animal welfare enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Estrés fisiológico Bienestar animal Inmunoadsorción enzimática. This paper determinate the behavioral responses to an environmental enrichment plan in jaguars, and the variations in the levels of glucocorticoid metabolites. We monitored the behavior of two jaguar females in the Bioparque Los Ocarros one hour three times per day, two days per week during a total of four weeks. The goal was to identify behavioral differences in the jaguars with and without the enrichment plan. In addition, we took fecal samples the days after monitoring and stored them at a -20 °C until their analysis with ELISA test. The enrichment increased de natural behavior in number and frequency and decrease the presentation of stereotypes for one of the females. No significant variation in the levels of glucocorticoid metabolites was observed. Enrichment increases the activity in individuals, but a variation in the levels of glucocorticoid metabolites was not found. We suggest to increase the sampling time in future studies. En el presente artículo se determinó la respuesta comportamental a un plan de enriquecimiento ambiental en jaguares, y las variaciones en los niveles de metabolitos de glucocorticoides. Se observó el comportamiento de dos hembras en el Bioparque Los Ocarros, a través de monitoreos de una hora tres veces al día, dos días a la semana, durante cuatro semanas, para identificar la diferencia comportamental de cada individuo frente a un plan de enriquecimiento y la ausencia de este. Adicionalmente, se tomaron muestras de materia fecal los días siguientes al monitoreo, las cuales fueron mantenidas a -20 °C y posteriormente analizadas con un kit de cortisol para suero y plasma de DRG®, mediante la técnica ELISA. Se observó que el enriquecimiento resultó ser biológicamente significativo para los ejemplares, debido a que aumentó el número de comportamientos naturales, su frecuencia de presentación y disminuyó la presentación de estereotipias para el caso de uno de los ejemplares. No se observó una variación significativa en los niveles de metabolitos de glucocorticoides. El enriquecimiento aumenta la actividad en los individuos, al no encontrarse una variación en los niveles de metabolitos de glucocorticoides se sugiere, para un próximo estudio, aumentar el tiempo de muestreo. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2014-07-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion investigation application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/3833 10.19053/01228420.3833 Ciencia y Agricultura; Vol. 11 No. 2 (2014); 17-23 Ciencia y Agricultura; Vol. 11 Núm. 2 (2014); 17-23 2539-0899 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/3833/3373 Copyright (c) 2015 CIENCIA Y AGRICULTURA |
| spellingShingle | physiological stress animal welfare enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Estrés fisiológico Bienestar animal Inmunoadsorción enzimática. Chavarro-Tulcán, Ginette Isabel Rojas-Rodríguez, Adriana Patricia Behavioral pilot study in Panthera onca |
| title | Behavioral pilot study in Panthera onca |
| title_alt | Estudio piloto comportamental de Panthera onca |
| title_full | Behavioral pilot study in Panthera onca |
| title_fullStr | Behavioral pilot study in Panthera onca |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behavioral pilot study in Panthera onca |
| title_short | Behavioral pilot study in Panthera onca |
| title_sort | behavioral pilot study in panthera onca |
| topic | physiological stress animal welfare enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Estrés fisiológico Bienestar animal Inmunoadsorción enzimática. |
| topic_facet | physiological stress animal welfare enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Estrés fisiológico Bienestar animal Inmunoadsorción enzimática. |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/3833 |
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