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2023 PRIM&R Annual Conference

Emerging Research Challenges and Breaking Issues

ACU Program Management

[IN-PERSON/LIVESTREAMED] Plenary Session: Evidence‐Based Environmental Enrichment and Behavioral Management

Tuesday, December 5, 2023
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM ET
Location: Ballroom C
Livestreaming Session Icon IACUC/Animal Care and Use Thought Leader Series
This plenary session will be held in-person, livestreamed for the Virtual Meeting, and recorded for on-demand access by attendees registered for PRIMR23 on this day.

Environmental enrichment standards for laboratory animal species should be evidence-based, rather than based on non-scientific approaches, such as anthropomorphism and/or colloquial experience. Given the dearth of information on and understanding of the needs of many of species, other than nonhuman primates (NHPs) and marine mammals that are covered under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), there is a pressing need for continued substantial investment in the science of enrichment and behavioral management. In this session, behavioral management experts, as well as researchers who explore the science behind changing the environmental milieu of research animals, will present their perspectives on environmental enrichment. The goal is to discuss strategies for improving and expanding the supportive evidence for environmental enrichment of research animals, while keeping the pragmatic elements (e.g., differing institutions with widely varying resources) as a key consideration.

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss the importance of evidence-based environmental enrichment standards for laboratory animals
  • Describe the need for continued investment in the science of enrichment and behavioral management for species other than NHPs and marine mammals that covered by under the AWA
  • Consider strategies to improve and expand the supportive evidence for environmental enrichment for laboratory animals