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Preference And Motivation Testing, David Fraser, Lindsay R. Matthews
Preference And Motivation Testing, David Fraser, Lindsay R. Matthews
Validation of Animal Experimentation Collection
Since the early 1970s, scientists have used preference tests (tests that require animals to choose between two or more different options or environments) as a means of answering questions about animal welfare. Preference tests have been used to establish animals' preferences for common housing options such as ambient temperature, illumination and preferred types of bedding and flooring; to improve the effectiveness of devices such as loading ramps and nest boxes; and to clarify how strongly animals avoid various aspects of confinement and methods of restraint.
To use preference research to answer questions about animal welfare, three issues need to be …