Search Results - "LaFollette, Megan R."

Professional quality of life in animal research personnel is linked to retention & job satisfaction: A mixed-methods cross-sectional survey on compassion fatigue in the USA by Young, Lauren, Ferrara, Fabienne, Kelly, Lisa, Martin, Tara, Thompson-Iritani, Sally, LaFollette, Megan R

“…Working with research animals can be both rewarding and challenging. The rewarding part of the work is associated with understanding the necessity for animal…”
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Rat tickling: A systematic review of applications, outcomes, and moderators by LaFollette, Megan R, O'Haire, Marguerite E, Cloutier, Sylvie, Blankenberger, Whitney B, Gaskill, Brianna N

“…Rats initially fear humans which can increase stress and impact study results. Additionally, studying positive affective states in rats has proved challenging…”
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Laboratory animal welfare and human attitudes: A cross-sectional survey on heterospecific play or "rat tickling" by LaFollette, Megan R, Cloutier, Sylvie, Brady, Colleen, Gaskill, Brianna N, O'Haire, Marguerite E

“…Laboratory rat welfare is critically influenced by laboratory animal personnel through their implementation, or lack of implementation, of various enrichment…”
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Using refined methods to pick up mice: A survey benchmarking prevalence & beliefs about tunnel and cup handling by Young, Lauren, Goldsteen, Donna, Nunamaker, Elizabeth A, Prescott, Mark J, Reynolds, Penny, Thompson-Iritani, Sally, Thurston, Sarah E, Martin, Tara L, LaFollette, Megan R

“…Refined handling improves laboratory mouse welfare and research outcomes when compared to traditional tail handling, yet implementation does not seem to be…”
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Tickling, a Technique for Inducing Positive Affect When Handling Rats by Cloutier, Sylvie, LaFollette, Megan R, Gaskill, Brianna N, Panksepp, Jaak, Newberry, Ruth C

“…Handling small animals such as rats can lead to several adverse effects. These include the fear of humans, resistance to handling, increased injury risk for…”
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Laboratory Animal Welfare Meets Human Welfare: A Cross-Sectional Study of Professional Quality of Life, Including Compassion Fatigue in Laboratory Animal Personnel by LaFollette, Megan R, Riley, Megan C, Cloutier, Sylvie, Brady, Colleen M, O'Haire, Marguerite E, Gaskill, Brianna N

“…Laboratory animal personnel may experience significant stress from working with animals in scientific research. Workplace stress can be assessed by evaluating…”
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Emerging Role of Translational Digital Biomarkers Within Home Cage Monitoring Technologies in Preclinical Drug Discovery and Development by Baran, Szczepan W, Bratcher, Natalie, Dennis, John, Gaburro, Stefano, Karlsson, Eleanor M, Maguire, Sean, Makidon, Paul, Noldus, Lucas P J J, Potier, Yohann, Rosati, Giorgio, Ruiter, Matt, Schaevitz, Laura, Sweeney, Patrick, LaFollette, Megan R

“…In drug discovery and development, traditional assessment of human patients and preclinical subjects occurs at limited time points in potentially stressful…”
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Defining the PTSD Service Dog Intervention: Perceived Importance, Usage, and Symptom Specificity of Psychiatric Service Dogs for Military Veterans by Rodriguez, Kerri E, LaFollette, Megan R, Hediger, Karin, Ogata, Niwako, O'Haire, Marguerite E

“…Research suggests that psychiatric service dogs may be an effective complementary treatment option for military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder…”
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Military Veterans and Their PTSD Service Dogs: Associations Between Training Methods, PTSD Severity, Dog Behavior, and the Human-Animal Bond by LaFollette, Megan R, Rodriguez, Kerri E, Ogata, Niwako, O'Haire, Marguerite E

“…Psychiatric service dogs are increasingly being sought out by military veterans as a complementary intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). After…”
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Changing Human Behavior to Improve Animal Welfare: A Longitudinal Investigation of Training Laboratory Animal Personnel about Heterospecific Play or “Rat Tickling” by LaFollette, Megan R., Cloutier, Sylvie, Brady, Colleen M., O’Haire, Marguerite E., Gaskill, Brianna N.

“…Despite evidence for rat tickling’s animal welfare benefits, the technique is rarely implemented in part because of a lack of training. This study’s purpose…”
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Stage 1 Registered Report: Refinement of tickling protocols to improve positive animal welfare in laboratory rats [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Bombail, Vincent, Brown, Sarah M., Martin, Jessica E., Meddle, Simone L., Mendl, Michael, Robinson, Emma S.J., Hammond, Tayla J., Nielsen, Birte L., LaFollette, Megan R., Vinuela-Fernandez, Ignacio, Tivey, Emma K.L., Lawrence, Alistair B.

“…Rat tickling is a heterospecific interaction for experimenters to mimic the interactions of rat play, where they produce 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalisations (USV),…”
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Practical rat tickling: Determining an efficient and effective dosage of heterospecific play by LaFollette, Megan R., O’Haire, Marguerite E., Cloutier, Sylvie, Gaskill, Brianna N.

“…•Rats were tickled for 3 frequencies (1, 3, 5 days) & 3 durations (15, 30, 60 s).•Across all measures, tickling duration did not affect any results.•Rats…”
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Benchmarking Enrichment Efforts in the US & Canada Across Species and Enrichment Categories by LaFollette, Megan R, Cloutier, Sylvie, Brady, Colleen M, O'Haire, Marguerite E, Gaskill, Brianna N

“…Enrichment is important for animal welfare and data quality. Provision of enrichment opportunities varies between species and enrichment category. However,…”
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A happier rat pack: The impacts of tickling pet store rats on human-animal interactions and rat welfare by LaFollette, Megan R., O’Haire, Marguerite E., Cloutier, Sylvie, Gaskill, Brianna N.

“…•Pet store rats were treated normally or tickled & divided into high- & low-callers.•Tickling pet store rats improves ease of restraint by an unfamiliar…”
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A Cross-sectional Survey on Rodent Environmental Health Monitoring Practices: Benchmarking, Associations, and Barriers by Luchins, Kerith R, Gates, Kate V, Winn, Caroline B, Manuel, Christopher A, Pettan-Brewer, Christina, Foley, Patricia L, Peterson, Norman C, Garner, Joseph P, Hanson, Wai, LaFollette, Megan R

“…Tens of thousands of rodents are used each year in Rodent Health Monitoring programs. However, Environment Health Monitoring (EHM) could replace sentinel…”
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Tickling, a Technique for Inducing Positive Affect When Handling Rats by Cloutier, Sylvie, LaFollette, Megan R., Gaskill, Brianna N., Panksepp, Jaak, Newberry, Ruth C.

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Stage 1 Registered Report: Refinement of tickling protocols to improve positive animal welfare in laboratory rats [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Bombail, Vincent, Brown, Sarah M., Martin, Jessica E., Meddle, Simone L., Mendl, Michael, Robinson, Emma S.J., Hammond, Tayla J., Nielsen, Birte L., LaFollette, Megan R., Vinuela-Fernandez, Ignacio, Tivey, Emma K.L., Lawrence, Alistair B.

“…Rat tickling is a heterospecific interaction for experimenters to mimic the interactions of rat play, where they produce 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalisations (USV),…”
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Benchmarking Enrichment Efforts in the US & Canada Across Species and Enrichment Categories by LaFollette, Megan R, Cloutier, Sylvie, Brady, Colleen M, O???Haire, Marguerite E, Gaskill, Brianna N

“…Enrichment is important for animal welfare and data quality. Provision of enrichment opportunities varies between species and enrichment category. However,…”
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The effects of cage color and light intensity on rat affect during heterospecific play by LaFollette, Megan R., Swan, Melissa P., Smith, Rebecca K., Hickman, Debra L., Gaskill, Brianna N.

“…•Rats were raised in high or low light intensity (200 vs 25 lx) & red or clear cages.•Rat affect was assessed with heterospecific rough-and-tumble play or…”
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A Cross-sectional Survey on Rodent Environmental Health Monitoring Practices: Benchmarking, Associations, and Barriers by Luchins, Kerith R, Gates, Kate V, Winn, Caroline B, Manuel, Christopher A, Pettan-Brewer, Christina, Foley, Patricia L, Peterson, Norman C, Garner, Joseph P, Hanson, Wai, LaFollette, Megan R

“…Tens of thousands of rodents are used each year in Rodent Health Monitoring programs. However, Environment Health Monitoring (EHM) could replace sentinel…”
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