Changes in behaviour of female laboratory rat according to the feeding regime

Abstract

Promatrana je aktivnost osam ženki vrste Rattus norvegicus prije i nakon hranjenja radi utvrđivanja utjecaja režima hranjenja na ponašanje štakora. Analizom dobivenih podataka utvrđene su razlike u aktivnostima koje možemo povezati sa dostupnosti hrane. Štakori kojima hrana nije bila dostupna pokazali su veću aktivnost u većini promatranih ponašanja jer su najveći dio vremena utrošili na traženje hrane. U skupini koja je bila hranjena primijećeno je više kontakata između jedinki poput griženja, a manje aktivnosti vezanih uz potragu za hranom.Activity of eight female rats of the species Rattus norvegicus was observed before and after feeding to determine if the feeding regime has an effect on the behaviour of rats. The analysis of the collected data has shown difference in the activity which may be connected with accessibility of food. The rats that were not fed showed more activity in the most of observed behaviour than the rats which were fed, because they spent the most of time in searching food. The group which was fed has shown more contacts between females like nibbling and less those which are connected with searching for food