Use of operant conditioning to facilitate examination of zoo animals.
Physical examinations are even more difficult when the patient is nondomesticated, but behavior training can be used to make the veterinarian's job easier.
Crowell-Davis
Sharon L
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Department of Anatomy and Radiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, GA, USA.
D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000523:psychology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000523:psychology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior