Análisis y descripción del enriquecimiento ambiental sensorial en el comportamiento de gatos domésticos (Felis catus) de refugios

Resumen

El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar y describir el impacto del enriquecimiento ambiental sensorial de tipo auditivo y visual en gatos de refugio. Para ello, se observó el comportamiento en tres fases. En cada fase se expuso a los gatos a diferentes tipos de estímulos con música y objetos tecnológicos en movimiento. Los comportamientos se agruparon en las categorías de afiliativo, agonístico, calma, exploratorio, locomoción, y mantenimiento. En total, dentro de las diferentes categorías se observaron 23 comportamientos. Se realizó un análisis estadístico descriptivo e inferencial con las pruebas de Kruskal-Wallis, el test de Mann-Whitney y de componentes principales. Se determinó un mayor índice de allogrooming, acostarse, interacción con objetos, caminar, grooming y trotar, por lo cual se infiere que el enriquecimiento ambiental sensorial es una alternativa eficaz para mejorar la convivencia y el bienestar de los gatos en el refugio. 

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