Abstract
Effect of Handling by Human Being Neonatal Period on Anxiety and Depression-Like Behavior of Adult Rats
Highlights
Abstract | Human-animal interactions occur in many sectors of livestock production
The results reported changes in the behavior of adult rats of both sexes, based on treatment applied during the neonatal period and indicated by reduced anxiety level and increased locomotor and exploratory behaviors
It was found that the anxiety level of adult rats of both sexes evaluated by the performance in elevated plus-maze (EPM) was significantly lower in handled rats compared to untreated ones
Summary
Abstract | Human-animal interactions occur in many sectors of livestock production. This study aims to determine whether human manipulation during the critical period could disrupt their long-term behavior. Human handling during the neonatal period of rats could induce greater resistance to depression and better adaptation to anxiety without any negative effects on behavior. Interest in studying the human-animal relationship in domestic species has increased, for economic reasons. Studies on neonatal environmental effects and their interactions on behavior and stress adaptation are of paramount importance to better understand the impact of the early environment effect on the behavioral and cognitive development of adult animals. In recent years , several studies have investigated the effects of neonatal stress on behavior and stress resistance in animal and human models, and have found that prenatal stress can affect the emotional and cognitive ability of rat pups (Cabrera et al, 1999; Nishio et al, 2001), in addition. US Publishers to causing adult-specific alterations in response to aversive situations (Cabib et al, 1993), such as psychosis, behavioral disorders, depressive syndromes, addictive disorders and memory disorders with disruption of the functional maturation of hippocampal networks (Parker, 1981; Holmes and Robbins, 1987; Canetti et al, 1997; Benoit et al, 2015; Reincke and Hanganu-Opatz, 2017)
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