Author/Authors :
Pazhoohi، f نويسنده Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , , Shojaee، s نويسنده Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , , Ommati، m.m نويسنده Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , , Saemi، f نويسنده Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , , Akhlaghi، a نويسنده Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran ,
Abstract :
Effect of ethanol consumption on fear response in human and conventional animal models (rodents) is con-troversial. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of ethanol administration on fearfulness in poul-try as an alternative animal model. Being a reliable measure in avian species, tonic immobility was used to evaluate the fear response in 60 roosters orally administered with ethanol. Duration of tonic immobility was higher in alcohol-exposed birds compared to the control birds (P < 0.05), suggesting that dosing the roosters with ethanol was associated with an increased fear response which makes poultry as a plausible alternative model in behavioral studies.
