NALT

Preferred term

rat tickling

A positive handling technique where a human handler interacts with laboratory rats by mimicking rat play. The handler turns over and "pins" the rat with one hand, then releasing them. Rats respond to rat tickling with ultrasonic vocalizations that indicate a pleasurable response.

animal husbandry

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

25222101

Spanish

cosquillas a ratas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/25222101

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Created 4/3/23, last modified 5/4/24