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Impact of trapping and handling on Leukocyte Coping Capacity in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) and wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

M Gelling ,
GW McLaren ,
F Mathews ,
R Mian  and
DW Macdonald
M Gelling*
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxon OX13 5QL, UK
GW McLaren
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxon OX13 5QL, UK Magnox North, Building B12, Berkeley Centre, Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9PB, UK
F Mathews
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxon OX13 5QL, UK School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Hatherley Laboratories, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter EX4 4PS, UK
R Mian
Affiliation:
Oxford MediStress, Suite 125, 27 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2EW, UK
DW Macdonald
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxon OX13 5QL, UK
*
* Contact for correspondence and requests for reprints: merryl.gelling@zoo.ox.ac.uk
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Abstract

Small mammals are routinely live-trapped and subsequently handled for a range of ecological and behavioural studies. Despite the techniques commonly employed being potentially stressful for the individual animals involved, it has hitherto been difficult to quantify the physiological impact. Here, we report on the first instance of using the Leukocyte Coping Capacity technique (LCC) in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) and wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) to investigate the physiological impact of routine trapping and handling techniques. Twenty microlitres of blood were obtained from 40 animals, of which 25 were handled following standard protocols and 15 were not. We found that even a short period of acute stress is sufficient to trigger an immune response which was measurable using the LCC technique. These results further validate the use of the LCC technique for measuring the physiological impact of standard trapping and handling treatments on wild mammals.

Keywords

animal welfarehandlingLeukocyte Coping Capacitysmall mammalsstresstrapping
Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Welfare , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 1 - 7
Copyright
© 2009 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

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