Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finches

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Yamahachi, Homare; Zai, Anja T.; Tachibana, Ryosuke O.; Stepien, Anna E.; Rodrigues, Diana I.; Cavé Lopez, Sophie; Lorenz, Corinna; Arneodo, Ezequiel Matías; Giret, Nicolas; Hahnloser, Richard H. R.
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2020
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Research on the songbird zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) has advanced our behavioral, hormonal, neuronal, and genetic understanding of vocal learning. However, little is known about the impact of typical experimental manipulations on the welfare of these birds. Here we explore whether the undirected singing rate can be used as an indicator of welfare. We tested this idea by performing a post hoc analysis of singing behavior in isolated male zebra finches subjected to interactive white noise, to surgery, or to tethering. We find that the latter two experimental manipulations transiently but reliably decreased singing rates. By contraposition, we infer that a high-sustained singing rate is suggestive of successful coping or improved welfare in these experiments. Our analysis across more than 300 days of song data suggests that a singing rate above a threshold of several hundred song motifs per day implies an absence of an acute stressor or a successful coping with stress. Because singing rate can be measured in a completely automatic fashion, its observation can help to reduce experimenter bias in welfare monitoring. Because singing rate measurements are non-invasive, we expect this study to contribute to the refinement of the current welfare monitoring tools in zebra finches.
Fil: Yamahachi, Homare. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Zai, Anja T.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Tachibana, Ryosuke O.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Stepien, Anna E.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Rodrigues, Diana I.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Cavé Lopez, Sophie. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Lorenz, Corinna. Universite Paris Saclay; Francia. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Arneodo, Ezequiel Matías. Universitat Zurich; Suiza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Física La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Física La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Giret, Nicolas. Universite Paris Saclay; Francia
Fil: Hahnloser, Richard H. R.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Materia
Birdsong
Animal welfate
Functional electrical stimulation
Electrophysiology
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spelling Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finchesYamahachi, HomareZai, Anja T.Tachibana, Ryosuke O.Stepien, Anna E.Rodrigues, Diana I.Cavé Lopez, SophieLorenz, CorinnaArneodo, Ezequiel MatíasGiret, NicolasHahnloser, Richard H. R.BirdsongAnimal welfateFunctional electrical stimulationElectrophysiologyhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Research on the songbird zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) has advanced our behavioral, hormonal, neuronal, and genetic understanding of vocal learning. However, little is known about the impact of typical experimental manipulations on the welfare of these birds. Here we explore whether the undirected singing rate can be used as an indicator of welfare. We tested this idea by performing a post hoc analysis of singing behavior in isolated male zebra finches subjected to interactive white noise, to surgery, or to tethering. We find that the latter two experimental manipulations transiently but reliably decreased singing rates. By contraposition, we infer that a high-sustained singing rate is suggestive of successful coping or improved welfare in these experiments. Our analysis across more than 300 days of song data suggests that a singing rate above a threshold of several hundred song motifs per day implies an absence of an acute stressor or a successful coping with stress. Because singing rate can be measured in a completely automatic fashion, its observation can help to reduce experimenter bias in welfare monitoring. Because singing rate measurements are non-invasive, we expect this study to contribute to the refinement of the current welfare monitoring tools in zebra finches.Fil: Yamahachi, Homare. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: Zai, Anja T.. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: Tachibana, Ryosuke O.. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: Stepien, Anna E.. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: Rodrigues, Diana I.. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: Cavé Lopez, Sophie. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: Lorenz, Corinna. Universite Paris Saclay; Francia. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: Arneodo, Ezequiel Matías. Universitat Zurich; Suiza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Física La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Física La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Giret, Nicolas. Universite Paris Saclay; FranciaFil: Hahnloser, Richard H. R.. Universitat Zurich; SuizaPublic Library of Science2020-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/145152Yamahachi, Homare; Zai, Anja T.; Tachibana, Ryosuke O.; Stepien, Anna E.; Rodrigues, Diana I.; et al.; Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finches; Public Library of Science; Plos One; 15; 8; 8-2020; 1-181932-6203CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0236333info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0236333info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:25:49Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/145152instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:25:49.937CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finches
title Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finches
spellingShingle Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finches
Yamahachi, Homare
Birdsong
Animal welfate
Functional electrical stimulation
Electrophysiology
title_short Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finches
title_full Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finches
title_fullStr Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finches
title_full_unstemmed Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finches
title_sort Undirected singing rate as a non-invasive tool for welfare monitoring in isolated male zebra finches
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Yamahachi, Homare
Zai, Anja T.
Tachibana, Ryosuke O.
Stepien, Anna E.
Rodrigues, Diana I.
Cavé Lopez, Sophie
Lorenz, Corinna
Arneodo, Ezequiel Matías
Giret, Nicolas
Hahnloser, Richard H. R.
author Yamahachi, Homare
author_facet Yamahachi, Homare
Zai, Anja T.
Tachibana, Ryosuke O.
Stepien, Anna E.
Rodrigues, Diana I.
Cavé Lopez, Sophie
Lorenz, Corinna
Arneodo, Ezequiel Matías
Giret, Nicolas
Hahnloser, Richard H. R.
author_role author
author2 Zai, Anja T.
Tachibana, Ryosuke O.
Stepien, Anna E.
Rodrigues, Diana I.
Cavé Lopez, Sophie
Lorenz, Corinna
Arneodo, Ezequiel Matías
Giret, Nicolas
Hahnloser, Richard H. R.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Birdsong
Animal welfate
Functional electrical stimulation
Electrophysiology
topic Birdsong
Animal welfate
Functional electrical stimulation
Electrophysiology
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Research on the songbird zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) has advanced our behavioral, hormonal, neuronal, and genetic understanding of vocal learning. However, little is known about the impact of typical experimental manipulations on the welfare of these birds. Here we explore whether the undirected singing rate can be used as an indicator of welfare. We tested this idea by performing a post hoc analysis of singing behavior in isolated male zebra finches subjected to interactive white noise, to surgery, or to tethering. We find that the latter two experimental manipulations transiently but reliably decreased singing rates. By contraposition, we infer that a high-sustained singing rate is suggestive of successful coping or improved welfare in these experiments. Our analysis across more than 300 days of song data suggests that a singing rate above a threshold of several hundred song motifs per day implies an absence of an acute stressor or a successful coping with stress. Because singing rate can be measured in a completely automatic fashion, its observation can help to reduce experimenter bias in welfare monitoring. Because singing rate measurements are non-invasive, we expect this study to contribute to the refinement of the current welfare monitoring tools in zebra finches.
Fil: Yamahachi, Homare. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Zai, Anja T.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Tachibana, Ryosuke O.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Stepien, Anna E.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Rodrigues, Diana I.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Cavé Lopez, Sophie. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Lorenz, Corinna. Universite Paris Saclay; Francia. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Arneodo, Ezequiel Matías. Universitat Zurich; Suiza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Física La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Física La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Giret, Nicolas. Universite Paris Saclay; Francia
Fil: Hahnloser, Richard H. R.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
description Research on the songbird zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) has advanced our behavioral, hormonal, neuronal, and genetic understanding of vocal learning. However, little is known about the impact of typical experimental manipulations on the welfare of these birds. Here we explore whether the undirected singing rate can be used as an indicator of welfare. We tested this idea by performing a post hoc analysis of singing behavior in isolated male zebra finches subjected to interactive white noise, to surgery, or to tethering. We find that the latter two experimental manipulations transiently but reliably decreased singing rates. By contraposition, we infer that a high-sustained singing rate is suggestive of successful coping or improved welfare in these experiments. Our analysis across more than 300 days of song data suggests that a singing rate above a threshold of several hundred song motifs per day implies an absence of an acute stressor or a successful coping with stress. Because singing rate can be measured in a completely automatic fashion, its observation can help to reduce experimenter bias in welfare monitoring. Because singing rate measurements are non-invasive, we expect this study to contribute to the refinement of the current welfare monitoring tools in zebra finches.
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