2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Is Motion Sickness a Part of The Transportation Stress in Domestic Animals?

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20580291
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Zootechnical science/Grassland science
Research Institution	Utsunomiya University
Principal Investigator	AOYAMA Masat Utsunomiya University, 農学部, 助教 (90282384)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SUGITA Shoei 宇都宮大学, 農学部, 教授 (50154472)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	乗り物酔い / 輸送 / ストレス / 悪心 / ヤギ
Research Abstract	This study examined whether goats might experience motion sickness during road transportation. The administration of cisplatin, which causes emesis and vomiting in humans, induce a specific postural shape consisting of a lowered head and little movement (this shape was named "emesis like shape"). Road transportation with a truck induced the similar shape to goats, but it was relieved by the administration of diphenhydramine, which prevents motion sickness in humans. These results suggest that goats can experience motion sickness during road transportation.

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