@article{2013,title={THE AFFECT OF SEPERATION AND BEING AWAY FROM THE MOTHER ON RATS PUPPIES’ PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT},abstractNode={The aim of this study is to find out the effects on physical and mental development at rats that are separated from mothers and put into single housing. This study was conducted in Experimental Animal Research Center of Medical Faculty of Dokuz Eylül University. The ethical approval was taken from Dokuz Eylül University Animal Experiments Ethical Committee. In the study totally 28 rat puppies, 12 male and 16 female born from three Wistar Albino rats were used. 1st group (n: 6) the male rats puppies that have being away from the mother stress. 2nd group (n: 8) the female rats puppies that have being away from the mother stress. 3rd group (n: 6) the male rats puppies who don’t have separation stress. 4th group (n: 8) the female rats puppies who don’t have separation stress. All the puppy rats lived with their mother till the 18th day of their birth. The rats in 1st and 2 nd groups were taken from their mother between 18-30 th days, totally 12 days, 4 hours every day at the same time and same situation. Sucking from the mother was cut at the 30 th day and the puppy rats that are separated from the mothers at the 1 st and 2 nd groups were put to single housing between 30-90 days. On the other hand the other groups who don’t have separation stress were put in cages as males to get his and females to get her. The weight gain, food and water consumption was measured once a week to check out the physical development and water tank test was applied at 30 th and 90 th day to follow the mental development. There was a statistically significant difference (P},author={Funda SEMENDEROĞLU--Canberk YILMAZ-Cemre HATİPOĞLU-Gökmen Ataç SÖNMEZ-Necati GÖKMEN-Osman YILMAZ},year={2013},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}