The effect of a rachitogenic diet on the hoarding behavior of rats.

Abstract

White and hooded rats fed on rachitogenic diets for varying periods of time were tested in a situation where they could hoard pellets made up of normal dietary constituents or pellets of the rachitogenic composition. Although short periods of dietary inadequacy (20 days) produced no marked hoarding differences, a 40 day regimen produced preference for normal pellets in 17 of 18 animals. Return to a normal diet resulted in a decrease in the preference for hoarding normal pellets. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)