Baboon

Effects of cage mounted enrichment on behavior of a group of juvenile baboons (Papio anubis)

The enrichment devices consisted of childrens toys that play music, make other sounds, or light up when manipulated. These were attached to metal frames clipped to the cage front. The subjects were eight female olive baboons (Papio anubis), ranging in...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mikels, J., Wallis, J. 2003. Effects of cage mounted enrichment on behavior of a group of juvenile baboons (Papio anubis). American Journal of Primatology 60(Supplement), 81-82 (Abstract).

Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research

Expanding on the National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, this book deals specifically with mammals in neuroscience and behavioral research laboratories. It offers flexible guidelines for the care of these animals, and guidance on...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Regulations & Ethical Review, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Cat, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Mouse, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Other Rodent, Owl Monkey, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Rodent, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: National Research Council. 2003. Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research. National Academic Press: Washington, DC, 223 pp.

Environmental enrichment for laboratory animals

Includes regulatory compliance, program development and management, common environmental enrichment strategies, program assessment and monitoring. A key component to the enrichment program development is the understanding of the natural behavior and habitat of each species housed in the animal facility....

Year Published: 2004Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General, Baboon, Capuchin, Cat, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Gibbon, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Mole Rat, Mouse, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Other Rodent, Owl Monkey, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Rodent, Sheep, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Stewart, K. L. , Bayne, K. 2004. Environmental enrichment for laboratory animals. In: Laboratory Animal Medicine and Management. Reuter, J. D. , Suckow, M. A. (Eds). International Veterinary Information Service, Ithaca, New York.

A functional analysis of self-injurious behavior in an olive baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis)

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dorey, N., Rosales Ruiz, J., Smith, R. et al. 2004. A functional analysis of self-injurious behavior in an olive baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis). Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) Conference Proceedings , 81 (Abstract).

A demographic analysis of primate research in the United States

89% of the [1000 grants reviewed] did not specify type of housing. .. It was determined that 77% of the monkey grants involved invasive procedures. .. 45% of the total number of grants involved rhesus macaques [baboons; 11%; pig-tailed macaques;...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Baboon, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Conlee, K. M., Hoffeld, E. H., Stephens, M. L. 2004. A demographic analysis of primate research in the United States. ATLA (Alternatives to Laboratory Animals) 32(Supplement), 315-322.

Foraging in captive hamadryas baboons: implications for enrichment

Many animals will work for food even if food is freely available or the animal is satiated, suggesting that foraging behaviour is inherently rewarding and that there is a behavioural need to forage. We investigated whether members of a hamadryas...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Jones, M., Pillay, N. 2004. Foraging in captive hamadryas baboons: implications for enrichment . Applied Animal Behaviour Science 88, 101-110.

Conflict and friendship in immature Guinea baboons

Year Published: 2004Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hermano-Silva, C., Lee, P. C. 2004. Conflict and friendship in immature Guinea baboons. Folia Primatologica 75(Supplement 1), 273. (Primate Meeting Abstract)

Flaws in federal regulations pertaining to the welfare of primates kept in research institutions

Federal welfare regulations for primates kept in research laboratories fail (1) to include recommendations pertaining to the legal requirement of the avoidance of stress and unnecessary discomfort during handling procedures, (2) to specify how the legally required uniform illumination can...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 2004. Flaws in federal regulations pertaining to the welfare of primates kept in research institutions. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 7(4), 273-276.

Intraperitoneal foreign body disease in a baboon (Papio hamadryas)

In a baboon group housed at the German Primate Center one animal became conspicuous with signs of massive abdominal pain in the upper gastric region. After clinical investigation an acute bloat-syndrome was suspected as cause of the animals' sickness. Symptomatic...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Matz-Rensing, K., Floto, A., Kaup, F. J. 2004. Intraperitoneal foreign body disease in a baboon (Papio hamadryas). Journal of Medical Primatology 33(2), 113-116.

Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: Baboons

Excellent introduction to species-adequate enrichment for baboons.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L. , Butler, T. M. 2005. Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: Baboons. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, Bethesda, MD.