Baboon

Chapter 4.10. Wooden Objects

I give our single-caged baboons 20 cm long gnawing sticks made of pecan branches. They love them! It takes one to two weeks for a stick to be wittled down to about half of its size.

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum] 2007. Chapter 4.10. Wooden Objects. In: Making Lives Easier for Animals in Research Labs: Discussions by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Baumans, V., Coke, C., Green, J., Moreau, E., Morton, D., Patterson-Kane, E., Reinhardt, A., Reinhardt, V., Van Loo, P. (eds), 70-71. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Components of an animal training program at a large institution

The application of positive reinforcement training (PRT) has increased in zoological, laboratory, and research settings in recent years, however there is little literature pertaining to the development and implementation of such programs. Over the past year, Yerkes National Primate Research...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Animal TrainingAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: McMillan, J. L., Perlman, J. E., Bloomsmith, M. A. 2007. Components of an animal training program at a large institution. American Journal of Primatology 69(S1), 117. (30th Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists Scientific Program, Abstract #177)

A change in perspective, providing enrichment for Hamadryas baboons

Year Published: 2008Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Cloete, C., Mogogane, O., Sebati, M. 2008. A change in perspective, providing enrichment for Hamadryas baboons. Shape of enrichment 17(3), 1-3.

Effectiveness of saliva collection and enzyme-immunoassay for the quantification of cortisol in socially housed baboons

Circulating cortisol levels are often used to assess the biological stress response in captive primates. Some methods commonly used to collect blood samples may alter the stress response. As such, noninvasive means to analyze cortisol levels are increasingly being developed....

Year Published: 2008Topics: Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Pearson, B. L., Judge, P., Reeder, D. M. 2008. Effectiveness of saliva collection and enzyme-immunoassay for the quantification of cortisol in socially housed baboons. American Journal of Primatology 70(12), 1145-1151.

Effect of positive reinforcement training on physiologocal and behavioural stress responses in the hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas)

Absenced of elevated salivary cortisol was taken as evidence that PRT [traget touching/holding] has no adverse effect on animal welfare.

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: O'Brien, J. K., Heffernan, S., Thomson, P. C. et al. 2008. Effect of positive reinforcement training on physiologocal and behavioural stress responses in the hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas). Animal Welfare 17, 127-138.

The influence of observer presence on the behavior of singly housed baboons (Papio sp.)

Live, direct observations are often used to collect behavioral data. However, the presence of an observer may affect the behavior of unhabituated subjects. This study was conducted to determine the effect of an observer's presence on the behavior of singly-housed...

Year Published: 2008Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Baboon, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Iredale, S. K., Nevill, C. H., Lutz, C. K. 2008. The influence of observer presence on the behavior of singly housed baboons (Papio sp.) and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 70(S1), 29. (31st Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists Scientific Program, Abstract #28)

A rational approach to enriched nutrition for nonhuman primates

Obesity is a concern with nonhuman primates (NHPs) housed in captivity for extended periods of time, mostly due to overfeeding and lack of exercise. This is often compounded by environmental enrichment programs that include different types of food. That is...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Camacho, I. N., Schultz, C. 2009. A rational approach to enriched nutrition for nonhuman primates. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 543 (Abstract #PS38).

The influence of observer presence on baboon (Papio spp

A common method for collecting behavioral data is through direct observations. However, there is very little information available on how a human observer affects the behavior of the animals being observed. This study assesses the effects of a human observer...

Year Published: 2009Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Iredale, S. K., Nevill, C. H., Lutz, C. K. 2009. The influence of observer presence on baboon (Papio spp.) and rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) behavior. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 122, 53-57.

The Effects of Exposure to an Expanded Environmental Enrichment Program on Select Individual Behaviors in Baboons

In our laboratory, we had often discussed our desire to create an area in which our singly housed, adult male baboons could be released to exercise. The opportunity to do so arose when an environmental enrichment grant from the Center...

Year Published: 2009Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Relocation & Transport, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Goodwin, A. K., James, S. A., Lane, K. E. et al. 2009. The Effects of Exposure to an Expanded Environmental Enrichment Program on Select Individual Behaviors in Baboons. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 48(3), 1-7.

Floating limb behaviors and self-biting are associated in laboratory monkeys

Early descriptions of floating limb behaviors in monkeys were associated with isolation rearing, a practice that ended more than two decades ago. The present authors named various forms of behaviors in which a leg is elevated for no apparent reason:...

Year Published: 2010Topics: Abnormal/Problematic BehaviorAnimal Type: Baboon, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bentson, K. L., Crockett, C. M., Wahl, K. L. et al. 2010. Floating limb behaviors and self-biting are associated in laboratory monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 72(8), 725-733.