Nonhuman Primate

Forage feeder box for single animal cages

Standard feeder with small access holes rather than one big access hole. Time spent foraging during the first hour after biscuit distribution increased from 51 seconds when 40 biscuits were presented in the standard feeder [one large access hole] to...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Murchison, M. A. 1995. Forage feeder box for single animal cages. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 34(1), 1-2.

The use of feeding board as an environmental enrichment device for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

Results show that the feeding board [on which seeds were scattered] were almost always in use [during 30-minute observations]. ... There was no evidence that the position in which the feeding board was placed [high vs low] influenced its use...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Capuchin, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Riviello, M. C. 1995. The use of feeding board as an environmental enrichment device for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Primate Report 42, 23-24 (Abstract).

An alternative to woodchip as a foraging substrate for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

Our laboratory, a short time after the introduction of woodchip, became infested with domestic mice. ... We decided to adequate the original idea changing woodchip with argilla espansa ... a material that is used in gardening to improve the permeability...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Capuchin, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Riviello, M. C., Misiti, A. 1995. An alternative to woodchip as a foraging substrate for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Primate Report 42, 24. (Abstract)

Environmental enhancement for laboratory-housed squirrel monkeys: Fifteen-year retrospective analysis of procedures

The squirrel monkeys are housed in runs that allow them to travel from one cage to another. This allows for large (40 to 60 monkeys) multi-male, multi-female groups similar to those found in the wild. Each run is covered with...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Ricker, R. B., Williams, L. E., Brady, A. G. et al. 1995. Environmental enhancement for laboratory-housed squirrel monkeys: Fifteen-year retrospective analysis of procedures. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 34(4), 55 (Abstract).

Restraint methods of laboratory non-human primates: A critical review

Published information provides scientific evidence that traditional, involuntary restraint techniques of research non-human primates are intrinsically a source of distress resulting from fear. It has been documented that common methods of enforced restraint result in significantly increased adrenal activity as...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Animal Training, RestraintAnimal Type: Baboon, Chimpanzee, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Liss, C., Stevens, C. 1995. Restraint methods of laboratory non-human primates: A critical review. Animal Welfare 4(3), 221-238 .

Social housing of previously single-caged macaques: What are the options and the risks? Animal Welfare 4(4), 307-328

A review of the scientific literature gives evidence that transferring previously single-caged adult macaques to permanent compatible pair-housing arrangements (isosexual pairs, adult/infant pairs) is associated with less risk of injury and morbidity than transferring them to permanent group-housing arrangements. Juvenile...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Liss, C., Stevens, C. 1995. Social housing of previously single-caged macaques: What are the options and the risks? Animal Welfare 4(4), 307-328 .

Effects of daily social experience on the pituitary-adrenal and leukocyte response to dexamethasone and chair restraint

Daily 2-hour exposure to social partners buffered the stress response associated with chair restraint [without presence of social partners].

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mendoza, S. P., Capitanio, J. P. 1995. Effects of daily social experience on the pituitary-adrenal and leukocyte response to dexamethasone and chair restraint. American Journal of Primatology 36, 143 (Abstract).

Comparing cage space requirements for nonhuman primates in the United States and in Europe

Minimum space requirements for caged nonhuman primates are subminimal in the United States compared to Europe.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Liss, C., Stevens, C. 1995. Comparing cage space requirements for nonhuman primates in the United States and in Europe. Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) Newsletter 7(1), 12-13.

Environmental manipulation for behavioral enrichment of group-housed baboons

Overall, the resulting activity budgets of the baboons were more naturalistic under the enriched conditions.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McLain, A. M., McGrew, W. C. 1995. Environmental manipulation for behavioral enrichment of group-housed baboons. American Journal of Primatology 36, 142-143 (Abstract).

Environmental Enhancement for Caged Rhesus Macaques: A Photographic Documentation (Slide Series With Commentary)

A collection of annotated slides demonstrating a comprehensive environmental enhancement plan - including training for cooperation during procedures - for caged rhesus macaques.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1995. Environmental Enhancement for Caged Rhesus Macaques: A Photographic Documentation (Slide Series With Commentary). Animal Welfare Institute.Available on loan from Animal Welfare Institute, PO Box 3650, Washington, DC 20007, USA; Telephone: (202) 337 2332; E-mail: cheyde@awionline.org, Washington, DC.