Vervet (African Green Monkey)

African Green nonhuman primate enrichment

An enrichment program consisting of pair housing, exercise caging, food treats, and manpulanda was implemented. The most challenging and rewarding component .. is pair housing. Selected pairs are housed with plexi-panels between them for at least one week. At the...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Dansie, C., Galvao, A. V., McKain, J. et al. 2004. African Green nonhuman primate enrichment. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 129 (Abstract).

Environmental enrichment for vervet monkeys at the Primate Unit: research, rationale and current practice

The mobile cage expansion (exercise cage) and foraging logs used by us are effective enrichment devices because they are associated with a significant reduction of stereotyped behaviour.Some enrichment can reduce stereotypies to below that seen in much larger cages -...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Jorgen Seier 2004. Environmental enrichment for vervet monkeys at the Primate Unit: research, rationale and current practice. personal communication.

Mirrors as environmental enrichment for African green monkeys

Stainless steel circular mirrors were employed in an enrichment plan for 105 singly housed male African green monkeys. We observed 25 randomly selected males to measure mirror use and to assess the mirrors' effectiveness as an enrichment item. We conducted...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Harris, H. G., Edwards, A. J. 2004. Mirrors as environmental enrichment for African green monkeys . American Journal of Primatology 63, 459-467.

Tooth blunting as a wound reduction strategy in group living vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops)

Wounding is a consistent feature of agonistic encounters between male vervet monkeys. In an effort to reduce the incidence and severity of wounding in our multimale/multifemale groups, we tested the efficacy of canine tooth blunting, a minor dental procedure in...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Knezevich, M., Fairbanks, L. 2004. Tooth blunting as a wound reduction strategy in group living vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). American Journal of Primatology 62(Supplement), 45 (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.

Housing and stereotyped behaviour: Some observations from an indoor colony of vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops)

Adult females displaying stereotypies in single cages were exposed sequentially to a foraging log and an exercise cage, as well as cages of varying complexity and dimensions. In another study females and males housed single in the bottom row, and...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Seier, J. V., Loza, J., Benjamin, L. 2004. Housing and stereotyped behaviour: Some observations from an indoor colony of vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). Folia Primatologica 75(Supplement 1), 332. (Primate Meeting Abstract)

USDA perspectives on environmental enrichment for animals

This article provides a brief historical background of the events and circumstances that led to the 1985 Animal Welfare Act (AWA) amendments. It describes the development of the regulations promulgated by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1991 as...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Human-Animal Interaction, Regulations & Ethical Review, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Dog, Lemur, Macaque, Marine Mammal, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Kulpa-Eddy, J. A., Taylor, S., Adams, K. M. 2005. USDA perspectives on environmental enrichment for animals. ILAR Journal 46(2), 83-94.

Enrichment and nonhuman primates: “”First, do no harm””

Since the 1998 publication of The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates by the National Research Council, and the 1991 implementation of the 1985 Animal Welfare Act Amendment, many formal and informal nonhuman primate enrichment programs have been put into practice....

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Nelson, R. J., Mandrell, T. D. 2005. Enrichment and nonhuman primates: "First, do no harm". ILAR Journal 46(2), 171-177.

Environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates: Theory and application

Only social contact satisfies the goal of promoting a wide variety of species-typical activities while at the same time reducing or preventing the development of abnormal behavior... A number of toys should be provided initially and rotated on a regular...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Lutz, C. K., Novak, M. 2005. Environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates: Theory and application. ILAR Journal 46(2), 178-191.

Risks associated with environmental enrichment: Intestinal obstruction caused by foraging substrate

Questions are occasionally asked about the safety of enrichment techniques, considering that many novel ways are frequently employed to ensure environmental complexity. A juvenile male vervet monkey was found with a phytobezoar of straw obstructing the sigmoid colon. The straw...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Seier, J. V., Dhansay, M. A., Davids, A. 2005. Risks associated with environmental enrichment: Intestinal obstruction caused by foraging substrate. Journal of Medical Primatology 34(3), 154-155.