Vervet (African Green Monkey)

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.

Policy on the Care and Use of Non-Human Primates for Scientific Purposes

Year Published: 2003Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: National Health and Medical Research Council [NHMRC] Animal Welfare Committee. 2003. Policy on the Care and Use of Non-Human Primates for Scientific Purposes. National Health and Medical Research Council: Canberra, Australia.

Use of space, cage features, and manipulable objects by laboratory primates:individual differences and species variability

Rhesus (74%), longtailed (71%), vervets (94%), and patas (82%) significantly exceeded the expected rate of perch use (25%), while pigtailed (28%) did not differ from expectation. ... The effect of upper or lower tier on being near the cage front...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Smith, K., St. Claire, M., Byrum, R. et al. 2003. Use of space, cage features, and manipulable objects by laboratory primates:individual differences and species variability. American Journal of Primatology 60((Supplement)), 76-77 (Abstract).

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.

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)