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Environmental enrichment objects for the improvement of locomotion of caged rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) (2006)

Plesker, R., Heller-Schmidth, J., Hackbarth, H.

Abstract

Juveniles used the mobile objects [treadmill and rotating barrel] more than the adults. Due to the increase in locomotion, the amount of time spent in aggressive behavior significantly decreased.

Published
2006

Animal Type
Macaque, Nonhuman Primate
Topic
Environmental Enrichment

Citation
Plesker, R., Heller-Schmidth, J., Hackbarth, H. 2006. Environmental enrichment objects for the improvement of locomotion of caged rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Laboratory Primate Newsletter 45(1), 7-10.

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