Publications

Editorial – Animal welfare, animal right: The past, the present, and the 21st century

Humane interest groups concern themselves with quality of life . ... They favor excellent treatment of animals, the cessation of what they deem needless animal use, and they want the research community to strive for alternative methodology and a reduction...

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Silberman, M. S. 1988. Editorial - Animal welfare, animal right: The past, the present, and the 21st century. Journal of Zoo Animal Medicine 19, 161-167.

The application and evaluation of behavioural enrichment in zoos

General considerations for the application and assessment of environmental enrichment for primates kept in zoos. There is a need to devise cheap, simple and efficient ways to enriching the captive [zoo] environment.

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Shepherdson, D. 1988. The application and evaluation of behavioural enrichment in zoos. Primate Report 22, 35-42.

Lar Gibbon Duets

Playing duets to captive gibbons resulted in increased species-typical activity and vocalisation without evidence of habituation.

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Gibbon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Shepherdson, D., Carman, M., Bemment, N. 1988. Lar Gibbon Duets. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar, UK.

The Cruel Deception

A critical, comprehensive discussion of the perceived benefits resulting from invasive animal experimentation.

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Sharp R. 1988. The Cruel Deception. Thorsons Publishing Group, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK.

Allogrooming as a tension-reduction mechanism: A behavioral approach

Receiving grooming, unlike performing grooming, reduced tension both during the interaction and at other times, as documented by decreased displacement activity rates. ... Although social and hygienic functions of allogrooming are compatible, the role of allogrooming in developing and stabilizing...

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schino, G., Scucchi, S., Maestripieri, D. et al. 1988. Allogrooming as a tension-reduction mechanism: A behavioral approach. American Journal of Primatology 16, 43-50.

Psychological welfare behaviour and housing conditions for laboratory primates: A discussion

Review and discussion of selected studies on environmental enrichment.

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Rupniak, N. M. J. , Iversen, S. D. 1988. Psychological welfare behaviour and housing conditions for laboratory primates: A discussion. In: Laboratory Animal Welfare Research: Primates. Poole, T. B. (ed), 31-38. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar, UK.

A nylon ball device for primate environmental enrichment

We have devised a simple device consisting of a hard nylon ball on a chain which appears to provide an activity stimulus for some individually housed, colony reared, young male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). In order to avoid boredom with...

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ross, P. W., Everitt, J. I. 1988. A nylon ball device for primate environmental enrichment. Laboratory Animal Science 38(4), 481-483.

PVC pipes effectively enrich the environment of caged rhesus monkeys

PVC pipes were successfully used to make the vertical cage space accessible for single-housed macaques.

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Smith, M. D. 1988. PVC pipes effectively enrich the environment of caged rhesus monkeys. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 27(3), 4-5.

Behavior responses of unrelated rhesus monkey females paired for the purpose of environmental enrichment

Pair formation technique is described. Eighty-three percent (15/18) of pairs were compatible, with none of the partners showing signs of depression and none inflicting serious injury on the other. Six of seven animals abandoned behavioral disorders within the first four...

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Houser, W. D., Eisele, S. et al. 1988. Behavior responses of unrelated rhesus monkey females paired for the purpose of environmental enrichment. American Journal of Primatology 14, 135-140.

Environmental enrichment program for caged macaques at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center: A review

Investigations aimed at enriching the barren environment of singly caged, sexually mature macaques were initiated in May 1986.

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Eisele, S., Houser, W. D. 1988. Environmental enrichment program for caged macaques at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center: A review. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 27(2), 5-6.