Publications

A successful introduction: Behavioral enrichment and training at the Toledo Zoo

Benefits to be gained from the training were felt to include: better keeper/gorilla cooperation and trust, resulting in increased flexibility in moving the gorillas; encouragement of greater socialization in groups; better management for health and veterinary procedures; reduction in stress;...

Year Published: 1990Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Petiniot, C. M. 1990. A successful introduction: Behavioral enrichment and training at the Toledo Zoo. Proceedings: Columbus Zoo Gorilla Workshop, 129-132.

Training for enrichment purposes

King also allows us to take nasal swabs with a Q-tip [and] listen to this heart beat with a stethoscope. [Training technique is not described.]

Year Published: 1990Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Paciulli, L. 1990. Training for enrichment purposes. American Society of Primatologists (APS) Bulletin September, 3-4.

A prototype rhesus cage to satisfy the needs of the Home Office, research, the animal technician and most importantly the monkey.

The design of this [prototype] cage and the lessons we have learned will enable us to improve on present facilities and, it is anticipated, to help relieve the stress and boredom which so often occurs when primates are kept in...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Applebee, K. A., Marshall, P. E., McNab, A. M. 1991 . A prototype rhesus cage to satisfy the needs of the Home Office, research, the animal technician and most importantly the monkey. Animal Technology 42, 23-38.

The psychological well-being of primates

All our experience, presently being confirmed by the research of Dr. Eaton, tells us that the best we can give the monkeys to enrich their environment is not an artificial branch or plastic toy, but a friend , according to...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anonymous 1991. The psychological well-being of primates. Primate News 25(Fall), 3-5.

Primate psychological well-being: A comparative approach to environmental enrichment for captive primates

The presence of woodchips and especially the introduction of [unspecified] objects, reduced general locomotor activity in the capuchins; however, the objects had no such effect on the lemurs, and the provision of woodchips plus grain almost doubled their rates of...

Year Published: 1991Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Capuchin, Lemur, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anderson, J. R., Visalberghi, E. 1991. Primate psychological well-being: A comparative approach to environmental enrichment for captive primates. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 30, 195 (Abstract).

Two enrichment devices for Saimiri sciureus

Two enrichment devices [suspended chain and rings placed on cage floor] were successfully introduced to singly-caged male squirrel monkeys to increase cage complexity.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Adams, B. W., Olsen, M. C. 1991. Two enrichment devices for Saimiri sciureus. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Bulletin 30(4), 23 (Abstract).

Environment enrichment for the laboratory pig

This brief paper attempts to illustrate the simple ideas that can be used to enhance the environment of the laboratory pig. ... It does not describe the behaviour of the pig in any detail but suggests that with a little...

Year Published: 1991Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Batchelor, G. R. 1991. Environment enrichment for the laboratory pig. Animal Technology 42, 185-189.

Group housing on floor pens and environmental enrichment in sandy lop rabbits

Species-adequate group-housing arrangements for rabbits are described. Rabbits housed in social groups benefit both from the company of each other and from exercise. While female rabbits are kept in groups with direct physical contact, solitary bucks are housed on floor...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Batchelor, G. R. 1991. Group housing on floor pens and environmental enrichment in sandy lop rabbits. Animal Technology 42, 109-120.

Effects of handling and transportation on the heart rate and behaviour of sheep

Sheep show a marked increase in heart rate when isolated from other sheep. When a sheep was separated from other sheep by a fence, she stayed calm as long as she could see her companions. However, if the fence was...

Year Published: 1990Animal Type: Sheep

Citation: Baldock, N. M., Sibly, R. M. 1990. Effects of handling and transportation on the heart rate and behaviour of sheep. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 28, 15-39.

Effects of housing on social preference and behaviour in male golden hamsters (Mesocericetus auratus)

One strange male was introduced into a group of 4 littermates in a barren 5-chamber cage without preliminaries, and left with the stimulus animals for about 46 h. ... The hamsters showed an overall preference for being with conspecifics and...

Year Published: 1990Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Arnold, C. E., Estep, D. Q. 1990. Effects of housing on social preference and behaviour in male golden hamsters (Mesocericetus auratus). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 27, 253-261.