Publications

Guidelines on the Handling and Training of Laboratory Animals

Very helpful outline of what has to be taken into consideration when training animals to cooperate during handling procedures. Non-human primates, particularly the larger macaques, vervets, baboons and apes, are readily trained to cooperate in procedures such as presenting an...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: All/General, Baboon, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Chambers, D. R., Gibson, T. E., Bindman, L. et al. 1992. Guidelines on the Handling and Training of Laboratory Animals. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar, UK.

Behavioral and physiological responses of dairy goats to isolation

Goats show significant physiological [increased plasma norepinephrine] and behavioral responses [vocalization, trotting, rearing] to being kept alone without contact with other goats.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Goat

Citation: Carbonaro, D. A., Friend, T. H., Dellmeier, G. R. et al. 1992. Behavioral and physiological responses of dairy goats to isolation. Physiology and Behavior 51, 297-301.

Self-aggression in nonhuman primates: A review of its development/possible causes, methods of therapeutic treatment, and its relevance to the zoo situation

Social enrichment appears to be the most effective method of reducing the development or frequency of abnormal behaviors.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bushong, D., Schapiro, S. J., Bloomsmith, M. A. 1992. Self-aggression in nonhuman primates: A review of its development/possible causes, methods of therapeutic treatment, and its relevance to the zoo situation. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 723-728.

Environmental enrichment for a captive group of Sulawesi macaques (Macaca nigra)

Examination of individual activity budgets suggests that these [feeding] enrichment devices do not benefit all individuals [of the group] and may lose effectiveness in the long term.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Britt, A. 1992. Environmental enrichment for a captive group of Sulawesi macaques (Macaca nigra). Congress of the International Primatological Society , 304 (Abstract).

Problems in evaluating the success of environmental enrichment ideas for captive primates

A plea will also be made for some standardization of methods for evaluating the success of enrichment devices and techniques.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Britt, A. 1992. Problems in evaluating the success of environmental enrichment ideas for captive primates. Primate Eye 46, 9 (Abstract).

Woodchip bedding as enrichment for captive chimpanzees in an outdoor enclosure

The use of woodchips as bedding for 16 juvenile chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) was evaluated for the effects on behaviour, health and husbandry practices. Woodchip bedding was placed in two outdoor play areas for five consecutive days. Behavioural data were recorded...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L. 1992. Woodchip bedding as enrichment for captive chimpanzees in an outdoor enclosure. Animal Welfare 1(3), 161-170.

The effects of cage size and pair housing on the behavior of captive chimpanzees

Environmental manipulation was higher and inactivity lower in the [furnished] large single cage than in the [furnished] small single cage. The mean abnormal behaviors decreased in the larger cages but the difference was not significant. ... During the paired condition,...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Housing, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L. 1992. The effects of cage size and pair housing on the behavior of captive chimpanzees. American Journal of Primatology 27, 20 (Abstract).

Enriching the lives of captive primates

The author reviews improvements in the behavioral management of a colony of captive chimpanzees at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research. Environmental enrichment techniques, such as providing increased opportunities for physical, sensory, and feeding stimulation, as well as improvements in...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L. 1992. Enriching the lives of captive primates. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 6, 371-373.

Signs of enrichment

Chimpanzees were provided with a wide variety of things to do

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bodamer, M. D. 1992. Signs of enrichment. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, 77-90.

Increased plasma ACTH responses to stress in nonhandled compared with handled rats require basal levels of corticosterone and are associated with increased levels of ACTH secretagogues in the median eminence

Handling of rat pups produced siginificantly lower plasma ACTH responses to a variety of stressors compared to nonhandled pups.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Viau, V., Sharma, S., Plotsky, P. M. et al. 1992. Increased plasma ACTH responses to stress in nonhandled compared with handled rats require basal levels of corticosterone and are associated with increased levels of ACTH secretagogues in the median eminence. Journal of Neuroscience 113, 1097-1105.