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Recommendations on laboratory housing for macaques in the Netherlands (1984)

Goosen, C.

Abstract

Guidelines for housing of macaques in the Netherlands. Single-cage housing should be discontinued as a standard procedure for long-term housing. ... Young animals should be given larger cages [than minimal-sized standard cage] to permit exercise. ... The cage should have provision for climbing and also for hiding to permit escape from social aggression.

Published
1984

Animal Type
Macaque, Nonhuman Primate
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Citation
Goosen, C. 1984. Recommendations on laboratory housing for macaques in the Netherlands. In: Standards in Laboratory Animal Management. Proceedings of a Symposium. 245-249. The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar, UK.

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