Environmental Enrichment

The use of foraging devices for environmental enrichment of individually housed rhesus monkeys in a laboratory colony

Two custom-made peanut-loaded foraging devices for single-housed subjects are described. No data are included in this article.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Taylor, R. L., White, B. L., Ferguson, S. A. et al. 1994. The use of foraging devices for environmental enrichment of individually housed rhesus monkeys in a laboratory colony. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 33(6), 71-73.

Monkey buckets

Three methods of hanging the buckets were considered.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Suarez, S. A., Smith, M. 1994. Monkey buckets. The Shape of Enrichment 3(3), 3-4.

Enrichment options: Food pods and mesh feeders

Food pods are a recent innovation and are constructed primarily of PVC tubing whish, in turn, is fastened to nets or firehose. The object is to extract foods which have been placed in the tubes via internalized, gorilla-proof, access seals....

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sutherland, R. 1994. Enrichment options: Food pods and mesh feeders. Animal Keepers' Forum 21(9), 315-316.

Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviour and reproductivity of growing pigs

Enriching the environment [extra area with peat and a straw hopper; pigs in enriched environments had more than four times the floor space of pigs in barren environments] reduced both the amount of time pigs spent inactive and the time...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental Enrichment, ReproductionAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Beattie, V. W., Walker, N., Sneddon, I. A. 1995. Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviour and reproductivity of growing pigs. Animal Welfare 4, 207-220.

A comparative analysis of the effects of behavioral enrichment and the utilization of tools within and between captive groups of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus)

Unspecified enrichment items are tested. Abstract of this work has also been published in: American Journal of Primatology 33: 252-253, 1994; Wright BW; The effects of behavioral enrichment and the utilization of tools within and between captive groups of western...

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wright, B. W. 1994. A comparative analysis of the effects of behavioral enrichment and the utilization of tools within and between captive groups of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 94 (Supplement), 210-211.

Effects of environmental enrichment on nonsocial and abnormal behavior of captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

The use of straw as bedding material appears to have a positive effect on both specific nonsocial [feeding/foraging] and abnormal behavior [coprophagy, regurgitation].

Year Published: 1995Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brown, D. L., Calcagno, J., Gold, K. C. et al. 1995. Effects of environmental enrichment on nonsocial and abnormal behavior of captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 29-35.

Improving the laboratory environment for nonhuman primates

Environmental improvements include construction of large indoor cages that allow pairing of experimental animals, a grass-covered 'playground' for breeding chimpanzee groups, and indoor/outdoor group housing for 'retired' experimental animals. In addition, we provide toys, perches, mirrors, and foraging devices, and...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Rearing & Weaning, ReproductionAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L. 1995. Improving the laboratory environment for nonhuman primates. Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 44(1), 14-15.

Primate enrichment

Several feeding enrichment options are briefly described.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bollen, K. 1995. Primate enrichment. Animal Keepers' Forum 22, 162.

Age and gender differences in response to food enrichment in family groups of captive marmosets (Callithrix, Callithrichidae)

The proximity of individual members of three family groups of marmosets was measured to two sources of food namely, on the introduction of their normal daily ration (baseline behaviour) as well as to a previously unfamiliar 'preferred' food [grapes]. Significant...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Box, H. O., Smith, P. 1995. Age and gender differences in response to food enrichment in family groups of captive marmosets (Callithrix, Callithrichidae). Animal Technology 46, 11-18.

Environmental enrichment for laboratory rodents

What is in general understood by 'enrichment' is in fact no more than providing the animals with the possibilities to fulfill their basic needs, as we consider their species specific behaviour. .. Perhaps it would be more honest to use...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rodent

Citation: Baumans, V. , Van de Weerd, H. A. 1995. Environmental enrichment for laboratory rodents. In: Proceedings of the Animals in Science Conference, Perspectives of Their Use, Care and Welfare. Johnston, N. E. (ed.), 152-156. Research Ethics Unit, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.