Environmental Enrichment

Environmental enrichment ideas

Some feeding enrichment options are listed.

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Nunnally, A. 1999. Environmental enrichment ideas. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 4(1), 1.

Forage “shooter”: A means to widely distribute forage materials

A device was designed that allows us to blow forage [e.g., chicken scratch] into both empty and occupied cages and over a wide area.

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Murphy, J., Fritz, J. 1999. Forage "shooter": A means to widely distribute forage materials. The Newsletter 10(4), 1-3.

Veterinarian’s role in monitoring the behavioral enrichment standards of the Animal Welfare Act

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: McManamon, R. 1999. Veterinarian's role in monitoring the behavioral enrichment standards of the Animal Welfare Act. In: Zoo & Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy, Fourth Edition. Fowler, M. E. (ed), 387-391. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA.

Validating the efficacy of primate enrichment programs

Comparing the frequency of abnormal behaviors across time provides a means of assessing the success of specific enrichment activities such as manipulanda usage and pair- or group-housing, as well as assessing the overall effectiveness of the enrichment program.

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Lockwitz, K., Bayne, K., Hernandez, P. et al. 1999. Validating the efficacy of primate enrichment programs. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 33 (Abstract).

Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates Resource Guide: January 1992 – February 1999

This publication updates and expands Environmental Enrichment Information Resources for Nonhuman Primates: 1987-1992. It is current through March 1999 and covers literature published since January 1992. ... This expanded version of the 1992 document contains the full text of relevant...

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kreger, M. D. 1999. Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates Resource Guide: January 1992 - February 1999. Animal Welfare Information Center, Beltsville, MD.

The nuts and bolts of captive chimpanzee diets and food as enrichment: A survey

Results suggest facilities are moving away from timed feeding schedules, which tend to increase prefeeding levels of agonism, to feeding a wide variety of food throughout the day and using a wide variety of feeding techniques.

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Howell, S. M., Fritz, J. 1999. The nuts and bolts of captive chimpanzee diets and food as enrichment: A survey. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 2, 205-215.

Assessing the value of television as environmental enrichment for individually housed rhesus monkeys: A behavioral economic approach

The goal of this study was to evaluate television as a source of environmental enrichment for individually housed rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) by using the concepts of behavioral economics. Phase I entailed the use of operant conditioning to assess the...

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Harris, L. D., Briand, E. J., Orth, R. et al. 1999. Assessing the value of television as environmental enrichment for individually housed rhesus monkeys: A behavioral economic approach. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 38(2), 48-53.

The problem with nestlets and Athymic Nudes

A colony of Hsd:Athymic Nude-nu mice was found to have an increased prevalence of conjunctivitis. .. It was theorized, because Athymic Nude mice lack the normal fur, i.e., guard hairs, and eye lashes, the fibers from nestlets can easily become...

Year Published: 2000Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Bazille, P. G. 2000. The problem with nestlets and Athymic Nudes. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 123 (Abstract).

Captive chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) object enrichment: The effect of item novelty, category, and amount

The importance of novelty, variety, and number of enrichment objects is discussed in regard to enrichment programs.

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Water, G. S., McDowell, M. L., Fouts, R. S. et al. 1999. Captive chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) object enrichment: The effect of item novelty, category, and amount. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, 32 (Abstract).

The management and husbandry of Geoffroy’s marmoset

A survey of selected enrichment programs for group-housed marmosets. Older individuals ... appear to habituate themselves less to the presence of visitors, and get very agitated when approached. ... High perches should be provided to give animals vantage points from...

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & Management, Natural Behavior, Rearing & Weaning, Reproduction, VocalizationAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wakenshaw, V. 1999. The management and husbandry of Geoffroy's marmoset. International Zoo News 46(1), 3-15.