Husbandry & Management

Effects of gnawing material, group size and cage level in rack on Wistar rats

Han:Wist rats were housed after weaning in groups of one, two, three or four in stainless steel cages with aspen chip bedding, with or without wooden gnawing blocks. The use of the blocks was assessed by Video recording and by...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Kaliste-Korhonen, E., Eskola, S., Rekilä, T. et al. 1995. Effects of gnawing material, group size and cage level in rack on Wistar rats. Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science 22(4), 291-299.

The use of feeding board as an environmental enrichment device for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

Results show that the feeding board [on which seeds were scattered] were almost always in use [during 30-minute observations]. ... There was no evidence that the position in which the feeding board was placed [high vs low] influenced its use...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Capuchin, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Riviello, M. C. 1995. The use of feeding board as an environmental enrichment device for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Primate Report 42, 23-24 (Abstract).

An alternative to woodchip as a foraging substrate for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

Our laboratory, a short time after the introduction of woodchip, became infested with domestic mice. ... We decided to adequate the original idea changing woodchip with argilla espansa ... a material that is used in gardening to improve the permeability...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Capuchin, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Riviello, M. C., Misiti, A. 1995. An alternative to woodchip as a foraging substrate for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Primate Report 42, 24. (Abstract)

Feeding captive siamangs: A nutrition analysis and some proposals to enhance feeding in a more natural manner

Food cannot be collected without effort, but must be plucked [from the net] item by item, resulting in an increase of feeding time. The net is attached to the top of the cage.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Orgeldinger, M. 1995. Feeding captive siamangs: A nutrition analysis and some proposals to enhance feeding in a more natural manner. International Zoo News 42(4), 223-235.

Cage-cleaning: Interest or intrusion?

After the woodchip litter was removed and replaced the animals' behavior was similar to that occurring during enrichment. It is likely that for arboreal monkeys, changes to their floor has no negative effect because the floor is a rarely-used part...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chamove, A. S. 1996. Cage-cleaning: Interest or intrusion? Australian Primatology 11(1), 2-5.

Influences of blood sampling procedures on basal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal hormone levels and leukocyte values in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Differences in housing location and the amount of room disturbance associated with blood sampling have a significant impact on cell counts, but not on ACTH or cortisol levels. We believe that the critical factor that explains our housing location results...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Biological Sampling & Physiological Measurement, Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Capitanio, J. P., Mendoza, S. P., McChesney, M. 1996. Influences of blood sampling procedures on basal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal hormone levels and leukocyte values in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Journal of Medical Primatology 25(1), 26-33.

Feeding bowl height preference in captive common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus jacchus)

Group-housed marmosets visited a high food bowl more frequently than a low food bowl. The tentative recommendation ... is to position captive marmosets' feeding bowls higher rather than lower in order to enhance their captive environment.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hannaford, G. 1996. Feeding bowl height preference in captive common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus jacchus). Australian Primatology 11(1), 5-8.

The effects of different types of feeding enhancements on the behaviour of single-caged, yearling rhesus macaques

Enrichment techniques designed to encourage captive primates to spend more species-appropriate amounts of time in foraging behaviours have been successful. The present study measured the behavioural effects of four feeding enhancements: two devices (mats and puzzles) and two foods (produce...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Suarez, S. A., Porter, L. M. et al. 1996. The effects of different types of feeding enhancements on the behaviour of single-caged, yearling rhesus macaques. Animal Welfare 5, 129-138.

Effects of enrichment and floor type on behaviour of cubicle loose-housed dry sows

Spent mushroom compost is presented to the pigs as a rooting medium suspended over their housing on flat wood and wire racks as this removes the need for extra space allowance. The use of this substrate reduces aggression and injuries...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Durrell, J., Sneddon, I. A., Beattie, V. E. 1997. Effects of enrichment and floor type on behaviour of cubicle loose-housed dry sows. Animal Welfare 6, 297-308.

From sterile to stimulating: Six years of management and husbandry changes to Edinburgh Zoo’s monkey house

We provide branching from ceiling to the floor, thus maximising space utilisation. .... Food prepared into bite pieces could not be fed on the roofs for obvious reasons, but by covering the mesh with a layer of straw some of...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Catlow, G. 1997. From sterile to stimulating: Six years of management and husbandry changes to Edinburgh Zoo's monkey house. In: Proceedings on the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Holst, B. (ed), 205-208. Copenhagen Zoo, Frederiksberg.