Husbandry & Management

Considerations for the housing and handling of New World primates in the laboratory

Caretakers should seek knowledge of the natural lifestyles of the primates in their charge, and attempt to reproduce in the captive environment the salient aspects of the natural habitats that are biologically relevant to the animals. The aim of this...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Handling, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Capuchin, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 1997. Considerations for the housing and handling of New World primates in the laboratory. In: Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals, Eighth Edition. Reinhardt, V. (ed), 75-84. Animal Welfare Institute: Washington, DC.

Abnormal behavior in a captive chimpanzee colony

The purpose of this study was to link abnormal behaviors often expressed by chimpanzees living in captive environments to factors related to their care and housing. Individuals who had spent more time with their mothers had less abnormal behavior. Access...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Rearing & Weaning, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Warniment, A., Brent, L. 1997. Abnormal behavior in a captive chimpanzee colony. The Newsletter 8(3), 1-3.

Requirements of biomedical research in terms of housing and husbandry for non-human primates: Pharmacology & Toxicology

The objective of toxicology and pharmacology studies is to detect change or variation from normal and to interpret the significance of such change, with the intention of assessing risk to man. With non-human primates (NHPs) detection of change related to...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Woolley, A. P. A. H. 1997. Requirements of biomedical research in terms of housing and husbandry for non-human primates: Pharmacology & Toxicology. Primate Report 49, 37-41.

The Törneby Primate Facility optimisation of housing conditions for rhesus macaques in Sweden

Group-housing arrangements for rhesus macaques and husbandry implications are described.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Guhad, F., Augustsson, H., Hau, J. 1998. The Törneby Primate Facility optimisation of housing conditions for rhesus macaques in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science 25(4), 173-176.

Psychological well-being of captive nonhuman primates

Merely increasing cage size has not been associated with meaningful improvements in psychological well-being among singly housed macaques. Environmental change, such as being moved into a new room, disturbs monkeys, as demonstrated by appetite suppression, disruption of the normal activity...

Year Published: 1998Topics: Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Crockett, C. M. 1998. Psychological well-being of captive nonhuman primates. In: Second Nature - Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. Shepherdson, D. H., Mellen, J. D., Hutchins, M. (eds), 129-152. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.

The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates

Concise guidelines for the adequate housing and handling of captive nonhuman primates. We can expect institutions to monitor and assess the conditions of animals in their charge and to make appropriate efforts to improve conditions that do not meet the...

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: National Research Council 1998. The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates . National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

The animal house: design, equipment and environmental control

General recommendations on the traditional housing of animal kept in research facilities.

Year Published: 1999Topics: Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Clough, G. 1999. The animal house: design, equipment and environmental control. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (7th ed). UFAW [Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] (edited by Poole, T. and English, P. ), 119-140. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.

Refining rabbit housing, husbandry and procedures: report of the 1998 UFAW/RSPCA Rabbit Behaviour and Welfare Group meeting

This report ... was compiled from notes taken during talks and discussion periods. The following contributions are listed in this database:Howard, B., Wortley, M., Kay, R. Rabbit enclosures - structure and space;Moore, S., Beeston, D. Rabbit caging developments at Zeneca;Wills,...

Year Published: 1999Topics: Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Hubrecht, R. C., Beeston, D., Cubitt, S. et al. 1999. Refining rabbit housing, husbandry and procedures: report of the 1998 UFAW/RSPCA Rabbit Behaviour and Welfare Group meeting. Animal Technology 50, 155-164.

Animal Research Review Panel [ARRP] Guideline 14: Guidelines for the Care and Housing of Dogs in Scientific Institutions

Very useful, practical guidelines for the species-appropriate care and housing of dogs.

Year Published: 1999Topics: Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: NewSouthWales [NSW] Agriculture 1999. Animal Research Review Panel [ARRP] Guideline 14: Guidelines for the Care and Housing of Dogs in Scientific Institutions . NSW Agriculture, Orange, NSW.

Husbandry and management of the degu (Octodon degus)

The authors provide general information on morphological, physiological, and behavioral characteristics of the degu, as well as handling, diet, breeding, environmental enrichment, and disease management. .... Degus are very active and social [rodents] animals; indeed, in the absence of social...

Year Published: 1999Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Other Rodent, Rodent

Citation: Najecki, D., Tate, B. A. 1999. Husbandry and management of the degu (Octodon degus). Lab Animal 28(3), 54-57.