Social Housing & Companionship

Proposed new standards for exhibiting primates in New South Wales

To address primate psychological/behavioural needs the proposed standards create requirements in relation to the following: behavioural enrichment program- to stimulate all five of the animal's senses. The aim of such a program is to regularly create novel situations for the...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Crane, M. 2001. Proposed new standards for exhibiting primates in New South Wales. Australian Primatology 14(3), 8-16.

The effects of regrouping on the growth curve of male Sprague Dawley rats

Rats are usually regrouped on a weekly basis without regard for source, so that the animals in a cage fall within a narrow weight range. ... There were no significant differences of growth rate between the rats in the stable...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Turcotte, N. 2001. The effects of regrouping on the growth curve of male Sprague Dawley rats. CALAS/ACSAL Symposium, 25 (Abstract).

Conversion of single-housed New Zealand white rabbits to group-housed pen

Ten previously single-caged individuals [probably females] were directly introduced as a group in a pen. Even though some minor fighting occurred, no major injuries were incurred by any of the rabbits. Group housing showed to be a very successful enrichment...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Russert, M. H., Hess, B. H. 2001. Conversion of single-housed New Zealand white rabbits to group-housed pen . American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 101 (Abstract).

Psychological wellbeing of common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) females living in same-sex pairs

Common marmosets are often housed in same-sex pairs in laboratories for practical reasons. .. We found that females in same-sex pairs spent more time watching out of their cages than those in family groups, but we found no other significant...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Majolo, B., Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 2001. Psychological wellbeing of common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) females living in same-sex pairs. Primate Eye 74, 9-10 (Abstract).

The rehabilitation of captive baboons

Eleven baboons who had been singly housed indoors for an average of 5 years were moved to outdoor social groups [two heterosexual trios, one male trio, one female/male pair] in an attempt to provide a more species-typical environment and reduce...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kessel, A. L., Brent, L. 2001. The rehabilitation of captive baboons. Journal of Medical Primatology 30, 71-80.

Successful formation of a large chimpanzee group out of two preexisting subgroups

Nineteen chimpanzees from preexisting subgroups were introduced into a social group [two adult males, six adult females along with six dependent infants, and five unrelated juveniles, four of whom had been hand-raised in a nursery unit]. ... The introduction process...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Seres, M., Aureli, F., deWaal, F. B. M. 2001. Successful formation of a large chimpanzee group out of two preexisting subgroups. Zoo Biology 50, 501-515.

Pairing successes with male cynomolgus macaques after vasectomy

Problem: Traumatism, self-traumatism and better environmental enrichment of singly housed Male Cynos in our colony of approximately 100 Cynos.We also encountered incidents of aggressive behavior towards caretakers and stereotypical behaviors such as overgrooming.Approach: In our primate environmental enrichment program, we...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Statz, L. M., Borde, M. 2001. Pairing successes with male cynomolgus macaques after vasectomy. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 40(4), 91 (Abstract).

Pair-housing rabbits in standard laboratory cages: The relative importance of social enrichment

Even though they are highly social animals ... rabbits in laboratories are often housed individually. Singly caged rabbits exhibit abnormal behaviors, an accepted indicator of poor welfare. Group housing of rabbits is an option, but is associated with problems with...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Chu, L., Garner, J. P., Mench, J. A. 2002. Pair-housing rabbits in standard laboratory cages: The relative importance of social enrichment. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 41(4), 114 (Abstract).

Influence of housing on weanling horse behavior and subsequent welfare

Weaning foals marks a stressful event in horses' lives. ... The purpose of this study was to monitor behavior and physiological stress markers in horses weaned individually in solid partition box stalls versus horses weaned in small groups and housed...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Housing, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Heleski, C. R., Shelle, A. C., Nielsen, B. D. et al. 2002. Influence of housing on weanling horse behavior and subsequent welfare. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 78, 291-302.

Dissociable effects of isolation rearing and environmental enrichment onexploration, spatial learning and HPA activity in adult rats

Environmental enrichment, regardless of social background, primarily accelerated habituation to novelty and improved spatial learning and memory.

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Schrijver, N. C., Bahr, N. I., Weiss, I. C. et al. 2002. Dissociable effects of isolation rearing and environmental enrichment onexploration, spatial learning and HPA activity in adult rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 73, 209-224.