Environmental Enrichment and Refinement for Nonhuman Primates Kept in Research Laboratories: A Photographic Documentation and Literature Review. Third Edition. - Softcover

Reinhardt, Viktor And Annie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0938414925 ISBN 13: 9780938414926

Publisher: Washington DC: Animal Welfare Institue (2008)., 2008

Synopsis

Environmental enrichment for caged Rhesus macaques: photographic documentation and literature review. Contents: 1. Preface, 2. Animal welfare concerns. 2.1. Barren living quarters, 2.2. Involuntary restraint ,3. Refinement. 3.1. Animate enrichment. Group-housing. Pair-housing. Grooming-contact housing. Kindergarten. Attention from care personnel. Positive reinforcement training, 3.2. Feeding enrichment. Vegetables and fruits. Standard food ration behind a barrier or on woodchips. Expanded feeding schedule. Special food in and on gadgets. Special food mixed with a substrate, 3.3. Inanimate enrichment. Structural enrichment. Toys and playrooms. Gnawing sticks. Paper and cardboard boxes. Mirrors. Windows and light. Videos and television. Music. Water, 4. Conclusions, 5. References, 6. Photo credits.

Edition details

• Publisher: Washington DC: Animal Welfare Institue (2008).
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0938414925
• ISBN 13: 9780938414926
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3