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

Type
Book
ISBN 10
0938414925 
ISBN 13
9780938414926 
Category
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Publication Year
2008 
Description
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. - from Amzon 
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