More than a quarter of a century has elapsed since the Animal Welfare Act mandated that
research facilities develop and follow a plan to promote the psychological well-being of …

Recurrent acute and/or chronic stress can affect all vertebrate species, and can have serious
consequences. It is increasingly and widely appreciated that laboratory animals experience …

The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction of Animals in
Research (NC3Rs) is an independent scientific organization that is based in the United …

Key features Contains 28 updated tables designed as quick, easy-to-use references for New
and Old World species Provides over 100 photographs and illustrations, most now in color …

Effective behavioral management plans are tailored to the unique behavioral patterns of
each individual species. However, even within a species behavioral needs of individuals …

Enrichment is a vital component of husbandry and housing practices for captive primates.
Primates in enriched environments are better equipped to cope with the challenges of …

Fagot and Paleressompoulle [Fagot and Paleressompoulle (2009) Behav Res Methods 41:
396–404] described a new automated learning device for monkeys (ALDM) to test the …

Background Streptozotocin‐induced diabetic non‐human primates are used to study
efficacy and safety of innovative immunosuppression after islet transplantation. We …

Non-human primates participating in neurophysiological research are exposed to potentially
stressful experimental procedures, such as dietary control protocols, surgical implants and …

Pair housing of macaques has become a widely implemented compromise between
meeting the social needs of the monkeys and allowing for their use in biomedical research …