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| General Information |
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| Laboratory Primate Newsletter
This online newsletter provides news and information on care and breeding of nonhuman primates for laboratory research. |
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| Primate Formulary (XLS|175 KB)
Association of Primate Veterinarians.
Click on the link to access the Primate Formulary, compiled by D. Rick Lee and C.J. Doane, in Microsoft Excel format. This formulary includes normal values for various primate species and drug dosage amounts. |
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| A Survey of Non-Human Primate Behavior Patterns
Palomar College. Behavioral Sciences Department.
This primate behavior module provides information about social behavior and communication for various primate species. The glossary of terms provides a general ethogram for classifying nonhuman primate behavior. |
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| Housing and Handling |
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| Nonhuman Primate Management Plan
DHHS. NIH. Office of Animal Care and Use.
This document presents the results of a survey of nonhuman primate utilization and the recommendations of a diverse group to meet the 1985 congressional mandate for improved "psychological well-being" of nonhuman primates. |
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| Environmental Enrichment and Psychological Well-being |
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| Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates (PDF|2.15 MB)
DHHS. NIH. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare.
This is a set of six booklets providing an overview of behavior and enrichment for baboons, capuchins, chimpanzees, macaques, marmosets and tamarins, and squirrel monkeys commonly used in research, education and entertainment. If you would like to request a hard copy of any of the booklets, Contact OLAW. |
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| Enrichment Device Manual (PDF|751 KB)
Southwest National Primate Research Center.
A list of enrichment devices used at the SNPRC. Includes information on how to build and use each device as well as pros and cons of use. |
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| Environmental Enrichment Plans for Nonhuman Primates
The following links are to examples of environmental enrichment programs at institutions
in the United States which must comply with the
Animal Welfare Act
by providing for the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates.
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| Environmental Enrichment - Operant Conditioning
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Primate Info Net.
Compiled in 1996, provides a listing of articles published related to the use of operant conditioning in training nonhuman primates. |
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| Environmental Enrichment for Captive Marmosets and Tamarins
Society and Animals Forum.
A discussion of the criteria constituting a good captive environment for all animals: good physical health, breeding success, and the ability to cope with the environmental. These principles are applied to the care of marmosets and tamarins. |
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| Nutrient Requirements of Nonhuman Primates
The National Academies. National Research Council.
The book covers natural dietary habits, gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology, species-specific nutrient needs, the impact on nutrition of physiological conditions and life-stages, and environmental enrichment such as opportunities for foraging. |
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| Techniques |
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| Biosafety |
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| Herpes B Virus Links
These links provide information about B virus in nonhuman primates:
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| Significant Zoonotic Disease of Nonhuman Primates
Walter Reed Army Institute. Division of Veterinary Medicine.
This 1988 publication covers herpes-B, measles, rabies, tuberculosis, salmonellosis, shigellosis, amebiasis, balatidiasis, giardiasis, helminths, bites & scratches, allergic sensitivities, and arthropod infectations. |
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Last Modified: Nov 13, 2008 |
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