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HANDBOOK OF PRIMATE HUSBANDRY AND WELFARE

By Sarah Wolfensohn, Paul Honess
Blackwell Publishing


 FROM THE PUBLISHER 

Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare covers all aspects of primate care
and management both in the laboratory environment and in zoos. From the welfare
and ethics of primate captivity through to housing and husbandry systems, environmental
enrichment, nutritional requirements, breeding issues, primate diseases, and
additional information on transportation and quarantine proceedings, this book
provides a completely comprehensive guide to good husbandry and management of
primates. Designed to be a practical field manual, the authors present the material
using lists, tables and illustrations to clarify best practice. 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS 

Sarah Wolfensohn 

BSc, MA, VetMB, Cert LAS, CBiol, FIBiol, Dip ECLAM, MRCVS 

Head of Department, Veterinary Services, University of Oxford 

Paul Honess 

BSc, PhD 

Research Primatologist 

Veterinary Services, University of Oxford 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1 Primates: Their characteristics and relationship with man 

What is a primate? 

Primate characteristics 

Why are primates special? 

Ethical considerations of animals in captivity 

Legal considerations 

Further reading 

2 The physical environment 

Considerations in accommodation design 

Indoor/outdoor/combination facilities? 

Environmental conditions 

Waste management 

Further research needed 

Further reading 

3 Staff management and health and safety 

Selection of staff 

Training of staff 

Health and safety issues 
 
Lone working 

Employee security 

Further reading 

4 Nutrition 
 
Natural feeding ecology 

Diet formulation and processing 

Energy requirements 

Carbohydrate, protein and fat 

Minerals and vitamins 

Water 

Supplements 

Different life stages 

Hand rearing of infants 

Further reading 

5 Physical well-being 

Assessment of physical health 

Quarantine programme 

Health-screening programme 

Common infectious diseases 

Husbandry-related diseases 

Sedation of primates 

Further reading 

6 Psychological well-being 

Strategy for psychological well-being 

Environmental enrichment 

Assessment of psychological health 

Further reading 

7 Training of primates 

Why train primates? 

Sociality and psychological 

Primate behaviour 

Modification of behaviour 

Further reading 

8 Breeding 

Group systems and sizes 

Primate fertility 

Natural suppression of fertility 

Reproductive cycles 

Art)ficial control of reproduction 

Pregnancy diagnosis 

Parturition 

Lactation and weaning 

Breeding lifespan 

Selection of breeding males 

Further reading 

9 Sourcing and transporting primates 

Background 

Transportation 

Provision during transport 

Post-move monitoring 
Further reading 

 
HOW TO ORDER 

ISBN 1-405-11158-5 

176 pages 

Paperback; $69.99 

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Posted Date: 8/17/05