The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates

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Publication Year:1998

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Committee on Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
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A 1985 amendment to the Animal Welfare Act requires those who keep nonhuman primates to develop and follow appropriate plans for promoting the animals' psychological well-being. The amendment, however, provides few specifics.
The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates recommends practical approaches ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-4	(skim)
Introduction	5-9	(skim)
1. Principles of Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates	10-14	(skim)
2. Essentials of a Program to Provide Psychological Well-Being	15-30	(skim)
3. General Care and Psychological Well-Being	31-46	(skim)
4. Effect of Special Research Conditions on Psychological Well-Being	47-54	(skim)
5. Prosimians	55-67	(skim)
6. New World Monkeys: Callitrichids	68-79	(skim)
7. New World Monkeys: Cebids	80-89	(skim)
8. Old World Monkeys: Cercopithecids	90-102	(skim)
9. Apes: Hominoids	103-112	(skim)
10. Research Needs	113-122	(skim)
References	123-142	(skim)
Appendix A Samples of Nonhuman-Primate Environmental-Enhancement Plans	143-155	(skim)
Appendix B Examples of Infectious Diseases That Preclude the Safe Housing of Mixed Genera of Nonhuman Primates	156-157	(skim)
Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Authoring Committee	158-160	(skim)
Index	161-168	(skim)

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A 1985 amendment to the Animal Welfare Act requires those who keep nonhuman primates to develop and follow appropriate plans for promoting the animals' psychological well-being. The amendment, however, provides few specifics.
The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates recommends practical approaches to meeting those requirements. It focuses on what is known about the psychological needs of primates and makes suggestions for assessing and promoting their well-being.
This volume examines the elements of an effective care program--social companionship, opportunities for species-typical activity, housing and sanitation, and daily care routines--and provides a helpful checklist for designing a plan for promoting psychological well-being.
The book provides a wealth of specific and useful information about the psychological attributes and needs of the most widely used and exhibited nonhuman primates. Readable and well-organized, it will be welcomed by animal care and use committees, facilities administrators, enforcement inspectors, animal advocates, researchers, veterinarians, and caretakers.

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Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)

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