Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare

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. Representative species are covered – from marmosets through to macaques One of the first books dedicated to the care of primates in captivity Written by authors with many years of experience working with primates Suitable for those working with primates in either laboratories or zoos

Table of Contents:
Preface vii Acknowledgements viii 1 Primates: Their characteristics and relationship with man 1 What is a primate? 1 Primate characteristics 3 Why are primates special? 6 Ethical considerations of animals in captivity 8 Legal considerations 11 Further reading 12 2 The physical environment 15 Considerations in accommodation design 15 Indoor/outdoor/combination facilities? 22 Environmental conditions 24 Waste management 29 Further research needed 29 Further reading 30 3 Staff management and health and safety 33 Selection of staff 33 Training of staff 33 Health and safety issues 33 Lone working 41 Employee security 41 Further reading 41 4 Nutrition 43 Natural feeding ecology 43 Diet formulation and processing 45 Energy requirements 45 Carbohydrate, protein and fat 46 Minerals and vitamins 48 Water 49 Supplements 50 Different life stages 51 Hand rearing of infants 55 Further reading 57 5 Physical well-being 59 Assessment of physical health 59 Quarantine programme 67 Health-screening programme 68 Common infectious diseases 73 Husbandry-related diseases 89 Sedation of primates 92 Further reading 92 6 Psychological well-being 99 Strategy for psychological well-being 99 Environmental enrichment 100 Assessment of psychological health 111 Further reading 112 7 Training of primates 115 Why train primates? 115 Sociality and psychological well-being in primates 116 Primate behaviour 120 Modification of behaviour 121 Further reading 128 8 Breeding 129 Group systems and sizes 129 Primate fertility 132 Natural suppression of fertility 134 Reproductive cycles 137 Artificial control of reproduction 138 Pregnancy diagnosis 139 Parturition 139 Lactation and weaning 141 Breeding lifespan 143 Selection of breeding males 144 Further reading 145 9 Sourcing and transporting primates 149 Background 149 Transportation 152 Provision during transport 157 Post-move monitoring 158 Further reading 160 Index 163

About the Author :
Sarah Wolfensohn and Paul Honess

Review :
"This book covers all aspects of primate care and management, in the laboratory and environment and zoos. It covers the welfare and ethics of primate captivitiy, housing, husbandry, environmental enrichment, nutritional requirements, breeding issues, primate diseases, transportation and quarantine procedures. This book would be of use to veterinarians and those who work with or who are involved in the care of captive primates." (CAB Abstracts, 2005) "This book is a good source of reference for people working with primates or starting off a collection. There has been a lack of up-to-date concise books on this topic and the Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare fills this niche." (Primate Eye, Official Journal of Primate Society of Great Britain, 2005) "The book is a useful compendium of information on health, nutrition, housing, and management of the most commonly used primates in biomedical and behavioural research... it should be on the shelf of every animal facility that houses nonhuman primates" (International Journal of Primatology, April 2006) "Thorough guide to the…care of laboratory and zoo-held monkeys…useful introduction into the mainly diverse and interconnected issues surrounding care and management of primates in captivity." (Journal of Wildlife Diseases)