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OverviewA 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. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary Introduction 1. Principles of Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates 2. Essentials of a Program to Provide Psychological Well-Being 3. General Care and Psychological Well-Being 4. Effect of Special Research Conditions on Psychological Well-Being 5. Prosimians 6. New World Monkeys: Callitrichids 7. New World Monkeys: Cebids 8. Old World Monkeys: Cercopithecids 9. Apes: Hominoids 10. Research Needs References Appendix A Samples of Nonhuman-Primate Environmental-Enhancement Plans Appendix B Examples of Infectious Diseases That Preclude the Safe Housing of Mixed Genera of Nonhuman Primates Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Authoring Committee Index Full Product DetailsAuthor: National Research Council , Commission on Life Sciences , Institute for Laboratory Animal Research , Committee on Well-Being of Nonhuman PrimatesPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press ISBN: 9780309103596ISBN 10: 0309103592 Pages: 182 Publication Date: 03 December 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationCommittee on Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |