Wolfensohn / Honess Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-5615-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten, E-Book

Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare covers all aspectsof primate care and management both in the laboratory environmentand in zoos. From the welfare and ethics of primate captivitythrough to housing and husbandry systems, environmental enrichment,nutritional requirements, breeding issues, primate diseases, andadditional information on transportation and quarantineproceedings, this book provides a completely comprehensive guide togood husbandry and management of primates. Designed to be apractical field manual, the authors present the material usinglists, tables and illustrations to clarify best practice.
* Representative species are covered - from marmosetsthrough to macaques
* One of the first books dedicated to the care of primates incaptivity
* Written by authors with many years of experience working withprimates
* Suitable for those working with primates in either laboratoriesor zoos

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wolfensohn, Sarah

Honess, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1 Primates: Their characteristics and relationship withman.
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 well-being in primates.
Primate behaviour.
Modification of behaviour.
Further reading.
8 Breeding.
Group systems and sizes.
Primate fertility.
Natural suppression of fertility.
Reproductive cycles.
Artificial 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.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Sarah Wolfensohn and Paul Honess