by Enrichment Record | Jul 7, 2017 | Training
Training for laboratory animals can contribute to enhancing animal welfare. The benefits of a good training program include reduction in stress (for both animals and personnel), and improvements in animal care and welfare. Do you have questions about training? Do you...
by Enrichment Record | Jul 28, 2016 | Primate Enrichment
By Mollie Bloomsmith, PhD Yerkes National Primate Research Center In May, 2016, a Workshop on Macaque Pair Housing (WoMPH) was hosted by the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. The 28 workshop participants spent 3.5 days along with the workshop instructors,...
by Enrichment Record | Jun 6, 2016 | Primate Enrichment
Primate Behavior Management Conference The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research Bastrop, TX March 1-4, 2016 http://www.kccmr.org/ pbmc.kccmr.org The Conference is organized by Steve...
by Enrichment Record | Feb 26, 2015 | New Ideas
Shared by Kelly Albanese, BS, RLATg Typically when one thinks of enrichment for non-human primates (NHPs), toys and food enrichment quickly come to mind. However, enrichment can be provided in many forms including visual enrichment. View boxes and C-tunnels are cage...
by Enrichment Record | Feb 12, 2015 | News
Sylvie Cloutier, Kimberly L. Wahl, Jaak Panksepp, Ruth C. Newberry The ability of positive affective states to counteract negative states engendered by routine medical procedures remains poorly studied. In laboratory rats, positive affect typically associated with...
