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 EnrichmentRecord | Oct 1, 2010 | Enrichment
G. Scott Lett, Ph.D. CEO, The BioAnalytics Group LLC Emily G. Patterson-Kane, Ph.D. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Animal Welfare Division The article, “Environmental and Genetic Activation of a Brain-Adipocyte BDNF/Leptin Axis Causes Cancer Remission...
by EnrichmentRecord | Jul 1, 2010 | Enrichment
Kathryn Bayne M.S., Ph.D., D.V.M., DACLAM, CAAB Global Director, AAALAC International Introduction The recent increase in research collaboration and outsourcing of animal research and testing across country borders has led to a need for institutional representatives...
by EnrichmentRecord | Jul 1, 2010 | Viewpoints
William Singleton, D.V.M., DACLAM Enrichment can be defined as the provision of novelty and complexity to a given situation or environment to make it more stimulating. It will vary depending upon species, institution, primary housing environment and available...
by EnrichmentRecord | Jul 1, 2010 | Enrichment
Kimberly A. Wasko, CVT, VTS, RALAT Department of Surgery Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Background Animals love enrichment just as much as people do. Enrichment gives animals something to occupy their minds and encourages them to be more...
