Use of a grooming and foraging substrate to reduce cage stereotypies in macaques.
We examined the effects of a synthetic fleece pad on cage stereotypies in individually housed cynomolgus monkeys. Animals which received the fleece alone engaged in grooming which was associated with an increase in time spent resting. Monkeys given fleece pads sprinkled with morsels of food did not...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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