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Ninth report of the BVAAWF/FRAME/RSPCA/UFAW Joint Working Group on Refinement
'Refinements in husbandry, care and common procedures for non-human primates' (PDF, 518KB) is a new report published in Laboratory Animals, the international journal of laboratory animal science and welfare.
Produced by the UK Joint Working Group on Refinement, and edited by Dr Maggy Jennings of the RSPCA and Dr Mark Prescott of the NC3Rs, the report provides practical guidance to refine the husbandry and care of non-human primates and to minimise the adverse effects of some common procedures.
The guidance is based on the existing literature, current good practice, and the professional experience and views of the expert authors from academia, industry, contract research, government and animal welfare organisations.
Topics covered include refinements in housing, husbandry and procedures, such as capture, restraint, identification and sampling, along with comprehensive advice on issues such as primate communication, assessing and facilitating primate wellbeing, establishing and maintaining social groups, environmental and nutritional enrichment, sourcing and quarantine.
The report is the ninth in a series from the Joint Working Group on Refinement, established by the BVAAWF, FRAME, RSPCA and UFAW.
Hard copies of the report are available on request for laboratory staff working directly with non-human primates; please contact Dr Mark Prescott directly.
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