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标题：Environmental enrichment techniques in non-human primates. The case of the Callitrichids
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作者：Augusto Vitale ; Arianna Manciocco
期刊名称：Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
印刷版ISSN：0021-2571
出版年度：2004
卷号：40
期号：02
页码：181-186
出版社：Editrice Kurtis Srl
摘要：In this paper, we discuss issues concerning the welfare of non-human primates used in laboratory research from an eco-ethological standpoint and suggest means of improving welfare. Following a brief review of the use of non-human primates in European countries and of the legislation that governs this use, we illustrate how a thorough eco-ethological knowledge of the species being studied can play a vital role in improving both its conditions and the quality of the experimental protocols, arguing that the animal’s quality of life is closely linked to the quality of data. As a model for describing environmental enrichment techniques, we have used the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).
关键词：animal welfare, Callitrichids, environmental enrichment, European legislation, non-human primates.