The underlying principle is to provide safe, comfortable and hygienic accommodation and care, which allows the animals to perform a wide range of species-typical behaviour and exercise a degree of choice and control in their environment (e.g. 1994) Family: Pongidae .
TAXONOMY . Primate Husbandry (Animal Care) by Linda Brent. Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare covers all aspects of primate care and management both in the laboratory environment and in zoos. These primates may live in a zoo, a research laboratory, a university or even a sanctuary.

Order: Primates . This manual is designed to provide husbandry guidance and advice about captive spider monkeys in zoos, sanctuaries and private collections. to choose to socialise with, or avoid, group mates). Suborder: Anthropoidea . 1994) Several chapters describing the social lives of captive chimpanzees The Role of the Chimpanzee in Research ( Eder et al. The Chimpanzee Species Survival Plan: Chimpanzee Husbandry Manual ( Fulk and Garland 1992) Prepared under the auspices of the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums Chimpanzee Cultures ( Wrangham et al. All primates in captive conditions need individuals to take care of them. Nonhuman primates are used in many areas of research, education and exhibition. Lastly, if you feel some aspects are not clear, or perhaps missing, or indeed if you have experiences that you feel would be useful to include, please let us know so that we can improve future editions of the guidelines. The Chimpanzee SSP uses “The Care and Management of Captive Chimpanzees” (edited by Linda Brent), 2001 as its official husbandry manual and will soon be adopting the official AZA Chimpanzee Care Manual. This manual is an overview of captive management for all species of spider monkeys (Ateles). Three lengthy surveys were sent to a diverse group of people. husbandry, in all its aspects, is vital to fulfilling that role. Policy on Exhibiting Primates in New South Wales 1 CONTENTS DEFINITIONS 3 INTRODUCTION 5 PART 1 GENERAL 6 PART 2 HUSBANDRY AND MANAGEMENT 7 2.1 Group Caging 7 2.2 Construction 7 2.3 Space 8 2.4 Substrate 9 2.5 Capture Facilities 9 2.6 Requirements for Fences and other Enclosure Barriers 9 2.7 Exhibit Furniture 10 2.8 Lighting 11 2.9 Temperature 11 2.10 … One of the most important animal husbandry duties is for carers to provide “Environmental Enrichment” to their charges. The Chimpanzee Husbandry Manual utilizes information collected from a variety of sources; zoo professionals, field researchers, and organizations involved in the care and conservation of the species. There is a great deal of published information on the housing and husbandry of non-human primates.
Although a relatively new term, it is something which good animal keepers have been doing, when they had a minute, since the Ark.