ABSTRACT
The care and management of nonhuman primates requires knowledgeable staff, well-designed and maintained facilities, and caging and equipment appropriate for the animals in order to maintain their health, both physically and psychologically, and to minimize the risks to personnel. All components of husbandry, including housing, environmental conditions, enrichment methodology, nutrition, sanitation, transportation, recordkeeping, and identification, should be designed and implemented in consideration of the species of nonhuman primates that a facility maintains. Adherence to general concepts of good husbandry as outlined in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals54 (Guide) and a commitment to providing measures to promote psychological well-being utilizing The Psychological Well-Being of Non-human Primates55 will provide direction while still allowing customized solutions to achieve the objectives of good husbandry.
