A Metric-Based, Meta-Analytic Appraisal of Environmental Enrichment Efficacy in Captive Primates

• Published in: Animals (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 6; p. 799
• Main Authors: Duncan, Luke Mangaliso, Pillay, Neville
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 11.03.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Affect (Psychology); Animal behavior; Animal cognition; animal management; Animal welfare; captivity; environmental enrichment; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Meta-analysis; primate; Primates; Review; Social aspects; United States; United Kingdom; environmental enrichment; primate; animal welfare; animal management; captivity

Non-human primates (hereafter ‘primates’) constitute a common group of animals in captivity but their captive maintenance involves ethical and husbandry issues, many of which can be addressed through environmental enrichment (hereafter ‘enrichment’). Enrichment is often applied in a trial-and-error...