Species-Specific Resources

This section of the Three Rs microsite contains all references from the site that provide species-specific information.

Non-Human Primates

Online articles

• The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) (2006) NC3Rs Guidelines: Primate Accommodation, Care and Use. 21pp. London UK: NC3Rs.
• Rennie A. & Buchanan-Smith H. (2006) Refinement of the use of non-human primates in scientific research. Part I: The influence of humans. Animal Welfare 15:203-213.
• Rennie A. & Buchanan-Smith H. (2006) Refinement of the use of non-human primates in scientific research. Part II: Housing, husbandry and acquisition. Animal Welfare 15:215-238.
• Rennie A. & Buchanan-Smith H. (2006) Refinement of the use of non-human primates in scientific research. Part III: Refinement of procedures. Animal Welfare 15:239-261.

Online resources

• Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Environmental Enrichment for Primates:  Annotated Database on Environmental Enrichment and Refinement of Husbandry for Nonhuman Primates.
• Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)(2006) Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates Resource Guide. AWIC Resource Series No. 32.
• Joint Working Group on Refinement (2009) Refinements in husbandry, care and common procedures for non-human primates: Ninth report of the BVAAWF/FRAME/RSPCA/UFAW Joint Working Group on Refinement (M Jennings & MJ Prescott, eds) .  Laboratory Animals 43: S1–S47.
• The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) (2008) Non-human Primates: Videos of enrichment strategies.
• The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) (2008) Primate-related Links.

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