Effects of Freely Accessible Computerized Test Systems on the Spontaneous Behaviors and Stress Level of Guinea Baboons (Papio papio)

被引：50

作者：

Fagot, Joel ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Gullstrand, Julie ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Kemp, Caralyn ^{[3
]}

Defilles, Celine ^{[2
,4
]}

Mekaouche, Mourad ^{[2
,4
]}

机构：

[1] CNRS, Lab Cognit Psychol, F-13331 Marseille 3, France

[2] Aix Marseille Univ, F-13331 Marseille 3, France

[3] Brain & Language Res Inst, Marseille, France

[4] CNRS, Ctr Res Neurobiol & Neurophysiol Marseille, F-13331 Marseille 3, France

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY | 2014年 / 76卷 / 01期

关键词：

primate; cognition; welfare; automatic testing; COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; MONKEYS; CORTISOL; WILD; ENRICHMENT; RESPONSES; SALIVA; PAIRS;

D O I：

10.1002/ajp.22193

中图分类号：

Q95 [动物学];

学科分类号：

071002 ;

摘要：

Fagot and Paleressompoulle [Fagot and Paleressompoulle (2009) Behav Res Methods 41: 396-404] described a new automated learning device for monkeys (ALDM) to test the cognitive functions of nonhuman primates within their social groups. However, the impact of the ALDM procedure on animal well-being needs to be investigated. The present study assessed the consequences of ALDM testing on the behavioral repertoire of Guinea baboons (Papio papio) and their stress levels as inferred from measurements of saliva cortisol. Accessibility to ALDM test computers reduced the number of resting periods as well as the number of stereotypies. Lower cortisol levels were also found during ALDM testing. These findings and others demonstrate that ALDM testing has a positive impact on animal well-being and can be considered as a means for behavioral enrichment in captive primates. Am. J. Primatol. 76:56-64, 2014. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

引用

页码：56 / 64

页数：9

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