Study

The effect of a feeding schedule change and the provision of forage material on hair eating in a group of captive baboons (Papio hamadryas sp.)

  • Published source details Nevill C.H. & Lutz C.K. (2015) The effect of a feeding schedule change and the provision of forage material on hair eating in a group of captive baboons (Papio hamadryas sp.). Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 18, 319-331.

Actions

This study is summarised as evidence for the following.

Action Category

Primates: Change the number of feeds per day

Action Link
Management of Captive Animals
  1. Primates: Change the number of feeds per day

    A before-and-after study in 2012 in the USA (Nevill & Lutz 2015) found that increasing feeds from one to two per day increased hair-eating in baboons Papio hamadryas sp. When one feed was provided, hair eating was seen during 1% of the observations, increasing to 3% with two feeds. Eleven baboons, housed as a social group, were offered their standard feed of 5 kg of monkey diet in the afternoon, which was then split into two, 2 kg feeds, given morning and afternoon. Each monkey was observed over six months and two hours of data were collected on each animal.    (CJ)

     

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