Vitale Augusto, Manciocco Arianna
Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e Neuroscienze, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2004;40(2):181-6.
In this paper, we discuss issues concerning the welfare of non-human primates used in laboratory research from an eco-ethological standpoint and suggest means of improving welfare. Following a brief review of the use of non-human primates in European countries and of the legislation that governs this use, we illustrate how a thorough eco-ethological knowledge of the species being studied can play a vital role in improving both its conditions and the quality of the experimental protocols, arguing that the animal's quality of life is closely linked to the quality of data. As a model for describing environmental enrichment techniques, we have used the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).
在本文中，我们从生态行为学的角度探讨了实验室研究中使用的非人类灵长类动物的福利问题，并提出了改善福利的方法。在简要回顾欧洲国家对非人类灵长类动物的使用情况以及管理这种使用的立法之后，我们说明了对所研究物种的全面生态行为学知识如何在改善其条件和实验方案质量方面发挥至关重要的作用，认为动物的生活质量与数据质量密切相关。作为描述环境富集技术的模型，我们使用了普通狨猴（Callithrix jacchus）。
