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Bienestar del Animal , Animales de Laboratorio , Ciencia de los Animales de Laboratorio/métodos , United States Department of Agriculture/legislación & jurisprudencia , Comités de Atención Animal/organización & administración , Animales , Ciencia de los Animales de Laboratorio/estadística & datos numéricos , Estados UnidosAsunto(s)
Bienestar del Animal/tendencias , Ciencia de los Animales de Laboratorio/tendencias , United States Department of Agriculture/legislación & jurisprudencia , Bienestar del Animal/legislación & jurisprudencia , Bienestar del Animal/normas , Ciencia de los Animales de Laboratorio/legislación & jurisprudencia , Ciencia de los Animales de Laboratorio/normas , Estados UnidosAsunto(s)
Comités de Atención Animal/legislación & jurisprudencia , Experimentación Animal/legislación & jurisprudencia , Bienestar del Animal/legislación & jurisprudencia , Comités de Atención Animal/organización & administración , Animales , Animales de Laboratorio , Legislación Veterinaria , Proyectos de Investigación/legislación & jurisprudencia , Estados Unidos , United States Department of AgricultureRESUMEN
The Board of Directors of the Association of Primate Veterinarians supported conducting a survey to determine how NHP were housed in USDA-registered research facilities. The data generated were to be used to refute allegations in a petition filed with the USDA by the New England Antivivisectionist Society, which alleged that the proportion of NHP housed singly had not improved since the implementation of the standards contained in §3.81 of the Animal Welfare Regulations. The survey gathered housing information on approximately 90% of the NHP housed in research facilities in FY2014. That information documented that the number of NHP housed in groups or pairs has increased by 20 percentage points to 84% since the USDA's survey conducted in 2000 and 2001. This article describes the methodology and approach used to conduct the survey, summarizes the data obtained, and discusses the meaning of those data.