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. 2024 Jan 24;33:e3. doi: 10.1017/awf.2024.3

Table 2.

Full list of Primate Welfare Assessment Tool descriptors, including welfare weight (1–5, with 1 being low impact on welfare and 5 being high impact on welfare) and assessment form (room, site, or culture of care personnel interviews). The table is divided by category: 2(a) Physical table, 2(b) Behaviour, 2(c) Environmental, 2(d) Training, 2(e) Procedural and 2(f) Culture of care

Table 2(a)
Category PHYSICAL Weight Form
Subcategory: General condition
Primates are fully upright (not hunched over and heads are not tucked into limbs or into corner of cage
4 Room
Primates have a clean and largely intact hair coat 2 Room
Primates readily move towards or away from observer (depending on temperament), react normally to external stimulus 3 Room
Primates have appropriate muscular development and fat deposit for sex and age. 3 Room
Primates do not appear to be dehydrated (i.e. eyes are forward and do not appear sunken) 3 Room
No signs of gastrointestinal, skin, neurologic, urogenital, musculoskeletal or respiratory conditions 3 Room
Primates are bright, alert, and responsive to observer 4 Room
Subcategory Nutrition
The animals receive different types of food (fruits, vegetables, rewards) that provides variety and novelty for them
3 Site
Lack of excessive base diet untouched in enclosure 4 Room
Food evaluations are conducted regularly, especially after a procedure that could cause reduced appetite. An established procedure is in place for primates with reduced appetite (i.e. supplementation) 3 Site
Subcategory Pain assessment and mitigation
Care personnel are competent in recognising pain
3 Site
The facility has a specific policy or SOP concerning primate pain management practices based on current veterinary practices 4 Site
Primates receive individualised doses of pain medications (i.e. per kg) 3 Site