2022
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21728
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Impact of female contraception for population management on behavior and social interactions in a captive troop of Guinea baboons (Papio papio)

Abstract: As part of a population management strategy for a troop of Guinea baboons (Papio papio) at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, adult females were given a Suprelorin contraceptive implant. There was no information on the effect of contraception on behavior in this species, so behavioral data were collected before and after implant placement to determine any impact on the troops' welfare. Social interactions, affiliative, agonistic, and self-directed displacement behaviors (SDBs) in all adults were monitored via focal samp… Show more

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