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Providing nursery care for infant primates is one of the most challenging aspects of maintaining primates in captivity. Nursery infants must be protected from and treated for the many health problems to which they are vulnerable. At the same time, their developmental needs must be met through proper nutrition, environmental enrichment, and other strategies.
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Brady, A.G., Gibson, S.V., Williams, L.E., Abee, C.R. (2006). Squirrel Monkeys as an Example of Primate Nursery Medicine. In: Sackett, G.P., Ruppentahal, G.C., Elias, K. (eds) Nursery Rearing of Nonhuman Primates in the 21st Century. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-25640-5_17
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