Dietary management of a Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) troop to improve body and coat condition and reduce parasite burden

Feeding primates in zoological institutions is no simple task due to their varying nutritional requirements and complex social organisations. Daily feedings in a zoo enclosure of high quality food items such as fruits may encourage food based dominance within a group, which leads to unequal division of energy and nutrients. Dominant animals tend to be […]