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Table 6.4.

Baboons f1

Animals shall be kept singly only in exceptional circumstances.

An enclosure of minimum dimensions may hold up to 2 animals.

In breeding colonies no additional space/volume allowance is required for young animals up to 2 years of age housed with their mothers.

Minimum enclosure size(m2)Minimum enclosure volume(m3)Minimum volume per animal(m3)Minimum enclosure height(m)Date referred to in Article 33(2)
Animals less than 4 yrs of agef2 4,07,23,01,81 January 2017
Animals from 4 yrs of age 7,012,66,01,8
Animals held for breeding purposesf3 12,02,0

For baboons, separation from the mother shall not take place before 8 months of age.

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f1

Animals shall be kept singly only in exceptional circumstances.

f2

An enclosure of minimum dimensions may hold up to 2 animals.

f3

In breeding colonies no additional space/volume allowance is required for young animals up to 2 years of age housed with their mothers.