Macaque

Use of low-dose chlorpromazine in conjunction with environmental enrichment to eliminate self-injurious behavior in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)

A 7-year-old, captive-bred, female rhesus macaque was placed in a quarantine facility upon arrival at our institution. At release from quarantine, she was observed pawing at and chewing on her left cheek. ... SIB in this animals seemed likely in...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Taylor, D. K., Bass, T., Flory, G. S. et al. 2005. Use of low-dose chlorpromazine in conjunction with environmental enrichment to eliminate self-injurious behavior in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). Comparative Medicine 55(3), 282-288.

Dermatologic investigation of alopecia in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Coat damage has been reported frequently in captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), and it is a serious health problem because the hair coat functions as an anatomic and physiologic barrier between the animal and the environment. The purpose of this...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Steinmetz, H. W., Kaumanns, W., Dix, I. et al. 2005. Dermatologic investigation of alopecia in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 36(2), 229-238.

A tale of two cynos

After implementing the vertical tunnels, both [pair-housed male cynos] primates stopped exhibiting stereotypical and self-injurious behaviors. The two animals were free of stereotypical behavior for a little over two years. No data are included in this article.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Spencer, H. 2005. A tale of two cynos. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 10(3), 4 & 6.

Rhesus transportation box training protocol

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Smith, J., Mills, S., Hayes, S.-J. et al. 2005. Rhesus transportation box training protocol. Animal Technology and Welfare 4, 153-155.

Diazepam is more effective than midazolam when used as an aid in chair training non-human primates

Non-human primates (NHPs) are utilized frequently in biomedical research and can be difficult and sometimes dangerous to handle. Because of this, restraint is sometimes necessary for data collection. Restraint chair training is generally a straightforward process, however, not all animals...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Animal Training, RestraintAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Skoumbourdis, E. K., Potratz, K. 2005. Diazepam is more effective than midazolam when used as an aid in chair training non-human primates. American Journal of Primatology 66(S1), 164. (28th Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists Scientific Program, Abstract #176)

Neural serotin (5-HT1A) receptor binding potential and depression in adult female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Shively, C., Firedman, D. P., Gage, H. D. et al. 2005. Neural serotin (5-HT1A) receptor binding potential and depression in adult female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 189-190 (Abstract).

Social stress-associated depression in adult female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

Data suggest that monkeys may exhibit behavioral and physiological characteristics that are similar to those of human beings with major depressive disorder.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Shively, C., Register, T. C., Friedman, D. P. et al. 2005. Social stress-associated depression in adult female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 58-59 (Abstract).

A novel caging method for collecting telemetry data from pair-housed monkeys

Caging method is described that allows telemetric measurements [ECG and blood pressure] of long-tailed macaques housed in pairs. The first method consisted of modifying the current cages to add a wire mesh tunnel constructed above the two adjacent cages, with...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sheehan, J., Ziegelhofer, T., Henn, S. et al. 2005. A novel caging method for collecting telemetry data from pair-housed monkeys. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 117 (Abstract).

Grooming and aggression in captive Japanese macaques

This study investigated the relations between allogrooming and aggression in a captive group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Our aim was to test whether evidence of an interchange between allogrooming and a reduction in aggression could be identified at a...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schino, G., Ventura, R., Troisi, A. 2005. Grooming and aggression in captive Japanese macaques. Primates 46(3), 207-209.

The role of social environment on training success in female rhesus macaques

Subjects were trained to touch a target. The singly caged [female] monkeys reliably touched the target in fewer training session that pair housed individuals.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tully, L. A., Coleman, K. 2005. The role of social environment on training success in female rhesus macaques. American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 98 (Abstract).