Macaque

Comparison of different enzyme-immunoassays for assessment of adrenocortical activity in primates based on fecal analysis

The overall aim of the present study was to assess the validity of four enzyme-immunoassays (EIAs) using antibodies raised against cortisol, corticosterone, and reduced cortisol metabolites (two group-specific antibodies) for assessing adrenocortical activity using fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (GCM) measurements in...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Heistermann, M., Palme, R., Ganswindt, A. 2006. Comparison of different enzyme-immunoassays for assessment of adrenocortical activity in primates based on fecal analysis. Americal Journal of Primatology 68(3), 257-273.

Outdoor housing decreases self-injurious and stereotypic behavior in adult male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Access to an outdoor area decreased self-injurious and stereotypical behaviors in adult male rhesus who had been single-caged or group-housed indoors.

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wilkes, M. N., Lynch, C. S., Fontenot, M. B. 2006. Outdoor housing decreases self-injurious and stereotypic behavior in adult male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 68(Supplement ), 106 (Abstract).

Predictors of abnormal behavior in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

A significantly higher proportion of nursery reared animals and a significantly lower proportion than expected of animals reared in out-door housed groups developed abnormal behavior. Our results suggest [sic] that time spent in restricted housing ... is a predictor of...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Vandeleest, J., Capitanio, J., McCowan, B. 2006. Predictors of abnormal behavior in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 68(Supplement ), 106 (Abstract).

Development and implementation of a program for the social housing of nonhuman primates on toxicology studies

We developed a step-wise procedure for social housing animals (cynomolgus and rhesus) into pairs, triads or quads based on the study design. Nonhuman primates that were socially housed showed signs of better physical and psychological health, thereby greatly reducing abnormal...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Steinbacher, E. A., Setser, J. J., Morris, T. D. et al. 2006. Development and implementation of a program for the social housing of nonhuman primates on toxicology studies. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 157 (Abstract).

Coat condition, housing condition and measurement of faecal cortisol metabolites–a non-invasive study about alopecia in captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Hair loss was found to vary with season and sex, was most pronounced in adult females during the winter and spring months. the housing system, available enclosure space and variations in group size and composition also appeared to influence coat...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Steinmetz, H. W., Kaumanns, W., Dix, I. et al. 2006. Coat condition, housing condition and measurement of faecal cortisol metabolites--a non-invasive study about alopecia in captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Journal of Medical Primatology 35(1), 3-11.

Socialisation of rhesus macaques at CFM

The Centre for macaques in England is an example of best practice in the care and welfare of old world primates in addition to an evolving centre for the education and training of people working in the area of primate...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Southey, E. R., Baldwin, C. M. 2006. Socialisation of rhesus macaques at CFM. Animal Technology and Welfare 5(2), 119-122.

Shaping in Macaca nemestrina

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sempreboni, F., Spiezio, C., Grassi, D. 2006. Shaping in Macaca nemestrina. Folia Primatologica 77(4), 272. (Primate Meeting Abstract)

I see myself

A few months ago I first noticed Annie looking in the mirror and examining her own teeth. She used her finger to pull her lip down to get a better look at her teeth, with her face close to the...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schultz, P. 2006. I see myself. Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 55(3), 6.

Rhesus diet smoothies

There are a number of situations in which non-human primates need a special diet to provide additional calories. The receipe for a Chow Smoothie for Rhesus macaques is described and consists in incorporating the animal's regular food, tailoring the smoothie...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Potratz, K. R., Boettcher, C. 2006. Rhesus diet smoothies. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 11(4), 5.

Venipuncture training using positive reinforcement training techniques: a comparison of chimpanzee and rhesus macaques

Four group-housed chimpanzees and two singly-housed adult rhesus macaques of unspecified gender were trained to place an arm in a blood sleeve and remain stationary for venipuncture. It took an average of 219 minutes in 31 sessions to successfully train...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Pranger, L. A., Maier, A., Coleman, K. et al. 2006. Venipuncture training using positive reinforcement training techniques: a comparison of chimpanzee and rhesus macaques. American Journal of Primatology 68(Supplement ), 61-62 (Abstract).