Macaque

A tail of two monkeys: Social housing for nonhuman primates

This article references common research protocols that accommodate pair housing and includes scientific recommendations for institutional animal care and use committees to facilitate providing physical social contact for nonhuman primates in laboratories.

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Seelig, D. 2007. A tail of two monkeys: Social housing for nonhuman primates. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 10(1), 21-30.

Safe Pair Housing of Macaques

Review of safe pair formation techniques for macaques.

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Carlson, J. 2008. Safe Pair Housing of Macaques. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Living in harmony

A state of the art group-housing system for long-tailed macaques is demonstrated and described.

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bushmitz, M. M. 2008. Living in harmony. Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 57(1), 24-25.

Ground substrate affects activity budgets and hair loss in outdoor captive groups of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

This study investigated the influence of grass vs. gravel substrate on activity budgets and degree of hair loss in seven groups of captive rhesus macaques housed in outdoor enclosures at the California National Primate Research Center. Groups having grass substrate...

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Beisner, B. A., Isbell, L. A. 2008. Ground substrate affects activity budgets and hair loss in outdoor captive groups of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) . American Journal of Primatology 70, 1160-1168.

Benefits of isosexual pairing of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) vary with sex and are limited by protected contact but not by frequent separation

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Baker, K. C., Bloomsmith, M., Neu, K. et al. 2008. Benefits of isosexual pairing of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) vary with sex and are limited by protected contact but not by frequent separation. American Journal of Primatology 70 (Supplement), 44 (Abstract).

Cooperation counts

Rhesus macaques were trained to take juice from syringes. Operant conditioning for oral dosing has many applications. If macaques are trained to accept liquid from syringes, they can receive test compounds in pharmaceutical testing by voluntarily accepting the liquid and...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Winterborn, A. 2007. Cooperation counts. Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 56(3), 16.

Temperament predicts training success in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Clay, A. W., Bloomsmith, M. A., Marr, M. J. et al. 2008. Temperament predicts training success in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 70 (Supplement), 42 (Abstract).

Training rhesus macaques for venipuncture using positive reinforcement techniques: A comparison with chimpanzees

All subjects were trained to place an arm in a 'blood sleeve' and remain stationary for venipunctures. We were able to obtain repeated blood samples from 75% of [eight adult] macaques. ... An average of 257 minutes was needed to...

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Coleman, K., Pranger, L., Maier, A. et al. 2008. Training rhesus macaques for venipuncture using positive reinforcement techniques: A comparison with chimpanzees. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science] 47, 37-41.

Physiological and behavioral effects of social introduction on adult male rhesus macaques

Pair housing of laboratory macaques is widely considered to lead to positive changes in well-being, yet the process of introduction is viewed as potentially stressful and risk-prone. Behavioral and physiological data were collected on eight adult male rhesus macaques before,...

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Doyle, L. A., Baker, K. C., Cox, L. D. 2008. Physiological and behavioral effects of social introduction on adult male rhesus macaques. American Journal of Primatology 70(6), 542-550.

A rhesus monkey model of self-injury: effects of relocation stress on behavior and neuroendocrine function

BACKGROUND: Self-injurious behavior (SIB), a disorder that afflicts many individuals within both clinical and nonclinical populations, has been linked to states of heightened stress and arousal. However, there are no published longitudinal data on the relationship between increases in stress...

Year Published: 2008Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Davenport, M. D., Lutz, C. K., Tiefenbacher, S. N. M. A. et al. 2008 . A rhesus monkey model of self-injury: effects of relocation stress on behavior and neuroendocrine function. Biological Psychiatry 63, 990-996.