Macaque

Facilitated socialization of previously singly caged adult rhesus macaques (videotape with accompanying text)

Thirty scenes depict different adult rhesus monkeys [and one adult, male stump-tailed macaque], each paired with a compatible companion for up to two years. The following pair combinations and research situations are shown: adult male/male, adult female/female, adult male/juvenile male,...

Year Published: 1989Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. , Dodsworth, R. 1989. Facilitated socialization of previously singly caged adult rhesus macaques (videotape with accompanying text). Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center. Available on loan from Animal Care Audio-Visual Materials, WRPRC, 1220 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA, Madison, WI.

Re-pairing caged rhesus monkeys

Our attempts to re-pair adult [female] caged rhesus monkeys [without prior familiarization] who have lost their companions have consistently been successful.

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1989. Re-pairing caged rhesus monkeys. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 28(4), 19.

Evaluation of the long-term effectiveness of two environmental enrichment objects for singly caged rhesus macaques

Subjects were exposed to a PVC pipe and to a gnawing stick uninterruptedly for one year. The singly caged monkeys spent on average 28% of the total observation time [120 min] with the PVC pipes but only 3% with the...

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1989. Evaluation of the long-term effectiveness of two environmental enrichment objects for singly caged rhesus macaques. Lab Animal 18(6), 31-33.

Behavioral responses of unrelated adult male rhesus monkeys familiarized and paired for the purpose of environmental enrichment

Potential companions were first given the opportunity to establish clear-cut rank relationships during a 5-day period of noncontact familiarization. Only then were they paired in a different double cage. Rank relationships were confirmed within the first 6 minutes after pairing...

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1989. Behavioral responses of unrelated adult male rhesus monkeys familiarized and paired for the purpose of environmental enrichment . American Journal of Primatology 17, 243-248 .

Alternatives to single caging of rhesus monkeys

Single-housed rhesus macaques were transferred to permanent pair-housing arrangements. The present investigation also demonstrates that pairing caged rhesus monkeys with compatible conspecifics does not interfere with a number of common research protocols [e.g., headcap implantation, experimental surgery, blood collection]. Our...

Year Published: 1989Topics: Social Housing & Companionship, Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1989. Alternatives to single caging of rhesus monkeys. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 3, 123-125.

Compatible rhesus monkeys provide long-term stimulation for each other

The [12 pair-housed] rhesus monkeys in the present study distracted each other in species-typical ways on average 35% of the time, even though the companions had lived with each other continually for 2.5 years. Apparently, a compatible companion is a...

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ranheim, S., Reinhardt, V. 1989. Compatible rhesus monkeys provide long-term stimulation for each other. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 28(3), 1-2.

Training female rhesus monkeys to cooperate during in-homecage venipuncture

Training protocol is described. The training of the 8 [female] rhesus monkeys was completed within 24 work days. It required a total of 250 minutes, that is 31 minutes per individual animal.

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Vertein, R., Reinhardt, V. 1989. Training female rhesus monkeys to cooperate during in-homecage venipuncture. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 28(2), 1-3.

Effect of food preparation on feeding behavior of lion-tailed macaques

Total time spent feeding was greater, as a result of increased consumption and processing requirements, when whole food was offered to group-housed animals.

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Smith, A., Lindburg, D. G., Vehrencamp, S. 1989. Effect of food preparation on feeding behavior of lion-tailed macaques. Zoo Biology 8, 57-65.

Social deprivation and coronary artery atherosclerosis in female cynomolgus monkeys

We conclude that these findings indicate that single cage housing promotes coronary artery atherogenesis in these monkeys, and that social (tactile) isolation and physical restraint are salient features of single cage housing which may promote the exacerbation of coronary artery...

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Shively, C. A., Clarkson, T. B., Kaplan, J. R. 1989. Social deprivation and coronary artery atherosclerosis in female cynomolgus monkeys. Atherosclerosis 77, 69-76.

Training Corral-Living Rhesus Monkeys for Fecal and Blood Sample Collection (Videotape With Commentary)

Training technique is explained and the animals' reactions demonstrated.

Year Published: 1990Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Clarke, M. R., Phillippi, K. M., Falkenstein, J. A. et al. 1990. Training Corral-Living Rhesus Monkeys for Fecal and Blood Sample Collection (Videotape With Commentary). Delta Primate Research Center.Available on loan from Animal Care Audio-Visual Materials, WRPRC, 1220 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA, Covington, Kentucky.