Macaque

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.

Inanimate environmental enrichment for group-housed rhesus macaque infants

Inanimate enrichment options for group-housed rhesus infants are described.

Year Published: 1990Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Champoux, M., DiGregorio, G., Schneider, M. L. et al. 1990. Inanimate environmental enrichment for group-housed rhesus macaque infants. American Journal of Primatology 22, 61-67.

Observations on a caging system for housing stump-tailed macaques

This paper describes the introduction of a modified caging system and the benefits to both the animals and staff. The removal of metal grids at the bottom of the cage, and the introduction of direct access to a substrate mixed...

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Burt, D. A., Plant, M. 1990. Observations on a caging system for housing stump-tailed macaques. Animal Technology 41, 175-179.

Environmental enrichment: Behavioral response of rhesus to puzzle feeders

A commercial puzzle feeder loaded with 10 whole peanuts is tested in two single-housed adult males.

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloom, K. R. 1990. Environmental enrichment: Behavioral response of rhesus to puzzle feeders. Congress of the International Primatological Society , 74 (Abstract).

A multi-functional environmental enrichment device for primate enclosures

We describe an extremely cost-effective procedure for modifying captive enclosures that does not interfere with research procedures and that provides the monkeys with a multi-functional device that probably enhances the captive environment. ... [Telephone spools] have become a favored play...

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bercovitch, F. B., Tena-Betancourt, E., Kessler, M. J. et al. 1990. A multi-functional environmental enrichment device for primate enclosures. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 29(1), 16-17.

The effects of four types of restraint on serum alanine aminotransferase and asparate aminotransferase in the Macaca fascicularis

All methods of restraint resulted in elevation in AST [aspartate aminotransferase] and ALT [alanine aminotransferase] over time.

Year Published: 1990Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Landi, M. S., Kissinger, J. T., Campbell, S. A. et al. 1990. The effects of four types of restraint on serum alanine aminotransferase and asparate aminotransferase in the Macaca fascicularis. Journal of the American College of Toxicology 9, 517-523.