Macaque

Environmental Enhancement for Caged Rhesus Macaques: A Photographic Documentation (Slide Series With Commentary)

A collection of annotated slides demonstrating a comprehensive environmental enhancement plan - including training for cooperation during procedures - for caged rhesus macaques.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1995. Environmental Enhancement for Caged Rhesus Macaques: A Photographic Documentation (Slide Series With Commentary). Animal Welfare Institute.Available on loan from Animal Welfare Institute, PO Box 3650, Washington, DC 20007, USA; Telephone: (202) 337 2332; E-mail: cheyde@awionline.org, Washington, DC.

Arguments for single-caging of rhesus macaques: Are they justified? Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) Newsletter 6(1), 1-2 & 7-8

The findings presented in this report indicated that common arguments in justification of the traditional single-caging of rhesus macaques are often based on subjective assumptions rather than on scientific facts.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1995. Arguments for single-caging of rhesus macaques: Are they justified? Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) Newsletter 6(1), 1-2 & 7-8.

Environmental enrichment in Japanese monkeys: Aging of feeding behavior in Finger-maze box [Japanese abstract]

Old animals spent more time foraging for food that was placed in a finger-maze box than young animals.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Yanagihara, Y., Matsubayashi, K., Matsuzawa, T. 1995. Environmental enrichment in Japanese monkeys: Aging of feeding behavior in Finger-maze box [Japanese abstract]. Reichorui Kenkyu/Primate Research 11, 33 (Abstract).

An innovative outdoor primate housing unit

A macaque-adequate, well-furnished severe weather-proof outdoor housing system is described.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wagner, J. L., O'Neill-Wagner, P. L. 1995. An innovative outdoor primate housing unit. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 9, 606-608.

Socially housed Macaca radiata demonstrate motivation to view video of other groups

The results demonstrate that socially housed macaques are motivated to view conspecific video and suggest that motivation is enhanced by the opportunity to view another group, particularly if that group is novel.

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Andrews, M. W., Brannon, E., Rosenblum, L. A. 1996. Socially housed Macaca radiata demonstrate motivation to view video of other groups. Proceedings of the Congress of the International Primatological Society and Conference of the American Society of Primatologists, 761 (Abstract).

Influences of blood sampling procedures on basal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal hormone levels and leukocyte values in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Differences in housing location and the amount of room disturbance associated with blood sampling have a significant impact on cell counts, but not on ACTH or cortisol levels. We believe that the critical factor that explains our housing location results...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Biological Sampling & Physiological Measurement, Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Capitanio, J. P., Mendoza, S. P., McChesney, M. 1996. Influences of blood sampling procedures on basal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal hormone levels and leukocyte values in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Journal of Medical Primatology 25(1), 26-33.

Conflict and reconciliation in two groups of crab-eating monkeys differing in social status by birth

Two groups of captive macaques (M. fascicularis) were studied at Kassel University, Germany. One included animals whose mothers were high-ranking, another, those whose mothers were low-ranking. The first group was a despotic community in which conflicts were severe and occurred...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Butovskaya, M., Kozintsev, A., Welker, C. 1996. Conflict and reconciliation in two groups of crab-eating monkeys differing in social status by birth. Primates 37, 261-270.

Toys for the boys: Environmental enrichment for singly housed adult male macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

Structural enhancements and enrichment toys and devices are listed. The opportunity to chew and tear has also benefited the animals' dental health.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brinkman, C. 1996. Toys for the boys: Environmental enrichment for singly housed adult male macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Laboratory Primate Newsletter 35(2), 5-9.

Urinary free cortisol as a measure of psychological well-being in laboratory macaques housed in grooming-contact cages

Males had significantly elevated cortisol when paired with males. Female pairs engaged in much more social grooming than male pairs.

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bellanca, R. U., Crockett, C. M., Bowers, C. L. et al. 1996. Urinary free cortisol as a measure of psychological well-being in laboratory macaques housed in grooming-contact cages. Proceedings of the Congress of the International Primatological Society and Conference of the American Society of Primatologists, 670 (Abstract).

Formation of outdoor multimal breeding groups of rhesus macaques

Gradually forming new breeding groups resulted in 0.27 severe wounds per individual per year; rapidly forming new groups resulted in twice as much wounding.

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Conlee, K. M., Lilly, A. A., Taub, D. M. 1996. Formation of outdoor multimal breeding groups of rhesus macaques. Proceedings of the Congress of the International Primatological Society and Conference of the American Society of Primatologists, 671 (Abstract).