Macaque

Primate housing facilities for pharmaceutical research in Switzerland (an example)

According to the Swiss Animal Welfare Legislation, the minimal enclosure area for macaques of the size of rhesus or cynomolgus monkeys for experimental purposes is 15 cubic meters. In such an enclosure up to 5 adult animals may be kept...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Burge, T., Panoussis, B., Weber, H. 1997. Primate housing facilities for pharmaceutical research in Switzerland (an example). Primate Report 49, 19-22.

Primate housing facilities for pharmaceutical research in SwitzerlandThe Housing of Non-Human Primates Used for Experimental Research and Other Scientific Purposes: Issues for Consideration

According to Swiss Animal Welfare Legislation primates should be housed in groups. The minimal enclosure area for macaques of the size of rhesus or cynomolgus monkeys for experimental purposes is 15 cubic meters (e.g. a floor area of about 8...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Burge, T. , Weber, H. 1997. Primate housing facilities for pharmaceutical research in SwitzerlandThe Housing of Non-Human Primates Used for Experimental Research and Other Scientific Purposes: Issues for Consideration. EUPREN.

Effects of social and inanimate enrichment of the behavior of yearling rhesus monkeys

Certain types of inanimate environmental enrichment have been shown to positively affect the behavior of laboratory primates, as has housing them in appropriate social conditions. While social housing is generally advocated as an important environmental enhancement, few studies have attempted...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro SJ, Bloomsmith MA, Suarez SA, et al. 1996. Effects of social and inanimate enrichment of the behavior of yearling rhesus monkeys. Am J Primatol. 40;247-260.

Environmental enrichment of cynomolgus monkeys used for behavioral toxicology studies

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

Citation: Wrenshall, E., Gilbert, S. G. 1996. Environmental enrichment of cynomolgus monkeys used for behavioral toxicology studies. American Journal of Primatology 10, 442 (Abstract).

Ethological considerations for designing behavioral enrichment

In this article, I attempt to provide information to enhance the reader's appreciation for the different behaviors of particular species [squirrel monkey and macaques included], and explain how such an understanding can positively influence environmental designs and management protocol.

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

Citation: Williams, L. E. 1996. Ethological considerations for designing behavioral enrichment. Lab Animal 25(3), 29-33.

Effects of cage configuration on behavior in cynomolgus macaques

Stereotypies occurred more often in the STD [standard single cage] than in the VE [vertically-enhanced; probably with perche(s)]. ... The results indicate that VE cages provide more suitable individual housing environments for nonhuman primates than STD cages.

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Watson, S. L., Shively, C. A. 1996. Effects of cage configuration on behavior in cynomolgus macaques. Proceedings of the Congress of the International Primatological Society and Conference of the American Society of Primatologists, 674 (Abstract).

Rotational use of a recreational cage for the environmental enrichment of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

The study provides evidence that the problem of boredom and declining use of enrichment devices usually seen with nonhuman primates can be addressed by rotating the animals through a recreation cage larger than the standard individual cage. The rotational use...

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

Citation: Tustin, G. W., Williams, L. E., Brady, A. G. 1996. Rotational use of a recreational cage for the environmental enrichment of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Laboratory Primate Newsletter 35(1), 5-7.

The effects of different types of feeding enhancements on the behaviour of single-caged, yearling rhesus macaques

Enrichment techniques designed to encourage captive primates to spend more species-appropriate amounts of time in foraging behaviours have been successful. The present study measured the behavioural effects of four feeding enhancements: two devices (mats and puzzles) and two foods (produce...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Suarez, S. A., Porter, L. M. et al. 1996. The effects of different types of feeding enhancements on the behaviour of single-caged, yearling rhesus macaques. Animal Welfare 5, 129-138.

Primate displacement activities as an ethopharmacological model of anxiety

Using a within-subject cross-over, vehicle-controlled design, we investigated the acute effects of benzodiazepine receptor ligands with different mechanisms of action on the displacement activities (scratching, self-grooming, and body shake) of seven male macaques living in social groups. Our aim was...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schino, G., Perretta, G., Taglioni, A. M. et al. 1996. Primate displacement activities as an ethopharmacological model of anxiety. Anxiety 2, 186-191.

Enrichment effects on rhesus monkeys successively housed singly, in pairs, and in groups

Subjects were more socially oriented when pair-housed than when living in small groups. Inanimate enrichment did not affect behavior ... although enhancements were well-used by singly-caged yearlings and pair-housed juveniles. Subjects used enrichment less frequently when housed in groups. The...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Bloomsmith, M. A., Porter, L. M. et al. 1996. Enrichment effects on rhesus monkeys successively housed singly, in pairs, and in groups. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 48, 158-172.