Macaque

Housing and behavioural testing for long term studiesThe Housing of Non-Human Primates Used for Experimental Research and Other Scientific Purposes: Issues for Consideration

An approach that has enabled us to achieve success in long term studies, using both marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) and rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), is to combine group housing with home-cage behavioural testing. Marmosets are pair-housed (mixed sex with vasectomised males)...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bowditch, A. P., Crofts, H. S., Muggleton, N. G. et al. 1997. Housing and behavioural testing for long term studiesThe Housing of Non-Human Primates Used for Experimental Research and Other Scientific Purposes: Issues for Consideration. EUPREN.

Pond-dipping and a ‘brunch’ of flowers: Enrichment for Sulawesi crested macaques at Newquay Zoo

This simple device comprises a suspended pipe, with bungy rope through the core securing a rubber ball at each end. The macaques manipulate these balls to retrieve food items stored inside.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Blount J. D. 1997. Pond-dipping and a 'brunch' of flowers: Enrichment for Sulawesi crested macaques at Newquay Zoo. RATEL (Journal of the Association of British Wild Animal Keepers) 24(4), 135-137.

From sterile to stimulating: Six years of management and husbandry changes to Edinburgh Zoo’s monkey house

We provide branching from ceiling to the floor, thus maximising space utilisation. .... Food prepared into bite pieces could not be fed on the roofs for obvious reasons, but by covering the mesh with a layer of straw some of...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Catlow, G. 1997. From sterile to stimulating: Six years of management and husbandry changes to Edinburgh Zoo's monkey house. In: Proceedings on the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Holst, B. (ed), 205-208. Copenhagen Zoo, Frederiksberg.

The housing of non-human primates in the comercial research laboratoryThe Housing of Non-Human Primates Used for Experimental Research and Other Scientific Purposes: Issues for Consideration

This poster elaborates upon procedures for housing and handling macaques in a typical biomedical contract research laboratory, and will illustrate the close harmony that exists between considerations of animal welfare and good scientific practice.

Year Published: 1997Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brown, C., Goburdhun, R., Kirkwood, A. et al. 1997. The housing of non-human primates in the comercial research laboratoryThe Housing of Non-Human Primates Used for Experimental Research and Other Scientific Purposes: Issues for Consideration. EUPREN.

The application, use, and effects of training and enrichment variables with Japanese snow macaques (Macaca fuscata) at the Central Park Wildlife Center

A training protocol is briefly described which allows the keepers through vocal and visual cues to herd the animals to a holding area. Training sessions were deterring stereotypic and abnormal behaviour - such as excessive grooming and fur-pulling. A feeding...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Animal Training, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Goodwin, J. 1997. The application, use, and effects of training and enrichment variables with Japanese snow macaques (Macaca fuscata) at the Central Park Wildlife Center. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 510-515.

Effect of room arrangement and blood sample collection sequence on serum thyroid hormone and cortisol concentrations in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

Sequence of blood collection [as determined by room arrangement] affected serum cortisol and thyroxine levels.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Flow, B. L., Jaques, J. T. 1997. Effect of room arrangement and blood sample collection sequence on serum thyroid hormone and cortisol concentrations in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 36(1), 65-68.

Cyproterone acetate, an antiandrogen, reduces self-biting in male rhesus (Macaca mulatta)

Cyproterone acetate was a partially effective treatment.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Eaton, G. G., Worlein, J. M., Kelley, S. T. et al. 1997. Cyproterone acetate, an antiandrogen, reduces self-biting in male rhesus (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 42, 107 (Abstract).

Grooming-contact bars provide social contact for individually caged laboratory primates

We investigated pair housing of adult long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) by using widely spaced, vertical "grooming-contact" (G-C) bars that allow physical contact but prevent pursuit by one animal into the other's cage. Cages with G-C bars provide several potential advantages...

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

Citation: Crockett, C. M., Bellanca, R. U., Bowers, C. L. et al. 1997. Grooming-contact bars provide social contact for individually caged laboratory primates. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 36(6), 53-60.

Affiliative and submissive communication in rhesus macaques

A clear description and functional analysis of selected facial expressions, gestures and postures in group-housed rhesus macaques.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Maestripieri, D., Wallen, K. 1997. Affiliative and submissive communication in rhesus macaques. Primates 38, 127-138.

Resocialisation of rhesus macaquesThe Housing of Non-Human Primates Used for Experimental Research and Other Scientific Purposes: Issues for Consideration

The new legislation on housing and husbandry of non-human primates forces research institutes to house formerly single caged experimental animals in social groups. Due to the poor ethological expertise in medical research centres and because singly housed experimental animals lack...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Louwerse, A. L., Kos, T., van Hooff, J. A. R. A. M. 1997. Resocialisation of rhesus macaquesThe Housing of Non-Human Primates Used for Experimental Research and Other Scientific Purposes: Issues for Consideration. EUPREN.