Macaque

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.

Ethological studies of well-being in two species of macaques after transition from single cages to housing in social groups

Two species of macaques (M. mulatta and M. fascicularis) have been used for several decades in biomedical research at the University of Uppsala, Sweden. The monkeys were previously housed in single cages and enrichment routines were not ordinarily used. Infants...

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

Citation: Ljungberg, T., Westlund, K., Ryden, L. 1997. Ethological studies of well-being in two species of macaques after transition from single cages to housing in social groupsThe Housing of Non-Human Primates Used for Experimental Research and Other Scientific Purposes: Issues for Consideration. EUPREN.

The behavioral neurobiology of self-injurious behavior in rhesus monkeys – Current concepts and relations to impulsive behavior in humans

The objective of this report is to critically review past reports and present new data on the psychobiology of self-injurious behavior (SIB) and/or risky or impulsive behavior in primates (human and nonhuman). One aim was to reexamine how early social...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kraemer, G. W., Schmidt, D. E., Ebert, M. H. 1997. The behavioral neurobiology of self-injurious behavior inrhesus monkeys - Current concepts and relations to impulsive behavior in humans. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 836, 12-38.

Crab-eating monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) can be trained to cooperate in non-invasive oral medication without stress

The animals were trained to enter a small cage on in a row, to eat a controlled amount of mixture, and to return afterwards to the rest of the group. We describe the expected and unexpected problems of training, and...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Klaiber-Schuh, A., Welker, C. 1997. Crab-eating monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) can be trained to cooperate in non-invasive oral medication without stress. Primate Report 47, 11-30.

The effects of grooming boards on abnormal behavior in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Grooming boards did not reduce self-biting or other abnormal behavior in single-housed subjects.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kinsey, J. H., Jorgensen, M. J., Novak, M. A. 1997. The effects of grooming boards on abnormal behavior in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 42, 122-123 (Abstract).

Effects of cage size on self-injurious and abnormal behavior in macaques

Moving individual monkeys from small, barren cages to large, barren pens had little effect on self-injurious behavior.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Jorgensen, M. J., Kinsey, J. H., Novak, M. A. 1997. Effects of cage size on self-injurious and abnormal behavior in macaques. American Journal of Primatology 42, 120 (Abstract).