Marmoset

Physical environment and its influence on behaviour in captive common marmosets

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dettling, A., Pryce, C. 1994. Physical environment and its influence on behaviour in captive common marmosets. European Marmoset Research Group Newsletter 3, 2 (Abstract).

Recycled plastic cages and environmental enrichment devices

Although the production and use of recycled plastic lumber is still in its infancy, our experience indicates that this is an ideal material for the construction of environmental enrichment devices for monkeys ... especially in outdoor facilities and zoological collections.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Macaque, Marmoset, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Kessler, M. J., Nieves, P., Bercovitch, R. et al. 1994. Recycled plastic cages and environmental enrichment devices. Lab Animal 23(9), 56-58.

Housing Husbandry and Welfare Provision for Animals Used in Toxicology Studies: Results of a UK Questionnaire on Current Practice (1994)

Behavioral abnormalities appeared to be more common in Old World primates than marmosets. This may have been due to the fact that they tend to be single-housed, as the site which group-housed their animals reported that the incidence of all...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hubrecht, R. C. 1994. Housing Husbandry and Welfare Provision for Animals Used in Toxicology Studies: Results of a UK Questionnaire on Current Practice (1994). Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar, UK.

Optimal foraging in the captive-bred common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus

The dominant pair, when given the choice, preferred to forage from the high-level box [filled with deep litter containing raisins], allowing the other group members to forage mainly at ground level. .. When feeding at floor level the marmosets took...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Morrissey, G. 1994. Optimal foraging in the captive-bred common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus. In: Welfare and Science, Proceedings of the Fifth FELASA Symposium. Bunyan, J. (ed), 337-342. Royal Society of Medicine Press, London, UK.

Lion-tamarin and marmoset enrichment at the National Zoo

As always, the key to successful enrichment is variety. Use a different device each day. Load it with different foods each time. Sometimes don't load it with anything at all! (It keeps them guessing.) Before you start, get a quantitative...

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Miller, P. 1994. Lion-tamarin and marmoset enrichment at the National Zoo. In Touch 1(4), 5.

The relationship between husbandry, behavioural monitoring and disease prevention: examples from a colony of marmosets

There are a number of methods .. to prevent suffering if rejection occurs. .. Aggression between a pair has, in some cases developed after a prolonged period of stability whereas in others pairs have fought soon after introduction. Increasing cage...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sainsbury, A. W. 1994. The relationship between husbandry, behavioural monitoring and disease prevention: examples from a colony of marmosets. In: Welfare and Science, Proceedings of the Fifth FELASA Symposium. Bunyan, J. (ed), 57-60. Royal Society of Medicine Press, London, UK.

Traditional handling procedures of laboratory nonhuman primates are an intrinsic source of distress: What can be done?

With some professional expertise and goodwill, there should be no real need to resort to forceful restraint when doing research with nonhuman primates.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Animal Training, RestraintAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1994. Traditional handling procedures of laboratory nonhuman primates are an intrinsic source of distress: What can be done? In Touch 1(4), 1 & 6-7.

Urinary endocrinology and social dynamics: a method for monitoring entire marmoset groups

In order to obtain the essential endocrinological data sets we rely on stress-free and simultaneously collected individual urine samples from entire family groups. In common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus), this has been achieved and the methodology is clearly described.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anzenberger, G. 1995. Urinary endocrinology and social dynamics: a method for monitoring entire marmoset groups. Abstracts from the European Primate Resources Network (EUPREN) Meeting.

A garden of enrichment

The animals are spending a lot of time searching for different species of plants, not only because of their medicinal compounds but also because of their taste. Both seeking out and eating the herbs can occupy a lot of the...

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Capuchin, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Vermeer, J. 1994. A garden of enrichment. The Shape of Enrichment 3(4), 10-11.

Exploratory behavior and learning in laboratory marmosets (Callithrix jacchus jacchus): Comparison between experimental-cage and home-cage activity

My experiments have shown that the exploratory behavior of [single-housed] captive marmosets is readily enhanced by the addition of novel play objects in their cages. The implementation of a learning task (particularly a food-reinforced one) can also produce increases in...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Foster, F. C. 1995. Exploratory behavior and learning in laboratory marmosets (Callithrix jacchus jacchus): Comparison between experimental-cage and home-cage activity. Primates 36, 501-514.