Marmoset

Sex differences in common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) in response to an unfamiliar food task

The task was to open a plastic canister that contained a raisin; the open end was covered with parchment paper. Each marmoset was given 15 trials in three blocks of 5 consecutive days. We measured the latency for each animal...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Yamamoto, M. E., Domeniconi, C., Box, H. 2004. Sex differences in common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) in response to an unfamiliar food task. Primates 45(4), 249-254.

Refinement techniques in experimental protocols involving Callitrichids

The invasiveness of biomedical experiments on laboratory animals should be limited to the greatest extent possible yet without sacrificing the quality of the data collected. To this end, refinement techniques can be used. In the present work, we describe some...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Vitale, A., Licata, E. 2004. Refinement techniques in experimental protocols involving Callitrichids. Annali dell' Istituto Superiore di Sanite 40(2), 237-240.

Quantitative data on training new world primates to urinate

This study assessed the effectiveness of operant conditioning in training three species of captive callitrichid primates (Leontopithecus rosalia, Callithrix geoffroyi, and Saguinus imperator) to urinate on demand...Training sessions (30 min each) were conducted at dawn thrice weekly during five consecutive...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Smith TE, M. J. G. S. W. M. 2004. Quantitative data on training new world primates to urinate. American Journal of Primatology 64(1), 83-93.

Novel restraint system for neuroendocrine studies of socially living common marmoset monkeys

The soft jacket allows for increased versatility and longevity, and the sling-harness provides for greater movement .. compared to a previously described, more conventional chair restraint. The new restraint system prevents the normal diurnal decrease in plasma cortisol levels across...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schultz-Darken, N. J., Pape, R. M., Tannenbaum, P. L. et al. 2004. Novel restraint system for neuroendocrine studies of socially living common marmoset monkeys. Laboratory Animals 38, 393-404.

Anticipatory behavior – A new indicator of the significance of environmental enrichment in laboratory-housed common marmosets

It was suggested that anticipatory behavior is a useful method for assessing the value of feeding enrichment options.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Badihi, I., Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 2005. Anticipatory behavior - A new indicator of the significance of environmental enrichment in laboratory-housed common marmosets. American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 178 (Abstract).

Training marmosets to cooperate with aversive laboratory procedures

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bowell, V. A., Buchanan-Smith, H. M., Morris, K. 2005. Training marmosets to cooperate with aversive laboratory procedures. Primate Eye 86, 24.

Forage box as enrichment in single- and group-housed callitrichid monkeys

When presented with food, common marmosets will more often take it directly into their mouths than use their hands. This might explain why in the conditions where a lid was used, there were fewer forage-related hand movements than might have...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chamove, A. S., Scott, L. 2005. Forage box as enrichment in single- and group-housed callitrichid monkeys. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 44(2), 13-17.

USDA perspectives on environmental enrichment for animals

This article provides a brief historical background of the events and circumstances that led to the 1985 Animal Welfare Act (AWA) amendments. It describes the development of the regulations promulgated by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1991 as...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Human-Animal Interaction, Regulations & Ethical Review, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Dog, Lemur, Macaque, Marine Mammal, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Kulpa-Eddy, J. A., Taylor, S., Adams, K. M. 2005. USDA perspectives on environmental enrichment for animals. ILAR Journal 46(2), 83-94.

Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: Marmosets and Tamarins (Callitrichids)

Introduction to species-adequate enrichment for marmosets and tamarins.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: French, J. A. , Fite, J. E. 2005. Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: Marmosets and Tamarins (Callitrichids). Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, Bethesda, MD.

Enrichment and nonhuman primates: “”First, do no harm””

Since the 1998 publication of The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates by the National Research Council, and the 1991 implementation of the 1985 Animal Welfare Act Amendment, many formal and informal nonhuman primate enrichment programs have been put into practice....

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Nelson, R. J., Mandrell, T. D. 2005. Enrichment and nonhuman primates: "First, do no harm". ILAR Journal 46(2), 171-177.