Nonhuman Primate

Legal loophole for subminimal floor area for caged macaques

The USDA regulations pertaining to the minimum space requirements of nonhuman primates and the fitting of elevated resting surfaces are contradictory. They implicitly condone the prevailing perch design that allows maximal usage of animal room space by stacking the cages...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Housing, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 2003. Legal loophole for subminimal floor area for caged macaques. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6(1), 53-56.

Training common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) to cooperate during routine laboratory procedures: Ease of training and time investment

Behaviours taught were target training to allow in homecage weighing and providing urine samples from 12 pairs of marmosets. Between 2 to 13, 10-minute training sessions established desired behaviors. .. Trained animals proved extremely reliable, and data collection using trained...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McKinley, J., Buchanan-Smith, H. M., Bassett, L. et al. 2003. Training common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) to cooperate during routine laboratory procedures: Ease of training and time investment. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6, 209-220.

Utilization of toy devices by rhesus macaques

Adding toys to foraging devices may be a way to make them more attractive to the animals. This seems to work particularly well when the toy devices are filled on a rotating basis.

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Rawlins, J. M., Poerstel, S., Coleman, K. 2003. Utilization of toy devices by rhesus macaques. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 142 (Abstract).

Operant conditioning can be used to train common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) to scent-mark on demand

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McDermott, F. A. P. , Smith, T. E. 2003. Operant conditioning can be used to train common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) to scent-mark on demand. Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Zoo Research. 20 (Abstract). The Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK.

Guide of the Care and Use of Laboratory Primates (Second Edition)

Measures appropriate to individual characteristics should be undertaken and housing space should be as wide as possible. Devices suitable for gross motor and behavioral patterns, such as perches and three-dimensional strictures should be arranged to make as much use of...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Primate Research Institute 2003. Guide of the Care and Use of Laboratory Primates (Second Edition). Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

Training nonhuman primates using positive reinforcement techniques

We believe that, as a general principle, thorough consideration always should be given to the use of training as a refinement to traditional methods of carrying out procedures and that reward should be used a a reinforcer. [p. 160]

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Prescott, M. J., Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 2003. Training nonhuman primates using positive reinforcement techniques. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6, 157-161.

Using positive reinforcement training techniques to facilitate the collection of semen in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Positive reinforcement training techniques were used to train 7 socially-housed, adult male chimpanzees to voluntarily provide semen samples. .. Subjects had been previously trained to present their ventrums for inspection, and this behavior was modified to include the insertion of...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Perlman, J. E., Bowsher, T. R., Braccini, S. N. et al. 2003. Using positive reinforcement training techniques to facilitate the collection of semen in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Primatology 60(Supplement), 77-78 (Abstract).

Social display, feeding, exploration, and program attentiveness rates for rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) exposed to audio-visual programs

Ten rhesus monkeys were separated from their social groups for medical treatments lasting 3-14 days. Animals required hospitalization for conditions including fight wounds, diarrhea, and surgery. To prevent boredom, reduce isolation stress, and discourage removal of sutures and surgical wraps,...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: O'Neill-Wagner, P. 2003. Social display, feeding, exploration, and program attentiveness rates for rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) exposed to audio-visual programs. American Journal of Primatology 60(Supplement), 119 (Abstract).

Self-injurious behavior in rhesus monkeys: New insights into its etiology, physiology, and treatment

Self-injurious behavior (SIB) is a significant human health problem frequently associated with profound intellectual disabilities, genetic diseases, and psychiatric conditions. However, it also occurs in subclinical populations and appears to be on the rise in adolescents and young adults. SIB...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Novak, M. A. 2003. Self-injurious behavior in rhesus monkeys: New insights into its etiology, physiology, and treatment. American Journal of Primatology 59, 3-19.

A case of infant carrying by an adult male chimpanzee in the Budongo forest

Year Published: 2003Topics: Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Notman, H., Munn, J. 2003. A case of infant carrying by an adult male chimpanzee in the Budongo forest. Pan Africa News 10, 7-9.