Nonhuman Primate

Working with rather than against macaques during blood collection

12 adult pair-housed female, 5 adult single-housed male and 10 adult pair-housed male rhesus macaques, and 6 adult pair-housed female stump-tailed macaques were trained to cooperate during in-homecage blood collection. The total number of training sessions per animal ranged from...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Animal Training, Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 2003. Working with rather than against macaques during blood collection. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6(3), 189-197.

Improving the animal-human relationship with laboratory-housed common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): Increased interactions and positive reinforcement trainingProceedings of the Annual Symposium on Zoo Research

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McKinley, J. , Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 2003. Improving the animal-human relationship with laboratory-housed common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): Increased interactions and positive reinforcement trainingProceedings of the Annual Symposium on Zoo Research. 27-37. Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK.

Use of space and manipulable objects in chimpanzees: individual differences in response to environmental enrichment

Twenty-five captive-born chimpanzees were housed in glass-walled biocontainment suites containing resting benches and climbing structures. Thirteen of these animals were individually housed; 12 were paired or grouped. ... In a separate study, five of the individually housed chimpanzees were studied...

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

Citation: Smith, K., Tobery, T., Erwin, J. 2003. Use of space and manipulable objects in chimpanzees: individual differences in response to environmental enrichment. American Journal of Primatology 60((Supplement)), 80 (Abstract).

Use of space, cage features, and manipulable objects by laboratory primates:individual differences and species variability

Rhesus (74%), longtailed (71%), vervets (94%), and patas (82%) significantly exceeded the expected rate of perch use (25%), while pigtailed (28%) did not differ from expectation. ... The effect of upper or lower tier on being near the cage front...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Smith, K., St. Claire, M., Byrum, R. et al. 2003. Use of space, cage features, and manipulable objects by laboratory primates:individual differences and species variability. American Journal of Primatology 60((Supplement)), 76-77 (Abstract).

Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare, Third Edition

General traditional recommendations for the housing and handling of nonhuman primates.

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wolfensohn, S. E. , Lloyd, M. 2003. Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare, Third Edition. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK.

The Boyd Group of papers on: The use of non-human primates in research and testing – Pager 1: Background information on the use of non-human primates

Number of non-human primates used in scientific procedures in Britain in 2000: New World monkeys [marmosets, tamarins] 1060; Old World monkeys [macaques] 1891 [p.100].

Year Published: 2003Topics: Disease/Experimental ModelAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Salamander

Citation: Smith, J. A., Boyd, K. M. e. 2003. The Boyd Group of papers on: The use of non-human primates in research and testing - Pager 1: Background information on the use of non-human primates. Animal Technology and Welfare 2, 99-103.

Orang utan enrichment: Annual Symposium on Zoo Research

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

Citation: Williams, H. 2003. Orang utan enrichment: Annual Symposium on Zoo Research. 32 (Abstract). The Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK.

The Boyd Group of papers on: The use of non-human primates in research and testing – Pager 4: Welfare considerations in the use of marmosets and macaques for scientific research and testing: a comparison

Basic recommendations for the proper housing of marmosets and macaques are made.

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Smith, J. A., Body, K. M. 2003. The Boyd Group of papers on: The use of non-human primates in research and testing - Pager 4: Welfare considerations in the use of marmosets and macaques for scientific research and testing: a comparison. Animal Technology and Welfare 2, 105-110.

Can capuchins receive adequate primary diet from an enrichment unit?

The capuchins need to align the holes in the rotating disk with the cavities containing the food in order to be fed. ..There are fewer leftover pieces of the primary diet when the diet is consumed through use of the...

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

Citation: Webster, S. J. G. 2003. Can capuchins receive adequate primary diet from an enrichment unit? Animal Keepers' Forum 30(10), 420-422.

The Boyd Group of papers on: The use of non-human primates in research and testing

Every effort should be made to minimize the social deprivation, mental suffering, and/or physical harms caused to the animals [p. 96]. .. Unless specifically justified, infants should remain with their mothers until they are no longer dependent on them. .....

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Smith, J. A., Boyd, K. M. e. 2003. The Boyd Group of papers on: The use of non-human primates in research and testing. Animal Technology and Welfare 2, 89-97.