Effect of ketamine anesthesia on daily food intake in Macaca mulatta and Cercopithecus aethiops (2007)

Springer, D. A., Baker, K. C.

Abstract

This study was designed to measure ketamine's effect on daily food intake, a parameter that reflects and influences animal well-being and directly impacts research studies... The results indicate that ketamine anesthesia is associated with a prolonged reduction in daily food intake in male African green monkeys (AGMs) (Cercopithecus aethiops) and rhesus macaques. Frequent use of ketamine in non-human primates may have a significant impact on animal health and well-being.