Publications

Duke University primate facility

Each animal in our colony has a name and a four-digit identification number.

Year Published: 1976Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bergeron, J. A. 1976. Duke University primate facility. Lab Animal 5(4), 20-23.

Self-fighting syndrome in macaques: A representative case study

Romeo would fight himself when threatened .. be someone else with whom hes was very familiar. ... If a stranger threatened him, he would aggress directly against the stranger.

Year Published: 1976Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Allyn, G., Deyme, A., Begue, I. 1976. Self-fighting syndrome in macaques: A representative case study. Primates 17, 1-22.

Effect of cage size on patterns of activity and health of beagle dogs

The results indicate that beagle dogs bred for laboratory purposes were not affected by the two different size [barren] cages. Dogs in the larger cages did not utilize the additional floor space which was three times the area of the...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Hite, M., Hanson, H. M., Bohidar, N. R. et al. 1977. Effect of cage size on patterns of activity and health of beagle dogs. Laboratory Animal Science 27, 60-64.

Effects of various habituation procedures on pituitary-adrenal responsiveness in the mouse

Novelty of the environment is a powerful stimuli to activate the pituitary-adrenal axis.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Hennesy, M. B., Levine, S. 1977. Effects of various habituation procedures on pituitary-adrenal responsiveness in the mouse. Physiology and Behavior 18, 799-802.

The effects of short-term isolation on systolic blood pressure and heart rate in rats

Rats in metabolic cages develop hypertension within five days.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Gardiner, S. M., Bennett, T. 1977. The effects of short-term isolation on systolic blood pressure and heart rate in rats. Medical Biology 55, 325-329.

Impoverished rats weigh more than enriched rats because they eat more

Rats housed in barren environments consume more food due to boredom and are heavier than enriched rats.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Fiala, B., Snow, F. M., Greenough, W. T. 1977. Impoverished rats weigh more than enriched rats because they eat more. Developmental Psychobiology 10, 537-541.

The effects of handling in infancy on behavioral states in the rabbit

Handling significantly affected the organization of behavioral states and open-field performance.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Denenberg, V. H., DeSantis, D., Waite, S. et al. 1977. The effects of handling in infancy on behavioral states in the rabbit. Physiology and Behavior 18, 553-557.

Do hens suffer in battery cages? Environmental preferences and welfare

The really rather surprising result of this experiment was the lack of demonstrated preference for either the [barren] pen or the [barren] battery cages. ... Once reason why a preference was not demonstrated may have been that the chickens did...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Bird, Chicken

Citation: Dawkins, M. 1977. Do hens suffer in battery cages? Environmental preferences and welfare. Animal Behaviour 25, 1034-1046.

Activation of anterior pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands in rats after disturbance stress

Cortisol levels increased within 5 minutes after the entry of an investigator - who moved the cages - and reached peak levels after 15 minutes.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Dohler, K. D., Gartner, K., Muhlen, A. V. et al. 1977. Activation of anterior pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands in rats after disturbance stress. Acta Endocrinologica 86, 489-497.

Introduction: Chimpanzees as biomedical models

Our efforts in training chimpanzees to extend an arm and accept an intramuscular injection were successful. [Training technique is not described.]

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Byrd, L. D. 1977. Introduction: Chimpanzees as biomedical models. In: Progress in Ape Research. Bourne, G. H. (ed), 161-165. Academic Press, New York, NY.