Animal Training

Factors affecting initial training success of blood glucose testing in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Type 2 diabetes can be a problem for captive chimpanzees. Accurate blood glucose (BG) readings are necessary to monitor and treat this disease. Thus, obtaining voluntary samples from primates through positive reinforcement training (PRT) is critical. The current study assessed...

Year Published: 2014Topics: Animal Training, Biological Sampling & Physiological Measurement, Disease/Experimental ModelAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reamer, L. A., Haller, R. H., Thiele, E. J. et al. 2014. Factors affecting initial training success of blood glucose testing in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Zoo Biology 33(3), 212-220.

Refining the pole-and-collar method of restraint: Emphasizing the use of positive training techniques with rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

The pole-and-collar method is one of several techniques that enable the safe transfer of a nonhuman primate from its home environment into a restraint chair without the need for sedation. It has been used within the scientific community for decades....

Year Published: 2014Topics: Animal Training, Handling, RestraintAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McMillan, J. L., Perlman, J. E., Galvan, A. et al. 2014. Refining the pole-and-collar method of restraint: Emphasizing the use of positive training techniques with rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). JJAALAS 53(1), 61-68.

Training pair-housed Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) using a combination of negative and positive reinforcement

When training animals, time is sometimes a limiting factor hampering the use of positive reinforcement training (PRT) exclusively. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a combination of negative and positive reinforcement training (NPRT). Twenty nave...

Year Published: 2015Topics: Animal TrainingAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wergrd, E., Temrin, H., Forkman, B. et al. 2015. Training pair-housed Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) using a combination of negative and positive reinforcement. Behavioural Processes 113, 51-59.

Positive reinforcement training: a tool for care and management of captive vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops)

In modern zoos, training should be an integral component of the animal care and management. The benefits of training include the opportunity for positive interactions with caretakers. This study was carried out with a group of vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops)...

Year Published: 2015Topics: Animal TrainingAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Spiezio, C., Piva, F., Regaiolli, B. et al. 2015. Positive reinforcement training: a tool for care and management of captive vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). Animal Welfare 24, 283-290.

Positive reinforcement methods to train chimpanzees to cooperate with urine collection

Positive reinforcement training can be used in many ways to enhance the welfare of captive primates. Training for biologic sample collection is one application of positive reinforcement training. In this study, 35 adult female chimpanzees were trained to cooperate with...

Year Published: 2015Topics: Animal Training, Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloomsmith, M., Kim, N., Franklin, A. et al. 2015. Positive reinforcement methods to train chimpanzees to cooperate with urine collection. JAALAS 54, 66-69.