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Training a Large Troop of Rhesus Macaques to Co-Operate During Catching: Analysis of the Time Investment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2023

L Luttrell ,
L Acker ,
M Urben  and
V Reinhardt
L Luttrell
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, 1223 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA
L Acker
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, 1223 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA
M Urben
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, 1223 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA
V Reinhardt*
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, 1223 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA
*
† Contact for correspondence and requests for reprints
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Abstract

This study demonstrates that only a minimal time investment was needed to train a large troop of laboratory non-human primates to co-operate in the catching procedure. A group of 45 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) was trained to enter a chute system voluntarily and be caught one by one. The total duration of the training sessions was under six hours, with less than 15 total work-hours invested by three people. The result was an improved capture procedure which minimized risk to personnel and distress to the animals.

Keywords

animal welfarehandlingrhesus macaquestraining procedures
Type
Short Communication
Information
Animal Welfare , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , May 1994 , pp. 135 - 140
Copyright
© 1994 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

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