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In-Homecage Blood Collection from Conscious Stumptailed Macaques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2023

V Reinhardt  and
D Cowley
V Reinhardt
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, 1223 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA
D Cowley
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, 1223 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA
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Abstract

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Six adult female stumptailed macaques (Macaca arctoides) were trained within a two-week period to actively co-operate during in-homecage venipuncture rather than in a restraint apparatus away from the homecage. The training was based on consistent firmness, gentleness and patience. Total training time per subject ranged from 15 to 45 minutes with a mean of 33.5 minutes. Endocrinological analysis one week after the last training session revealed an insignificant increase (0.49%) in serum Cortisol between venipuncture samples taken 15 minutes apart. It was concluded that training stumptailed macaques to actively co-operate during blood collection in their familiar homecage promotes the animals’ well-being by avoiding undue disturbance; increases the validity of research data collected by minimizing distress, and reduces health risks of the handling personnel by eliminating the need to carry the animals to a special area.

Keywords

animal welfarehomecagestumptailed macaquestrainingvenipuncture
Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Welfare , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , November 1992 , pp. 249 - 255
Copyright
© 1992 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

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