Growth and development of infant M. arctoides fed a standardized diet.
Infant Macaca arctoides were reared under standard conditions. Changes in body weight, body length, head circumference, hematologic status and serum proteins during the first year of life were defined in relation to the ad libitum consumption of a standardized milk diet, and compared to those derived from infant M. mulatta. Both sexes consumed a comparable volume of diet per kilogram body weight, but male M. arctoides infants were significantly larger than females in all body dimensions: this finding was not noted in infant M. mulatta. The body weight and head circumference of infant M. arctoides were greater and their body length was less than that of M. mulatta.
D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001835:Body Weight; D002508:Cephalometry; D004032:Diet; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008251:Macaca / Q000097:blood / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors
D001798:Blood Proteins; D006454:Hemoglobins