title: Rearing cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) on surrogate mothers with bottle feeding.
abstract: Fifty-two cynomolgus monkeys were reared in peer groups on surrogate mothers and fed by bottle during the first months of life. A description of the technique of bottle feeding and the structure of surrogate mothers is presented. Results are shown in a growth curve. Inter-individual differences in body weight were very large. The mean weight was higher in males than in females, but no significant sex differences in growth occurred. The weight of mother-reared infants stayed within the standard deviation of the mean weight of the artificially-reared subjects.
authors.affiliation: Psychologisch Laboratorium, Vakgroep vergelijkende en fysiologische psychologie, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Timmermans
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Röder
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kemps
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008251:Macaca / Q000502:physiology*; D008252:Macaca fascicularis / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008426:Maternal Deprivation; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior; D013391:Sucking Behavior; D015430:Weight Gain