Enclosure design and reproductive success of baboons used for reproductive research in Kenya.
Three 125mz enclosures were designed to enable collection of urine from female baboons (Papio sp.) during early pregnancy, while maintaining them in close continuous social contact to permanent breeding groups. Attached to each enclosure were individual cages to which females were confined for urine collections. Over the 18-month period following group formation, 60 of 67 females became pregnant and then 51 reconceived following surgical termination of pregnancy. A total of 181 pregnancies were recorded. Over 75% of reconceptions occurred within the first two cycles following surgery. The enclosures have proved to be extremely versatile, allowing sampling of individual animals maintained in group conditions with the ability to interact socially.
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D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D010215:Papio / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012098:Reproduction; D013997:Time Factors