Development of a large scale baboon breeding program.
A unique 6-acre corral facility and defined program for large-scale breeding of baboons, Papio sp, was developed. The colony produced approximatley 200 infants, with known biological characteristics, per year. This program served as a national resource, and provided domestically reared animals for biomedical research investigators in the United States.
D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008297:Male; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010215:Papio / Q000502:physiology; D011153:Population; D012098:Reproduction; D012919:Social Behavior; D013781:Texas