Group-housing subadult male cynomolgus macaques in a pharmaceutical environment.
The authors describe the preliminary results of a program to group-house male cynomolgus monkeys. Using a unique cage design, they were able to achieve environmental enhancement and enrichment that led to easier handling of the animals used in protocols for pharmacological research.
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Laboratory Animal Medicine, R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Welsh & McKean Roads, PO Box 0776, Spring House, PA 19477, USA. MHartner@prius.jnj.com.
Hall
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Penderghest
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Clark
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D000367:Age Factors; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D004867:Equipment Design; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008297:Male; D010600:Pharmacology; D012919:Social Behavior