Incorporation of an enrichment program into a study protocol involving long-term restraint in macaques.
Nonhuman primates might experience stress during periods of restraint associated with research procedures. In an attempt to minimize such stress, the authors describe an enrichment program they designed for use with restrained adult male rhesus macaques.
McGuffey
Leticia H
LH
Texas Children's Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston 77030, USA. lmcguffey@txccc.org.
McCully
Cynthia L
CL
Bernacky
Bruce J
BJ
Blaney
Susan M
SM
D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D012107:Research Design; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000523:psychology*; D012931:Social Environment; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000517:prevention & control; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods