title: Training captive chimpanzees to cooperate for an anesthetic injection.
abstract: Captive animals trained to cooperate with routine medical procedures, such as injections, may experience less aggression and anxiety than those forced to comply through the use of restraints. The authors used positive reinforcement training to teach captive chimpanzees to present a body part for anesthetic injection and determined the time investment necessary for initial training and duration of maintenance of the behavior after completion of the training.
authors.affiliation: Primate Foundation of Arizona, PO Box 20027, Mesa, AZ 85277, USA.
authors.forename: Elaine N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Videan
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borman
authors.forename: Heather F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Howell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D007267:Injections; D007756:Laboratory Animal Science / Q000379:methods*; D016014:Linear Models; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000502:physiology*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology