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Training a Large Troop of Rhesus Macaques to Co-Operate During Catching: Analysis of the Time Investment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2023

L Luttrell
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, 1223 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA
L Acker
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, 1223 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA
M Urben
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, 1223 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA
V Reinhardt*
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, 1223 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA
*
Contact for correspondence and requests for reprints
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Abstract

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This study demonstrates that only a minimal time investment was needed to train a large troop of laboratory non-human primates to co-operate in the catching procedure. A group of 45 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) was trained to enter a chute system voluntarily and be caught one by one. The total duration of the training sessions was under six hours, with less than 15 total work-hours invested by three people. The result was an improved capture procedure which minimized risk to personnel and distress to the animals.

Type
Short Communication
Copyright
© 1994 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

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