Journal article
Effects of pair housing on behavior, cortisol, and clinical outcomes during quarantine-like procedures for rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
Journal of medical primatology, v 52(2), pp 108-120
Apr 2023
PMID: 36744630
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Abstract
Compatible pair housing of macaques in research settings increases species-typical behaviors and facilitates beneficial social buffering. It is not yet established whether these benefits are maintained after intrafacility transfer and domestic quarantine, which are two stressors that can lead to behavioral and clinical abnormalities.
We evaluated 40 adolescent male rhesus macaques who were single- or pair-housed immediately following an intrafacility transfer. We measured behavior, fecal cortisol, body weight, and diarrhea occurrence. Body weight and diarrhea occurrence were also retrospectively analyzed in an additional 120 adolescent rhesus who underwent a similar transfer.
Pair-housed macaques exhibited less of some undesirable behaviors (e.g., self-clasping) and experienced less diarrhea than single-housed subjects; however, no significant differences in cortisol levels or alopecia measures were found. The demonstrated beneficial effects of pair housing for rhesus macaques following intrafacility transfer and adjustment suggest pairing upon arrival at a new facility will bolster animal welfare.
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- Title
- Effects of pair housing on behavior, cortisol, and clinical outcomes during quarantine-like procedures for rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
- Creators
- Martina N Jackson - Emory and Henry CollegeMelissa A Truelove - Emory and Henry CollegeKimberly Williams - Emory and Henry CollegeJiandong Chen - Emory UniversityReneé H Moore - Emory UniversityJennifer S Wood - Emory and Henry CollegeJoyce K Cohen - Emory and Henry CollegeBloomsmith Mollie - Emory and Henry College
- Publication Details
- Journal of medical primatology, v 52(2), pp 108-120
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Grant note
- P51 OD011132 / NIH HHS P51 OD011106 / NIH HHS NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000928781200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85147526671
- Other Identifier
- 991021448160204721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Veterinary Sciences
- Zoology