ArticleJournal of medical primatology2014
A simple alopecia scoring system for use in colony management of laboratory-housed primates.
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- Refining animal care through technology: Addressing alopecia in Jaculus jaculus with validated computer vision analysis.PloS one · 2025Article
- Association between stress and bilateral symmetrical alopecia in free-ranging Formosan macaques in Mt. Longevity, Taiwan.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- The identification of effective welfare indicators for laboratory-housed macaques using a Delphi consultation process.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Effects of Pregnancy, Outdoor Access, and Antifungal Medication on Hair Loss in Breeding-age Female Pigtailed Macaques (Comparative medicine · 2019Article
- Prior facility affects alopecia in adulthood for rhesus macaques.American journal of primatology · 2017Article
- Generating artificial sensations with spinal cord stimulation in primates and rodents.Brain stimulationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAlopecia in captive primates continues to receive attention from animal care personnel and regulatory agencies. However, a method that enables personnel to reliably score alopecia over time and under various conditions has proven difficult to achieve.
methodsThe scoring system developed by the behavioral and veterinary staffs at the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) uses the rule of 9s to estimate the percentage of the body affected with alopecia (severity) and how the alopecia presents itself (pattern). Training and scoring can conveniently be managed using photographic images, cage-side observations, and/or physical examinations.
resultsPersonnel with varying degrees of experience were quickly trained with reliability scores ranging from 0.82 to 0.96 for severity and 0.82 to 0.89 for pattern using Cohen's κ.
conclusionsThis system allows for reliable and consistent scoring across species, sex, age, housing condition, seasons, clinical or behavioral treatments, and level of personnel experience.
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