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ArticleApplied animal behaviour science2017

A protocol for training group-housed rhesus macaques (

Caralyn Kemp, Harriet Thatcher, David Farningham, Claire Witham, Ann MacLarnon, Amanda Holmes, Stuart Semple, Emily J Bethell

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Article in Applied animal behaviour science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Caralyn KempCentre for Research in Brain and Behaviour, School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, L3 3AF, UK.
Harriet ThatcherCentre for Research in Brain and Behaviour, School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, L3 3AF, UK.
David FarninghamMedical Research Council Harwell Unit, Centre for Macaques, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ, UK.
Claire WithamMedical Research Council Harwell Unit, Centre for Macaques, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ, UK.
Ann MacLarnonCentre for Research in Evolutionary, Social and Interdisciplinary Anthropology, University of Roehampton, London, SW15 4JD, UK.
Amanda HolmesCentre for Research in Evolutionary, Social and Interdisciplinary Anthropology, University of Roehampton, London, SW15 4JD, UK.
Stuart SempleCentre for Research in Evolutionary, Social and Interdisciplinary Anthropology, University of Roehampton, London, SW15 4JD, UK.
Emily J BethellCentre for Research in Brain and Behaviour, School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, L3 3AF, UK.
Liverpool John Moores University · GBUniversity of Roehampton · GBMedical Research Council · GBNewcastle University · GB

Funding

National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research NC/L000539/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There has been increased recognition of the 3Rs in laboratory animal management over the last decade, including improvements in animal handling and housing. For example, positive reinforcement is now more widely used to encourage primates to cooperate with husbandry procedures, and improved enclosure design allows housing in social groups with opportunity to escape and avoid other primates and humans. Both practices have become gold standards in captive primate care resulting in improved health and behavioural outcomes. However, training individuals and social housing may be perceived as incompatible, and so it is important to share protocols, their outcomes and suggestions for planning and improvements for future uptake. Here we present a protocol with link to video for training rhesus macaques (

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3RsGroup trainingMacaquePositive reinforcement trainingPrimatesStationing

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PMID29200543
PMCPMC5678497
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