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Management of a Harem Breeding Colony of Rhesus Monkeys to Reduce Trauma‐Related Morbidity and Mortality
Author(s) -
Kessler Matt J.,
London William T.,
Rawlins Richard G.,
Gonzalez Janis,
Martinez Hector S.,
Sanchez Jorge
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1985.tb00174.x
Subject(s) - harem , medicine , biology , endocrinology
A management procedure was developed for a harem breeding colony of rhesus monkeys to reduce trauma‐related injuries and deaths resulting from the periodic removal of pregnant monkeys for research and their subsequent return to the population. Lower morbidity and mortality rates, a reduced mean conception interval, and a higher mean conception rate occurred when monkeys were maintained in permanent harems to which returning females were reintroduced compared to new social groups formed from aggregates of unfamiliar animals.