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Getting primates to eat pellets: the nutrition of New World monkeys at Jersey Zoo
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01 Jan 2003
TL;DR: Captive carnivores pose a challenge for conservationists and institutions alike, presenting many problems that range from diseases to poor welfare and unsuccessful breeding, and further research is needed to fully understand the factors affecting breeding success of captive carnivores.
Abstract: Captive carnivores pose a challenge for conservationists and institutions alike, presenting many problems that range from diseases to poor welfare and unsuccessful breeding. Available databases of captive populations are rich sources of information that can help determine which factors can affect breeding success and the real potential of these populations in conservation programmes. Some species, such as tigers Panthera tigris , seem to preserve in captivity the same reproductive parameters seen in wild animals, making captive individuals extremely useful in the research of reproductive biology, that can be applied in evolutionary and physiological studies of the order Carnivora. Specific reproductive characteristics, mainly connected with the altriciality of the young, can make some species more prone to lose young in captivity than others, and these factors must be taken into consideration when developing ex situ conservation programmes. Infant mortality in captivity seems to be primarily caused by inadequate maternal behaviour, which can be connected to biological factors as well as to individual characteristics such as origin and rearing methods. Maternal infanticide, either passive or active, is also affected by biological and ecological characteristics of the species, and there may be an effect of the origin of the females, i.e. if they were wildcaught or captive-born. Housing conditions and individual history affect infant mortality, with females that suffered transfer between institutions exhibiting lower breeding success. Also, institutions with thriving research programmes presented higher infant mortality overall, independently of their latitude or management system, which can indicate an effect of human interference. Further research, both in the wild and in captivity, is needed to fully understand the factors affecting breeding success of captive carnivores.
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...Species with elaborate nutrition, such as insectivores (Ashton & Jones 1979; Donoghue & Langenberg 1994; Price et al. 1999), and those with complex environmental needs, which need multienvironment enclosures (Carlstead & Shepherdson 1994; Lyons, Young & Deag 1997), are expected to breed poorly in…...
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...Institutions can usually raise one or two species of insects as live prey for insectivores, but this works more as a behavioural stimulus that nutritional supplement (Price et al. 1999)....
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TL;DR: Despite finding strong and consistent preferences for particular flavours amongst the marmosets, it was found that adding these to the pellets did not significantly increase consumption, and other potential modifications which might prove more successful in increasing consumption of pellet diets for marmoset are discussed.
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...Price et al. (1999) presented different commercially available dry primate diets to several species of marmosets and tamarins, housed at Jersey Zoo....
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...However, to our knowledge there is only one published report of an attempt to increase the consumption of complete pellet diet in marmosets (Price et al. 1999)....
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Texas Biomedical Research Institute1, National Institutes of Health2, Biomedical Primate Research Centre3, Massachusetts Institute of Technology4, Rockefeller University5, University of Utah6, University of Pennsylvania7, University of Rochester8, Stanford University9, Central Institute for Experimental Animals10, Johns Hopkins University11, University of Texas at Austin12, Salk Institute for Biological Studies13, Princeton University14, University of California, San Diego15, Yale University16, University of Mississippi17, University of Idaho18, Smithsonian Institution19
TL;DR: A survey was developed to characterize disease incidence, common pathology lesions, environmental characteristics, and nutrition programs within captive research marmoset colonies.
Abstract: Background A survey was developed to characterize disease incidence, common pathology lesions, environmental characteristics, and nutrition programs within captive research marmoset colonies. Methods Seventeen research facilities completed the electronic survey. Results Nutritional management programs varied amongst research institutions housing marmosets; eight primary base diets were reported. The most common clinical syndromes reported were gastrointestinal disease (i.e. inflammatory bowel disease like disease, chronic lymphocytic enteritis, chronic malabsorption, chronic diarrhea), metabolic bone disease or fracture, infectious diarrhea, and oral disease (tooth root abscesses, gingivitis, tooth root resorption). The five most common pathology morphologic diagnoses were colitis, nephropathy/nephritis, enteritis, chronic lymphoplasmacytic enteritis, and cholecystitis. Obesity was more common (average 20% of a reporting institution's population) than thin body condition (average 5%). Conclusions Through review of current practices, we aim to inspire development of evidence-based practices to standardize husbandry and nutrition practices for marmoset research colonies.
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