Layne Donna G, Power Rachel A
Southwest National Primate Research Center, PO Box 760549, San Antonio, Texas 78245-0549, USA.
Comp Med. 2003 Aug;53(4):351-9.
Marmosets, especially Callithrix jacchus, have become an established part of the laboratory animal community. Information on marmoset life history, behavior, and diet acquired from experience with natural and captive habitats has increased, but the early information from workers with colonies, principally those of tamarins, has led to some common perceptions about how to house, handle, and especially, feed callitrichids that may not apply to marmoset requirements. The availability of commercially produced, almost-complete base diet components and a wider variety of cage construction materials, combined with the recent emphasis on the integration of engineering and performance standards for housing, have made captive life and the implementation of research requirements better for the animals and the people that work with them. We will review some of the routine aspects of husbandry, handling, and nutrition for marmoset monkeys maintained in a research setting.
狨猴，尤其是普通狨猴，已成为实验动物群体的既定组成部分。通过对自然栖息地和圈养环境的研究获得的关于狨猴生活史、行为和饮食的信息有所增加，但早期来自饲养群体（主要是绢毛猴群体）的工作人员的信息导致了一些关于如何饲养、处理，尤其是喂养狨猴科动物的普遍观念，而这些观念可能并不适用于狨猴的需求。商业生产的几乎完整的基础饮食成分的供应以及种类更丰富的笼舍建造材料，再加上最近对圈舍工程和性能标准整合的重视，使得圈养生活以及研究要求的实施对动物和与之打交道的人员都更有利。我们将回顾在研究环境中饲养普通狨猴的一些日常饲养、处理和营养方面的内容。
