Division of Veterinary Medicine, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA.
J Med Primatol. 2020 Aug;49(4):188-201. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12469. Epub 2020 Apr 13.
This study evaluated the feasibility of trio housing caged adult male rhesus macaques and attempted to identify outcome predictors for trio housing formation and its intermediary introduction steps.
Subjects were familiarized consecutively to each potential group member via protected contact prior to introduction into the trio. Seven trios were attempted, involving 18 males, with three males attempted in two different trios.
One group was deemed successful, with a tenure of 51 days. Five were disbanded within minutes, and one was deemed unsuccessful the following morning. Two males sustained wounds requiring veterinary care over the course of the study. Outcome of the protected contact phase was predicted by age and temperament disparities as well as initial behavior.
While outcomes were poor, it suggests that attempts can be made relatively safely, and alternative introduction strategies should be explored to increase the feasibility of trio housing for adult males.
本研究评估了将笼养成年雄性恒河猴进行三人合笼的可行性，并试图确定三人合笼形成及其中介引入步骤的结果预测因素。
在引入三人合笼之前，通过保护接触使受试连续熟悉每个潜在的群体成员。共尝试了 7 个三人组，涉及 18 只雄性，其中 3 只雄性在两个不同的三人组中进行尝试。
一个小组被认为是成功的，任期为 51 天。五组在几分钟内解散，一组在第二天早上被认为是不成功的。在研究过程中，有两名雄性因受伤需要兽医护理。保护接触阶段的结果由年龄和性格差异以及初始行为预测。
尽管结果不佳，但这表明可以相对安全地进行尝试，应探索替代的引入策略，以提高成年雄性三人合笼的可行性。
