Robbins D O, Zwick H, Leedy M, Stearns G
Lab Anim Sci. 1986 Feb;36(1):68-70.
A practical and inexpensive alternative to the standard primate chair is described. The apparatus is designed to allow easy removal of rhesus monkeys from their home cages and to allow restraint without anesthesia. A portable Plexiglas cage, which can be adjusted to accommodate rhesus monkeys of varying sizes, is placed against an animal's home cage. The animal is then trained to avoid the squeeze mechanism of the home cage by going into the Plexiglas cage. The animal's head can then be secured by means of poles hooked to a light weight collar worn permanently. This device and procedure allows an investigator to work with a restrained animal without resorting to drugs, unnecessary force or chronic restraint. Animals can be transferred daily with this technique with minimal conditioning and cooperation.
本文描述了一种实用且成本低廉的标准灵长类动物椅替代装置。该装置旨在便于将恒河猴从其饲养笼中移出，并在无需麻醉的情况下进行约束。一个可调节以容纳不同大小恒河猴的便携式有机玻璃笼，靠着动物的饲养笼放置。然后训练动物通过进入有机玻璃笼来避开饲养笼的挤压装置。接着可通过连接到永久佩戴的轻质项圈的杆子固定动物的头部。该装置和程序使研究人员能够在不使用药物、不必要的武力或长期约束的情况下对受约束的动物进行操作。使用该技术，动物每天都能在最少的适应和配合下进行转移。
