Marmosets: Their Potential in Experimental Medicine*

Husbandry and breeding of a newly-established colony of cotton-topped tamarins (Saguinus oedipus oedipus)

“…and tamarins have been shown to be suitable subjects for biomedical research (Gengozian, 1969;Holmes, Wolfe, Rosenblate & Deinhardt, 1969;Phillips, 1975;Wolfe & Deinhardt, 1978). In order to satisfy the demand for these animals a great deal of time, money and effort has been put into the establishment of breeding colonies (Hampton, Hampton & Landwehr, 1966;Kingston, 1972Kingston, , 1975Hearn, Lunn.…”

Energy Requirements of Captive Cotton-Top Tamarins (Saguinus oedipus oedipus)

“…The successful propagation of this species in captivity is important because the wild population is un der threat of extinction [Neyman, 1977] and because of its value in medical research [Gengozian and Deinhardt, 1978], Although its long-term viability in captiv ity has been assured by the successful breed ing of a second generation of captive-born animals [Kirkwood et al, 1983], there are without doubt improvements to be made in the management. Suboptimal nutrition may be a factor in the aetiology of the colitis which is prevalent in some colonies [Escajadillo et al, 1981], and a high incidence of triple births, resulting in increased infant mortality, has also been attributed to diet [Kirkwood, 1983a], Knowledge of the energy requirements of a species is fundamental to an approach to wards an optimum diet for health, reproduc tion and longevity.…”

Comparative Virology in Primates

“…Diseases of the marmoset (T. nigricofiis) after 506 necropsies were not considered to be related to viruses, although "infections" were responsible for more than 50% of marmoset deaths during the first 7 days of arrival in the colony (255). Gengozian (95) (248) as part of their assessment of risk of human infection in the microbiological laboratory. These investigators described 16 viruses that were excreted from monkeys via urine or feces.…”