Welfare Improvement by Enrichment Programs in Common Marmoset Females Under Social Isolation

Santos, Mariana de França; Galvão, Ana Cecília de Menezes; Silva, Flávia Santos; Silva, Erick dos Santos; Sousa, Geovan de; Lobão-Soares, Bruno; Ferreira, Renata G.; Sousa, Maria Bernardete de; Galvão-Coelho, Nicole Leite

doi:10.1080/10888705.2021.1968863

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“…If animals must be individually housed for experimental reasons, accommodations should be made to their cage environment to promote a good welfare state. Use of an enhanced environmental enrichment program for singly housed marmosets may decrease cortisol levels [ 14 ]. Other environmental factors, such as the number of animals in a cage, the specific social housing arrangement, the total number of animals and cages in a room, the presence of environmental noise, and proximity to other species, may impact overall stress levels as well.…”

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Review of Environmental and Health Factors Impacting Captive Common Marmoset Welfare in the Biomedical Research Setting

Burns

2023

Veterinary Sciences

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As a small-bodied neotropical nonhuman primate species, common marmosets have unique requirements for adequate husbandry and veterinary care to ensure proper maintenance and to promote good animal welfare in a biomedical research setting. Environmental conditions, as well as medical and research-related manipulations, can impact marmoset welfare. Research focus areas, including basic neuroscience, transgenics, and aging, involve additional implications for marmoset welfare. This manuscript provides a comprehensive review of factors that should be considered and mitigated as needed by clinical and research staff working with marmosets in biomedical research facilities to optimize the welfare of captive marmosets.

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Review of Environmental and Health Factors Impacting Captive Common Marmoset Welfare in the Biomedical Research Setting

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2023

Veterinary Sciences

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“…These and other behavioural changes, together with the expression of abnormal ones, such as an increase in the amount of time spent inactive but awake (IBA) in the home environment (Fureix & Meagher 2015 ), have been considered to indicate negative states and poor welfare (e.g. Carlstead & Brown 2005 ; Santos et al 2021 ). Consequently, they can be used alongside stress hormone measurements to aid interpretation of any observed changes, such as an increase in the concentration of GCM in faecal samples (Dawkins et al 2004 ; Dawkins 2008 ).…”

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Validation of complementary non-invasive tools for stress assessment in spotted paca (Cuniculus paca)

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Monitoring the concentration of glucocorticoid metabolites (GCMs) in faecal samples is a non-invasive tool for physiological stress evaluation, particularly useful when studying wild species. However, both negative and positive stimuli (distress and eustress, respectively) can lead to a rise in glucocorticoids. Thus, besides validating whether GCM concentration in faeces reflects endogenous adrenal activity, we also need to identify behavioural indicators of distress to avoid misinterpretation. Therefore, we submitted four adult male spotted pacas (Cuniculus paca) to an exogenous adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) challenge-test in a Latin square design (4 × 4) to monitor changes in the GCM concentration in faeces. We also aimed to describe behaviours potentially indicative of distress. We collected excreted faeces and video-recorded the animals’ behaviours for five consecutive days, one day before and four days after application of the following four treatments: 1st control (no-handling); 2nd control (intra-muscular [IM] injection of saline solution); low-dose ACTH (IM injection of 0.18 ml ACTH); and high-dose ACTH (IM injection of 0.37 ml ACTH). There was a peak in the concentration of GCM in faeces collected 24 h after the injection of the high-dose ACTH treatment. Additionally, independent of the treatments, spotted pacas spent less time on exploration and feeding states, while spending more time in the inactive but awake (IBA) state following the treatment application (challenge day). The use of GCM concentration in faecal samples together with the behavioural changes (less exploration and feeding, and more IBA) showed to be efficient as a non-invasive tool for welfare assessment of farmed spotted paca.

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The marmoset as a model for investigating the neural basis of social cognition in health and disease

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Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Welfare Improvement by Enrichment Programs in Common Marmoset Females Under Social Isolation

Cited by 4 publications

References 63 publications

Review of Environmental and Health Factors Impacting Captive Common Marmoset Welfare in the Biomedical Research Setting

Review of Environmental and Health Factors Impacting Captive Common Marmoset Welfare in the Biomedical Research Setting

Validation of complementary non-invasive tools for stress assessment in spotted paca (Cuniculus paca)

The marmoset as a model for investigating the neural basis of social cognition in health and disease

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