Five months of daily standardized exercise for sedentary monkeys

A system to physically exercise rhesus monkeys is described, based on their natural capacity to climb. It is composed of an enclosure where a motor-driven rope is continually going down. The two stage training to this task is easily performed. The total work of each run, evaluated with the weight of...

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Published inJournal of medical primatology Vol. 19; no. 6; p. 583
Main Authors Zerath, E, Mestries, J C, Gau, C, Nogues, C, Milhaud, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark 1990
Subjects
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Macaca mulatta - physiology
Macaca mulatta - psychology
Male
Physical Conditioning, Animal
Physical Exertion
Reinforcement (Psychology)
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Summary:A system to physically exercise rhesus monkeys is described, based on their natural capacity to climb. It is composed of an enclosure where a motor-driven rope is continually going down. The two stage training to this task is easily performed. The total work of each run, evaluated with the weight of the animal and the distance climbed, may be very stable. It was used to provide five sedentary monkeys with daily physical training for five months.
ISSN:0047-2565
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0684.1990.tb00465.x