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Animal Name
Rhesus Monkey

Scientific Name: Macca mulatta

Class: Mammalia

Order: Primata

Body Temp.: 101 degrees F

Water Consumption: 400- 900 ml

Respiration Rate: 30 - 50 BPM

Weight:

• Adult Male 6 - 11 kg
• Adult Female 6 - 11 kg
• Newborn 550 g

Avg. Litter size: 1

Age at weaning: 12 - 27 months

Recommended Temperature 64.4-84.2 degrees F(18-29 degrees C)

Relative Humidity: 30-70%

Photo Period (light/dark): 12/12

Food Consumption: 400 - 600 g

Sexual Maturity:

• Male 4 - 5 years
• Female 4 - 5 years

Life Span: 20 - 30 years

Breeding Life:

• Male 15 years
• Female 15 years

Identification Methods: tattooing on chest or inner thigh individual animal record

Bleeding Methods: cephalic, saphenous, femoral, and jugular veins

Anesthesia Methods: ketamine, sodium pentobarbital, halothane, methoxyflurane

Euthanasia Methods: OD of sodium pentobarbital

Problem areas & diseases: diarrhea (Salmonella, Shigella, Giardia, Entamoeba), respiratory diseases, tuberculosis, herpes virus B, measles

Other: needs vitamin C, cheek pouches, sex skin

* (See NIH Guide, pages 14 and 16). Housing requirements may change pending new legislation.

Animal Name
Baboon

Scientific Name:

• Papio cyncephalus (yellow)
• Papio anubis (olive)

Order: Primata

Body Temp.: 36 - 39 degrees C

Water Consumption: ad lib

Respiration Rate: 29 BPM

Weight:

• Adult Male 22 - 30 kg
• Adult Female 11 - 15 kg
• Newborn 870 - 945 g

Avg. Litter size: 1

Age at weaning: 5 - 6 mo.

Recommended Temperature: 64.4-84.2 degrees F (18-29 degrees C)

Relative Humidity: 30 - 70%

Photo Period (light/dark): 12/12

Identification Methods: Tattoo - chest or thigh

Food Consumption:

Sexual Maturity:

Male 7 -15 years Female 7- 15 years

Life Span:

Breeding Life:

• Male
• Female

Bleeding Methods: Veins - femoral, jugular, cephalic, saphenous

Anesthesia Methods: ketamine, methoxyflurane, halothane

Euthanasia Methods: OD sodium pentobarbital

Problem areas & disease : TB, protozoan parasites, bacterial enteritis, pneumonia

Other: Male twice as large as female

* (See NIH Guide, page 14 and 18) Housing requirements may change pending new legislation.

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Animal Name
Squirrel Monkey

Scientific Name: Saimiri sciureus

Class: Mammalia

Order: Primata

Body Temp.: 39.6 degrees F

Water Consumption: 50-100 mg daily

Respiration Rate: 55 + 11 BPM

Food Consumption: 45 - 60 g

Weight:

• Adult Male 750- 900 g
• Adult Female 500- 800 g
• Newborn 110 g

Sexual Maturity:

• Male 2 - 4 years
• Female 1.5 - 2 years

Life Span: 15 - 20 years

Avg. Litter size: 1

Breeding Life:

• Male 8 - 10 years
• Female 8 - 12 years

Recommended Temperature: 64.4-84.2 degrees F (18-29 degrees C)

Identification Methods: Tattoo - chest or inside of thigh

Relative Humidity: 30 - 70%

Photo Period (light/dark): 12/12

* Housing Requirements: 3 sq. ft., environmental enrichment

Bleeding Methods: Veins: femoral or jugular

Anesthesia Methods: ketamine, pentobarbital, methoxyflurane, halothane

Euthanaia Methods: OD sodium pentobarbital

Problem areas & diseases: Dental disease, endoparasites, pneumonia, TB, diarrhea

Other: Vitamin D3 required, prehensile tail (long), nostrils open to front or sides

*(See NIH Guide, pages 14 and 16) Housing requirements may change pending new legislation.

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