RISK FACTORS FOR SELF INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR IN CAPTIVE RHESUS MONKEYS

圈养恒河猴自残行为的危险因素

• 批准号: 6277742
• 负责人: MATTHEW J JORGENSEN
• 金额: $ 3.37万
• 依托单位: HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-05-01 至 1999-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6277742
• 关键词: Mammalia; Primates; mental disorders; psychology

Research has shown that approximately 10% of captive, individually housed monkeys have had some veterinary record of self-injurious behavior (SIB) within their lifetime. Given the idiosyncratic and heterogeneous nature of SIB, its seems unlikely that a single cause will be discovered. The purpose of this investigation was to identify possible risk factors for SIB by examining the demographic, environmental, developmental, and behavioral correlates of SIB. Examination of the colony records and behavioral assessments of 188 male individually housed rhesus monkeys at the NERPRC (14% assessed as showing self-biting behavior) yielded 3 potential risk factors. First, SIB monkeys spent more time in individual cages than controls (6.4 years versus 4.2 years). Second, SIB monkeys were individually-housed at a younger age than controls (16.2 months versus 28.5 months); suggesting an increased vulnerability to individual housing for younger animals. And third, SIB monkeys were moved into different cages within the same room more often than controls (3.5 moves versus 1.7 moves). Whereas individual housing may be causally linked to the development of SIB, it is unclear whether movement of animals to different cages was a cause or a consequence of SIB. Nevertheless, these results support the ideas that certain rearing and housing conditions as well as excessive disruption of daily routines may either cause or exacerbate self-injurious behavior in macaques.

研究表明，大约10%的俘虏， 圈养的猴子有一些自我伤害的兽医记录， 行为（SIB）在其生命周期内。 考虑到这种特殊的， SIB的异质性，似乎不太可能是单一原因 会被发现 这次调查的目的是确定 通过检查人口统计学， SIB的环境、发育和行为相关性。 检查188只殖民地记录和行为评估 在NERPRC单独圈养的雄性恒河猴（14%被评估为 显示自咬行为）产生了3个潜在的风险因素。 首先，SIB猴子在单个笼子里的时间比对照组长 (6.4 4.2年）。 第二，SIB猴子 单独饲养的年龄比对照组小（16.2个月， 28.5月）;这表明对个人的脆弱性增加 为年幼的动物提供住所。 第三，将SIB猴子转移到 同一房间内的不同笼子比对照组更频繁（3.5 移动对1.7移动）。 而个人住房可能是因果关系 与SIB的发展有关，目前尚不清楚 将动物转移到不同的笼子是SIB的原因或后果。 然而，这些结果支持了某些养育和 住房条件以及日常生活的过度中断 可能导致或加剧猕猴的自残行为。