Innovative nonhuman primate caging for the ONPRC to refine U42 colony management in support of HIV/AIDS research

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PROJECT SUMMARY The U42 SPF4 grant at the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) helps to support a highly productive HIV/AIDS research program. Significant increases in grant funding and the need for larger group sizes have strained the Center’s resources, particularly space and caging necessary for breeding colony management and expansion. Therefore, additional caging is being requested to support this research by providing optimal housing that increases animal welfare in the new Bosky Building. The Bosky Building, brought online in early 2023, will enhance U42 supported HIV/AIDS research in three key ways, it will: 1) allow for more dynamic breeding group management by allowing formation of additional breeding groups in a timely manner; 2) provide space for animal acclimation to indoor housing prior to HIV/AIDS research assignment; and 3) free up space for U42 supported research in other buildings that until now has housed animals not on research protocols .The ONPRC is in significant need of new, updated caging to allow full utilization of the Bosky Building. Six one-over-one Socialization Racks (12 cages total) and one mobile vertical tunnel will be purchased for use in the Bosky Building to accomplish the key metrics for U42 colony support discussed.