Nonhuman Primate Caging for the SNPRC

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案是西南国家灵长类动物研究中心（SNPRC）关于购买非人灵长类动物笼子的请求。在过去的几年里，美国国立卫生研究院资助的研究项目不断增加，对用于研究的非人类灵长类动物的住房空间的需求也越来越大。为了减少开始nih资助的研究的延误，SNPRC建议获得额外的笼子来满足这一需求。拟建的笼子由26个适合饲养猕猴的2对2单元和21个15平方米的个体组成。用于饲养体重超过30公斤的猴子的笼子将设在目前没有足够笼子的现有动物设施中。通过允许更多地利用非人类灵长类动物群体，收购笼子将支持我们的整体生物医学研究任务。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is a request by the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) to purchase nonhuman primate caging. Growth of NIH-funded research programs over the past several years has created an increased demand for housing space for nonhuman primates assigned to research studies. In order to reduce delays in starting NIH-funded studies, the SNPRC proposes to acquire additional caging to satisfy this demand. The proposed cages, consisting of twenty-six (26) two-over-two units suitable for housing macaques and twenty-one (21) individual 15 sq. ft. cages for monkeys greater than 30 kg in weight, will be located in existing animal facilities that do not currently have sufficient caging available. Acquisition of the caging will support our overall biomedical research mission by allowing greater utilization of the nonhuman primate colonies.