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The Use of Microchip Implants in Identification of Two Species of Macaque

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2023

S E Wolfensohn
S E Wolfensohn*
Affiliation:
University Laboratory of Physiology, Parks Road, Oxford ΟΧ1 3PT, UK
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Abstract

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Electronic microchip implants were used to identify groups of crab-eating (Macaca fascicularis) and rhesus (Macaca mulatta) macaques. They were implanted in different body sites and monitored for up to fifteen months. One group of rhesus macaques was trained to present the wrist in which the microchip was placed, to enable it to be read easily with the scanner. An improved method of permanently identifying primates will lead to better record keeping and could benefit the animals’ welfare.

Keywords

animal welfareidentification trainingmacaquesmicrochipscanner
Type
Technical Contribution
Information
Animal Welfare , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , November 1993 , pp. 353 - 359
Copyright
© 1993 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

References

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