Quiz #4: Monkeys Flashcards
What drug is routinely used to sedate non-human primates?
ketamine
Monkey species of African and Asian origin are what kind of monkeys?
Old World Monkeys
Monkey species of South and Central American are what kind of monkeys?
New World Monkeys
Do old world monkeys have cheek pouches?
yes
Do new world monkeys include marmosets?
yes
Macaques are known to carry what?
herpes B virus
All primates should be tested for what?
tuberculosis
What primate has callous pads and eyes close together?
baboons
Adult male primates may be made less dangerous by doing what?
timming canine teeth
Physical restraint may be acceptable for animal weighting up to how many kilograms?
9 kg
Primate enrichment is required by what government body?
USDA
What monkey species often has twins?
Marmosets
Do old world primates have menstrual periods or estrous cycles?
menstrual periods
Do new world primates have estrous cycles or menstrual periods?
estrous cycles
TB testing is what kind of injection for primates?
ID
New world monkeys need what vitamin supplementation?
vitamin C and D3
Caging for primates must be sanitized how often?
every 2 weeks
Rhesus and cynos generally live how long?
20-30 years
Primates comprise what percent of the total number of vertebrates used in research each year?
1%
What is not disease that non-human primates can give, but that we can give them?
measels
What is the tx for TB positive primates?
euthanasia
Herpes simplex virus will present with what signs?
oral and genital ulcers
What monkey virus can be fatal in humans?
Herpes B virus
What kind of bacteria causes tuberculosis?
Mycobacterium
