EXPANSION OF CHIMPANZEE HOLDING FACILITIES

扩建黑猩猩饲养设施

• 批准号: 6039181
• 负责人: THOMAS J ROWELL
• 金额: $ 53.59万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-09-30 至 2003-09-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6039181
• 关键词: animal colony; biomedical facility; building /facility design /renovation

The University of Southwestern Louisiana New Iberia Research Center (USL-NIRC) currently maintains 246 chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) through support by the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Strokes and the National Center for Research Resources. A five year moratorium on breeding imposed by the National Center for Research Resources in 1997 has effectively reduced current operating costs and has minimized the immediate strain of adding additional animals into the systems. Consistent with the moratorium, USL-NIRC has minimized the birth rate without disrupting family groups or permanently altering male or female animals assigned to the program by applying levonorgestrel implants in breeding age females. There still remains, however, a serious problem in regards to adequate space to accommodate animals which have been produced in the last 10 to 12 years. A large population of animals between the ages of 1 and 12 years are currently being housed in family groups and as peer groups. As these animals approach maturity and beyond it will be imperative that additional space is provided to maintain a health and available population of chimpanzees for access by biomedical and behavioral research communities. We are proposing to renovate approximately 10,000 square feet of existing facilities at the USL-NIRC into large indoor/outdoor holding cages with the specific aim of accommodating maturing animals which have been born into the system. In addition we propose that long term strategies include relocating animals from other facilities, therefore consolidating the national efforts to maintain chimpanzees for ready use by the biomedical and behavioral research communities.

西南路易斯安那大学新伊比利亚研究中心（USL-NIRC）目前通过国家神经疾病和中风研究所和国家研究资源中心的支持，维持246台黑猩猩（PAN Troglodytes）。国家研究资源中心在1997年实施的五年暂停繁殖有效地降低了当前的运营成本，并最大程度地减少了将其他动物添加到系统中的立即压力。与暂停媒介一致，USL-NIRC最小化了出生率，而不会破坏家庭群体或通过在繁殖年龄女性中施用左甲虫植入物来永久改变为该计划分配给该计划的男性或雌性动物。但是，关于足够的空间容纳过去10至12年生产的动物，仍然存在一个严重的问题。目前，在家庭群体和同伴群体中，目前将大量的1至12岁的动物人口安置。随着这些动物接近成熟，必须提供额外的空间，以维持生物医学和行为研究社区进入健康和可用的黑猩猩人群。我们建议将USL-NIRC的大约10,000平方英尺的现有设施翻新成大型室内/室外固定笼，其特定目的是容纳已经出生在系统中的成熟动物。此外，我们建议长期的策略包括将动物从其他设施中搬迁，从而巩固了国家为维护黑猩猩准备生物医学和行为研究社区准备使用的努力。