The management of a successful breeding colony of common marmosets, Catlithrix jacchus, is described, including details of treatment during the conditioning period after arrival from the wild. Methods are described for the collection of blood, urine, and vaginal washings. Suggestions are made for improving the conditions of importation of these animals from South America.
Summary A system of management is described in which all 3 offspring from triplet births of Callithrix jacchus can be successfully reared to weaning. Hand-rearing techniques are applied to the offspring in turn without depriving them of the maternal and family influences necessary for normal behavioural development.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.