Marmoset Use Issues Questionnaire 2004

Marmoset Use Issues Questionnaire, 2004

#1 · Nature of position?

Research
Veterinary
Management
Other (please describe):

#2 · Do you presently have / use marmosets at your facility?

Yes
No

#3 · Research use?

Behavior / neuro studies, including Parkinson's.
Pharmacokinetic studies.
Hepatitis.
Safety assessment / toxicology.
Vaccine development / virology research.
MRI.
Obesity / Syndrome X.
Gastrointestinal function.
Type I diabetes.
Autoimmune research (MS).
Anti-inflammation.
Hearing & vision research.
Primate systematics & evolution.
Reproduction / development.
Other (please describe):

#4 · Do you use tamarins or marmosets other than common marmosets?

Yes · Which species?
No

#5 · Major advantages of using marmosets?

Small size = ease of handling & low costs.
Lack of zoonotic concerns; safer.
Behaviorally intereting / family structure.
Unique model features (e.g. hepatitis, EBV-related virus, Parkinson's).
Breed well, high fertility.
Interesting biogeographic distribution & feeding ecology.
Twinning / chimerism.
Autoimmune disease susceptibility.
Reduced drug volume.
Availability.
Other (please describe):

#6 · Major impediments to using marmosets?

Samll size / small sample volumes.
Inertia / reluctance to switch from macaques.
Lack of availability (espcially S. mystax).
Non research-related health complications (wasting, enteritis).
Upkeep is too expensive.
Roadblocks to primate research, in general.
Stoic nature.
Intense feeding regimen.
Lack of populations with large pedigrees.
Limited species-specific reagents.
Endangerment (tamarins).
Lack of basic physiology / metabolism information.
Specialized housing requirements.
Need for SPF animals.
Other (please describe):

#7 · Do you breed marmosets?

Yes
No
<12
12 - 100
>100

#8 · Are you interested in reliable domestic sources?

Yes
No

#9 · Topics you would most like to see covered in a national meeting.

Basic health care, health checks, including GI problems.
Husbandry / housing.
Nutrition / Diet.
Research applications & handling / sampling techniques.
Environmental enrichment.
Research overview w/data.
Disease model development (relevance to human diseases),
      including comparative studies.
Reproduction / rearing.
Cognition / behavior, including social.
Establishment of physiological norms in areas such as skeletal
      physiology, HPA function, metabolism.
Surgical models, cardiovascular applications.
Case reports.
Funding sources for marmoset projects.
Imaging.
Development.
Reproductive suppression.
Syndrome X model development.
Anesthetics & analgesics.
Hazards associated with NW models.
Adventitious virus ID, isolation.
Genetic management.
Vaccine research.
Energetics.
Importation issues.
Other (please describe below).

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