Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
FIGURE 6.4
(continued).
interindividual variation may also be reduced, enhancing
the use of NHPs as research subjects. This increases the
value of NHPs as biomedical models and can effectively
reduce the number of NHPs required for certain investi-
gations (which serves as a Reduction, another of the 3Rs
(
Russell and Burch, 1959
)).
PRT and Husbandry, Veterinary and
Research Procedures
Primates have been successfully trained to perform various
husbandry, veterinary, and research procedures. One of the
most commonly trained behaviors is “shifting,” or moving
