Validating a non-invasive technique for monitoring physiological stress in the samango monkey

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dc.contributor.author Scheun, Juan
dc.contributor.author Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan
dc.contributor.author Wimberger, Kirsten
dc.contributor.author Ganswindt, Andre
dc.date.accessioned 2020-12-28T05:35:30Z
dc.date.available 2020-12-28T05:35:30Z
dc.date.issued 2020-02
dc.description.abstract The non-invasive monitoring of physiological stress can provide conservation and wildlife managers with an invaluable tool for assessing animal welfare and psychological health of captive and free-ranging populations. A significant decrease in free-ranging primate populations globally and an increase in captive-housed primates have led to a need to monitor the stress and general welfare of these animals. We examined the suitability of three enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for monitoring stress-related physiological responses in the samango monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis erythrarchus. We conducted an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) challenge on a male and female at the National Zoological Garden, Pretoria, South Africa. Individual faecal samples were collected 8 days pre- and post-ACTH administration and subsequently analysed for faecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGCM) concentrations. During the study, biological stressors occurred for both the male and female. Two of the three EIAs tested (11-oxoetiocholanolone I and II) were able to reliably monitor fGCM alterations throughout the study period in both sexes. The 11-oxoetiocholanolone I EIA, however, had the lowest mean deviation from the calculated baseline value and was thus chosen as the preferred assay. Both the physiological activation of the stress response and the biological response to a stressor could be monitored with the chosen assay. The successful establishment of a reliable, non-invasive method for monitoring adrenocortical activity in C. albogularis erythrarchus will now allow conservationists, scientific researchers and wildlife managers to evaluate the level of stress experienced, and general welfare, by animals in captivity as well as free-ranging populations. en_ZA
dc.description.department Mammal Research Institute en_ZA
dc.description.department Paraclinical Sciences en_ZA
dc.description.department Zoology and Entomology en_ZA
dc.description.librarian pm2020 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Scheun, J., Tordiffe, A.S.W., Wimberger, K. & Ganswindt, A., 2020, ‘Validating a noninvasive technique for monitoring physiological stress in the samango monkey’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 87(1), a1720. https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v87i1.1720. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0030-2465 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2219-0635 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/ojvr.v87i1.1720
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77501
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher AOSIS OpenJournals en_ZA
dc.rights Copyright: © 2020. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject ACTH challenge en_ZA
dc.subject Animal welfare en_ZA
dc.subject Non-invasive hormone monitoring en_ZA
dc.subject Glucocorticoids en_ZA
dc.subject Biological validation en_ZA
dc.subject Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) en_ZA
dc.subject Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) en_ZA
dc.subject Faecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGCM) en_ZA
dc.subject Samango monkey (Cercopithecus albogularis) en_ZA
dc.title Validating a non-invasive technique for monitoring physiological stress in the samango monkey en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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