International Perspectives : the Future of Nonhuman Primate Resources : Proceedings of the Workshop Held April 17-19, 2002 / Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council of the National Academies.

"This study was supported by Grant No. RR11611 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health."--Title page verso.

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The future of nonhuman primate (NHP) resources is a concern of scientists, veterinarians, and funding authorities. An April 2002 workshop brought participants from all over the world to discuss various aspects of the issue such as current shortfalls and e.

""FrontMatter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Keynote Speaker""; ""Primate Priorities� An International Perspective John P. Hearn, MSc, PhD""; ""Session 1 Conservation and Supply, Part 1""; ""Sustainable Utilization of Kenyan Nonhuman Primates for Biomedical and Conservation Research -- Jason M. Mwenda, PhD""; ""Supply and Use of Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research: A South African Perspective -- J�rgen Seier, PhD, MSc""; ""Sustainable Primate Resources Through SPF Breeding Programs in Indonesia -- Joko Pamungkas, DVM, MS, and Dondin Sajuthi""

""Use of Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research in India: Current Status and Future Prospects -- A.J. Rao, PhD""""Initiative for Primate Resources, Biomedical Research, and Conservation in Nepal -- Mukesh K. Chalise, PhD, MSc""; ""Chinese Primate Status and Primate Captive Breeding for Biomedical Research in China -- Zhiyong Fan, MS, and Yanling Song""; ""The Breeding of Naturally Occurring B Virus-free Cynomolgus Monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) on the Island of Mauritius -- Mary Ann Stanley, BSc""

""Primates for 21st Century Biomedicine: The St. Kitts Vervet (Chlorocebus aethiops, SK) -- Frank Ervin, MD, and Roberta Palmour""""Session 1: Panel Discussion""; ""Session 2 Conservation and Supply, Part 2""; ""Nonhuman Primates in Preclinical Research: The EU Situation -- Gerhard Hunsmann, MD""; ""Providing Investigators and Vaccine Producers with Laboratory Primates in the Russian Federation -- Boris A. Lapin, PhD, MD""; ""Nonhuman Primate Resource Needs: A Moving Target -- Jerry Robinson, PhD, and Greg Beattie, MSc, D.A.B.T.""

""Center for the Breeding and Conservation of Primates of the Peruvian Primatology Project -- Enrique Montoya, DVM""""Session 2: Panel Discussion""; ""Session 3 Nutrient Requirements of Nonhuman Primates""; ""Nutrient Requirements of Nonhuman Primates -- Committee on Animal Nutrition, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, NRC""; ""Session 4 Genetics""; ""Nonhuman Primates in Genetic Research on Common Diseases -- John L. VandeBerg, PhD, and Sarah Williams-Blangero, PhD""

""Genetic Considerations in the Management of Captive Nonhuman Primates -- Sarah Williams-Blangero, PhD, and John L. VandeBerg, PhD*""""Influence of MHC Gene Products on Immune Control of AIDS Virus Infection: Consideration for Use in Nonhuman- Primate Resources -- Thomas C. Friedrich, BS, and David I. Watkins, PhD""; ""Indian- and Chinese-origin Rhesus Macaques for AIDS-related Research: Comparison of Vaginal Transmission Efficiency of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), Viral Loads, and Virusspecific Antibody Responses -- Marta L. Marthas, PhD, Ding Lu, M.C.T. Pened""

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