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Marmoset Metabolism, Nutrition, and Obesity

Year: 2020

Type: review

Abstract: The use of marmosets as nonhuman primate models of human disease has undergone rapid expansion in the United States in the last decade, with an emphasis in the field of neuroscience. With this expanding need, there has been an increase in the formation of small marmoset colonies. The standardization in care and husbandry techniques for marmosets has historically lagged behind other established nonhuman primate models, resulting in a great deal of variation in practices between colonies. There remains a lack of consensus and evidence-based recommendations regarding best standards for nutrition, enrichment, weight management, and diagnostics for clinical metabolic disease. Marmoset base diets vary broadly in their nutritional value, and therefore the physiological responses to these diets also vary broadly. In this review, we briefly outline what is known about nutrition for captive marmosets and highlight what is known regarding metabolic dysfunction and obesity.

Source: ILAR Journal

DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilab014

Authors: Corinna N Ross, Ricki Colman, Michael Power, Suzette Tardif

Institutions: Texas Biomedical Research Institute, Texas A&M University – San Antonio, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park

Language: English

Topic: Primate Behavior and Ecology

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases