Letter of announcement : Newsletter publication
Sir,
Taking advantage of hour and a half years of achievement at
our primate center (TPC), we are very happy to announce a newsletter
publication. This have been our long-cherished desire since the scheme
of TPC was laid out. In these years, many valuable experiences on
quarantine, breeding and rearing of laboratory primates have been
acquired as well as specific research data.
Our intention in publishing this newsletter is to propagate
not only TPCfs ideas, present status and future plans but also to
publicize routine and research activities of personnel working for TPC.
We also hope this newsletter will serve as a means of communication
between related facilities and persons both in and out of Japan and
meet future requirements of the scientific community regarding nonhuman
Primate biology and medicine.
The mailing list of this newsletter is open to anyone with
special interest in primates. No subscription fee is needed, but due
to our extensive distribution and rising production cost, our letter
of willingness or unwillingness of receiving our newsletter will be
very much appreciated.
Enclosed herewith is an English summary copy which we hope
will help you understand our intentions.
Yours truly,
Shigeo HONJO, DVM, Ph.D.
Director
TPC News Vol. 1, No. 1,
Fall, 1982 (Whole Number 1)
(English Summary) (Revised Edition)
Page - 5
Breeding topics - on cynomolgus monkeys
Analyses of breeding data are topically made.
Recently, for the first time, we experienced the birth of twins.
Both are female and growing well. As
the life span of the cynomolgus monkey is as yet unknown, the interesting data
of breeding performance of senile male and female breeders are introduced.
Page - 5 A
case report: Brain abscess
Among autopsied cases of newly imported cynomolgus monkeys of Indonesian
origin, a very rare case was discovered: brain abscess.
Nocardia asteroides was identified as the causative agent. a researcher speculates on the reason why it rarely happens
to wild monkeys
Page 6
Natural infections of pathogenic agents in recently imported monkeys - A
survey in cynomolgus monkeys during the quarantine period.
Through a quarantine survey in 160 cynomolgus monkeys imported from
Southeast Asian countries, infection rates of parasitic, bacterial and viral
agents are quoted according to the monkeyfs origin.
Page - 7 A truck for
transportation of laboratory primates
We have a truck that can carry 48 cages of laboratory primates.
Many special devices were developed for the truck mainly from a viewpoint
of biohazard control. There are two
heat sources both of which can keep the room temperature constant at 25}3
C.
Page-8
Swage treatment facility at TPC - A capacity of 400 t/day treatment
We have adopted an activated-sludge treatment method after 6 month of
preliminary experiment. Nowadays
sewage water amounts to about 200 t a day and about 70% of the water is
concentrated during two hours in the morning.
We have several drainage cisterns to solve the above the above problem,
and furthermore we had an unexpectedly good result with the action of activated
sludge in the drainpipe itself.
Page-9 An attractive way
to establish new blood groups in cynomolgus monkeys
This note deals with amazing experiences which an investigator of TPC
encountered in the process of scrutinizing new group-specific red cell antigens
using alloantibodies produced by cross-immunization of red cells, three
phenotypes (O cy, A cy and A cy B cy
: tentative names) were established at first.
However, he could not detect the last one (B cy) at his
cynofs colony. On the other hand, group-B cy was found in the
green monkey colony and all the green monkeys were judged to belong to group- B
cy. After discovering the
group- B cy in the green monkey, a small number of group- B cy was
found in the cynomolgus monkey using group-specific antisera absorbed with green
monkeyfs red cells. Now this
blood group system is completely clarified including itfs inheritance mode.
Page-11 CITES ratified by
77 countries.
A list of names of 77 countries with the data of entry into force of the
convention.
Page-12
Mr. A.T. Virifs compound in Manila, the Philippines
A technical staff member reports on his visit to Manila in order to
purchase female cynomolgus breeders. He
is particularly impressed by the technique of well-trained animal caretakers in
catching their monkeys.
Page-13
Introduction of Southwest Foundation for Research and Education (SFRE)
Introducing the big-scale facility of SFRE with its specific
administrative and research activities which greatly contribute to the
scientific communities of the world .
Page-14
A review of my own experiences on care and management of monkeys at TPC
As a life-science researcher, the author looks back on his trainee
experiences. He appreciates the difficulties of judging health conditions
of 2f00 monkeys kept at TPC daily. A
the same time, he believes that it is necessary for him to complete a routine
handling manual of monkeys for his own use.
Page-15
A clinical commentary by a cub veterinarian.
A new staff member of TPC ( a veterinarian) writes a memorandum on his
three characteristic roles: one is
as a vet of an emergency hospital, another is of a health center and the last of
a primate medicine researcher. Matters
he encounters at animal quarters will appear serially in his news.
Page-15
Sketching from a spot of animal rooms
Looking after common squirrel monkeys daily, a technical staff member
cannot help hoping each monkey lives a vivid long life.
Page-16
A guide to recent literature
Abstracts of foreign scientific papers for Japanese readers who are
interested in laboratory primates.
Page-17
Library news
At present our library holds 420 monographs and 37 kinds of domestic and
foreign journals and copy services we are offering.
Page-17
Guests, visiting researchers, etc.
All the foreign an local guests, visiting researchers and trainees we
welcomed from 1978 to July 1982 are listed.
Page-18
Announcement
An announcement of the 2nd TPC symposium Laboratory Primates
and the Progress of Endocrinology, which will be held on December 10, 1982, at
Tsukuba Center for Institutes and the names of speakers
Page-18
Afterword