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Walter R Rogers¹, Anthony M Coelho², K Dee Carey²

¹Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas.

American Journal of Primatology

|January 18, 2020

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This study shows that olive baboons can be trained using positive reinforcement to exercise on treadmills. This research developed a primate model for studying exercise physiology and its effects.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Primate Research
Exercise Physiology
Animal Models

Background:

Olive baboons (Papio cynocephalus anubis) are valuable models for physiological research.
Training non-human primates for exercise studies requires specialized, feasible methods.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate the feasibility of using appetitive methods to train adult male olive baboons for treadmill exercise.
To establish a primate model for exercise physiology research.

Main Methods:

Adult male olive baboons were trained using positive reinforcement on a motorized treadmill.
Subjects were gradually exposed to increasing speeds, grades, and durations over 30 weeks.
Physiological data was collected via indwelling catheter/transducer systems.

Main Results:

Trained baboons achieved speeds up to 5.5 km/hr on a 22% grade.
The animal model successfully completed exercise sessions covering significant horizontal and vertical distances.
Feasibility of appetitive training methods for primate exercise was confirmed.

Conclusions:

Appetitive methods are effective for training olive baboons for treadmill exercise.
A robust primate model for exercise physiology research was successfully developed.
This model allows for the study of exercise effects in a controlled, non-human primate setting.