5. Full advantage should be taken of these domestic primate 
resources to develop the facilities, technology, and trained 
personnel that will be required for future primate breeding 
activities. 
6. These production colonies should be available for special 
research purposes, such as behavioral observations, as long as 
such research will not interfere with the primary function of 
production. 
It is recommended that production from general-purpose colonies of 
rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) be expanded to a level which will 
eventually permit the harvest of 9,000 animals per year, i.e., an 
increase of 3,500 over the present level. (See appendix B, pp. 53-54) 
It is recommenced that at least four general-purpose production colonies 
of cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fasclcularis) be established to yield 
a net annual total of 3,000 animals by 1982, and with a potential for 
expansion to 6,000 per year. (See appendix B, p. 55) 
It is recommended that at least two general-purpose production colonies 
of each of the following species, each capable of producing at least 
100 animals annually, be established: 
Saguinus mystax (moustached tamarin) 
(See appendix B, pp. 57-58) 
Callithrix jacchus (common marmoset) 
(See appendix B, pp.59-60) 
Cercopithecus aethiops (African green monkey) 
(See appendix B, p. 65) 
It is recommended that existing colonies be continued and at least 
one additional general-purpose production colony of each of the 
following species, each capable of producing at least 150 animals 
annually, be established: 
Aotus trivirgatus (owl or night monkey) 
(See appendix B, p. 61) 
Saguinus oedipus (cottontop tamarin) 
(See appendix B, pp. 57-58) 
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