浅谈兽医在非人灵长类动物实验福利中的作用

Simple Discussion on the Veterinary Action in the Laboratory Animal Welfares of Non-human Primates

非人灵长类实验动物作为人类的“替身”,在生理学、病理学、病毒学、药物动力学、毒理学、生殖生理学、免疫学、遗传学、基因工程药和生物医药等科学研究领域具有无可替代的重要作用。因此,在其实验过程中的动物福利问题应当引起人们的足够重视。本文根据工作实践和动物福利的要求,从疾病的监视、诊断、治疗、预防、实验操作技术、猴类捕捉、保定、镇静、止痛、麻醉和安乐死术等方面,总结了兽医及其护理在灵长类实验动物福利中的作用。

Non-human primates, which are extensively used in biomedical researches, play an important role in the study of physiology, pathology, virology, pharmacokinetic, toxicology, reproduction physiology, immunology, genetics, gene engineering drug and biological medicine and so on. Therefore, the animal welfares should be emphasized in research works. According to our practices and demand of animal welfares, this paper summarized that the veterinarian and animal nursing act in the welfares of non-human primates, which includes disease monitor, diagnosis, therapy, prevention, experimental operation, catching, securing, composing, anaesthesia, odynolysis and euthanasia etc.