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...researchers said they do not expect excessive demand for the rhesus monkeys to subside anytime soon—particularly under recent governmental pressure to pursue research combatting bioterrorism threats...
...Rhesus monkeys presently cost $5,000 each to purchase, she said, and care during research contributes considerably to the overall cost of a primate study. Purchasing the dozens of monkeys for her present study would not have been possible without a hefty research grant, she said...
...have done okay and have been able to satisfy the needs of most of the scientists that we service. But it has been difficult obtaining rhesus monkeys on the open market,” he said in an e-mail...
...have been able to meet over 80 percent of official requests,” he said. “But it is only fair to point out that these requests take into consideration the limited availability of rhesus monkeys...
...rhesus monkeys reproduce slowly, compounding the present shortage...