Tuberculosis in Elephants
Chapter 43 Tuberculosis in Elephants Susan K. Mikota Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease of both humans and animals. Tuberculous scarring has been observed on bones from 21 of 48…
Health Care and Management of Working Elephants in Myanmar (Burma)
Chapter 45 Health Care and Management of Working Elephants in Myanmar (Burma) Sharon L. Deem, Wan Htun The conservation of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) is fraught with numerous challenges.3,12,20 The…
Gastrointestinal Nematodiasis in Hoofstock
Chapter 51 Gastrointestinal Nematodiasis in Hoofstock Edmund Flach Species of perissodactylid and artiodactylid ungulates evolved to take advantage of the grasses, shrubs, trees, roots, tubers, and fruits on and below…
Veterinary Care of Kiwi
Chapter 27 Veterinary Care of Kiwi Wayne Boardman Endemic to New Zealand, kiwi are small to medium-sized, flightless, nocturnal birds.6 They may live in native forests, scrub, or rough tussock…
Melioidosis in Marine Mammals
Chapter 37 Melioidosis in Marine Mammals Reimi E. Kinoshita Melioidosis is the disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei (previously Pseudomonas pseudomallei), a gram-negative bacillus. The closest relative to B. pseudomallei is…
The Nutrition of “Browsers”
Chapter 55 The Nutrition of “Browsers” Marcus Clauss, Ellen S. Dierenfeld Historically, “browsers”—whether leaf-eating primates, browsing ruminants, or browsing rhinoceroses—have often been considered difficult to maintain under conventional zoo feeding…
Biopsy Darting
Chapter 13 Biopsy Darting William B. Karesh REMOTE BIOPSY TECHNIQUES The widespread use of biopsy punches adapted for remote sample collection began in the 1980s.1,11 The technique allows for the…
Chronic Wasting Disease of Cervid Species
Chapter 53 Chronic Wasting Disease of Cervid Species Michael W. Miller Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a contagious prion disease of several cervid species, has emerged from obscurity to become what…
Uroliths and Gastroenteroliths in Camelids
Chapter 47 Uroliths and Gastroenteroliths in Camelids Murray E. Fowler Obstruction of the tubular urinary or digestive tract may cause acute colic signs and may be life threatening in any…
Minerals and Stork Nutrition
Chapter 26 Minerals and Stork Nutrition Andrea L. Fidgett, Ellen S. Dierenfeld Storks are medium-sized to large waterbirds belonging to the family Ciconiidae, within the avian order Ciconiiformes alongside herons,…
