Chapter 68 Laparoscopic Surgery in the Elephant and Rhinoceros Mark Stetter, Dean A. Hendrickson Traditional abdominal surgery in the elephant and rhinoceros has rarely been performed and, in those cases…
Chapter 4 Veterinary Challenges of Mixed Species Exhibits Jacques Kaandorp Modern zoos like to show larger groups of animals, preferably in natural habitat–like mixed species exhibits, but it is not…
Chapter 58 Medical Management of Maned Wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) Elizabeth E. Hammond Biology The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the largest canid in South America, with an average weight of…
Chapter 79 Advances in Giraffe Nutrition Eduardo V. Valdes, Michael Schlegel In the last decade, numerous publications have been written with regard to the nutrition of giraffe and other ruminant…
Chapter 36 Feather Follicle Extirpation Operative Techniques to Prevent Zoo Birds from Flying Pia Krawinkel In zoos, birds such as flamingos, pelicans, and waterfowl are ideally exhibited in large areas,…
Chapter 75 Alternatives for Gastrointestinal Parasite Control in Exotic Ruminants Deidre K. Fontenot, James E. Miller Internal nematode parasites are a significant health concern in ruminants, domestic and nondomestic, resulting…
Chapter 25 Advanced Water Quality Evaluation for Zoo Veterinarians M. Andrew Stamper, Kent J. Semmen As indicated in the basic water quality chapter (see Chapter 23), conditioning water is much…
Chapter 19 Depth of Anesthesia Monitoring by Bispectral Analysis in Zoo Animals Jean-Michel Hatt, Olga Martin Jurado General anesthesia is required in zoological medicine for a variety of reasons, including…
Chapter 60 Aging in Large Felids Lesa Longley Aging is not a disease, but its effects may influence how an animal responds to its environment and any interventions undertaken. Published…
Chapter 57 Updated Vaccination Recommendations for Carnivores Nadine Lamberski Protection against viral diseases is an important component of any preventive medicine or health care program for captive carnivores. Carnivores are…
