Species identification and chromosome variation of captive two-toed sloths [0.03%]
笼养双趾树懒的物种鉴定及染色体变异
Cynthia C Steiner,Marlys L Houck,Oliver A Ryder
Cynthia C Steiner
Two-toed sloth species, Linnaeus's and Hoffmman's, are frequent residents of zoo collections in North America. However, species identification has always been problematic because of their large overlap in external morphology, which represen...
Predator-recognition training: a conservation strategy to increase postrelease survival of hellbenders in head-starting programs [0.03%]
捕食者识别训练：一种提高山间肺鱼头启动项目中释放后存活率的保护策略
Adam L Crane,Alicia Mathis
Adam L Crane
For species with declining populations, captive rearing with subsequent release into natural habitats ("head-starting") is often used as part of a conservation strategy. One challenge to head-starting programs is that head-started individua...
Sexing of mid-incubation avian embryos as a management tool for zoological breeding programs [0.03%]
中期孵卵鸟类胚胎性别鉴定在动物园繁殖管理中的应用
Thomas Jensen,Michael Mace,Barbara Durrant
Thomas Jensen
Skewed sex ratios in zoo breeding programs may require housing single birds of an overrepresented gender, increasing demands on limited resources that could otherwise be diverted to breeding pairs or other important species. The ability to ...
Captive breeding and reintroduction of the oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) in Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Thailand [0.03%]
泰国Khao Kheow开放动物园的东方盔犀鸟（Anthracoceros albirostris）圈养繁殖及放归项目
Rattanawat Chaiyarat,Urarikha Kongprom,Darika Manathamkamon et al.
Rattanawat Chaiyarat et al.
This article discusses two related issues of the captive breeding and reintroduction of the Oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) in order to increase its population in the natural habitats. Oriental pied hornbills were bred in...
Daneault Rachel
Daneault Rachel
Effect of diet on the incidence of and mortality owing to gastritis and renal disease in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in South Africa [0.03%]
饮食对南非圈养猎豹发生胃炎和肾病的影响
E P Lane,S Miller,R Lobetti et al.
E P Lane et al.
Seventy-two adult cheetahs were evaluated for the degree of gastritis by endoscopic biopsy and for renal disease by serum creatinine. Cheetahs free of Grade 3 gastritis and renal disease were placed on Trial A; remaining cheetahs were place...
Assessing the effectiveness of environmental enrichment in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) [0.03%]
评估瓶鼻海豚(Tursiops truncatus)环境丰富度的有效性
Delfour Fabienne,Beyer Helen
Delfour Fabienne
Environmental enrichment is often used to improve well-being and reduce stereotyped behaviors in animals under human care. However, the use of objects to enrich animal environments should not be considered to be effective until its success ...
Comparison of three protocols for superovulation of brown brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira) [0.03%]
三种诱导马鹿超排方案的比较研究
Eveline dos Santos Zanetti,José Maurício Barbanti Duarte
Eveline dos Santos Zanetti
This study aims to evaluate the ovulation rate and the presence of functional corpora lutea after treatment by three different protocols designed to cause superovulation in brown brocket deer. Six female received an intravaginal device cont...
Randomized Controlled Trial
Zoo biology. 2012 Nov-Dec;31(6):642-55. DOI:10.1002/zoo.20428 2012
Bacteriologic and nutritional evaluation of a commercial raw meat diet as part of a raw meat safety program [0.03%]
商品化生肉食粮的细菌学和营养评估作为生肉安全计划的一部分
Cora Singleton,Raymund Wack,R Scott Larsen
Cora Singleton
This study evaluated selected bacteriologic and nutritional components of a commercially prepared ground raw horsemeat diet as part of a raw meat safety program. Six lots of meat were analyzed in triplicate. Frozen meat samples were thawed ...
Effects of parental number and duration of the breeding period on the effective population size and genetic diversity of a captive population of the endangered Tokyo bitterling Tanakia tanago (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) [0.03%]
亲鱼数量与繁殖期长短对濒危东京樱花鱼（鲤形目：鲤科）人工群体有效群体大小及遗传多样性的影响
Hitoshi Kubota,Katsutoshi Watanabe
Hitoshi Kubota
The maintenance of genetic diversity is one of the chief concerns in the captive breeding of endangered species. Using microsatellite and mtDNA markers, we examined the effects of two key variables (parental number and duration of breeding ...