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Animals in zoos live in more barren environments than their conspecifics in nature. In nature, elephants spend more than 75 % of the day foraging and have been observed lying down two hours during night. Stereotypies are common in many different species in zoos. Stereotypic …
Tuberkulos (TB) är en relativt ny sjukdom hos elefanter. Det är främst elefanter på djurparker i Nordamerika samt tama elefanter i Asien som drabbas. Bakterien Mycobacterium tuberculosis är vanligast orsakande agens men även fall orsakade av Mycobacterium bovis finns beskrivna …
a retrospective pilot study of SAA levels in dolphins, elephants and tapirs at Kolmården Wildlife Park
… blood samples from bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and South American tapirs (Tapirus terrestris). SAA rises to its maximum about 24 hours after the introduction of an inflammatory agent in companion animals. This also correlates with …
