The Aye-Ayes, Daubentonia madagascariensis, at the Paris Zoological Garden: Maintenance and Preliminary Behavioural Observations

1989 ◽  
Vol 52 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 109-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée M. Winn
Keyword(s):  
Zoological Garden ◽  
Daubentonia Madagascariensis

scholarly journals Catalogue of the primatological collection of the Torino University

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Calvini ◽  
Maria Stella Siori ◽  
Spartaco Gippoliti ◽  
Marco Pavia
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Great Part ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Zoological Garden ◽  
Historical Material ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
First Time

The revised catalogue of primatological material stored in the Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali of Torino and in the Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi of the Università degli Studi di Torino and belonging to the historical material of the Torino University is introduced. The material, 494 specimens belonging to 399 individuals of 122 taxa, is of particular importance since specimens were mainly obtained during the 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th Century. A relevant part of the collection was created by the collaborators of the Museum, among which it is worth to mention F. De Filippi, A. Borelli and E. Festa, while other material came from purchases and donations from private people or the Royal Zoological Garden of Torino. Great part of the specimens is stuffed but also the osteological materials are of particular importance, as many of them derived from the specimens before being prepared and consisting of skulls or more or less complete skeletons. After this revision, the Lectotype and Paralectotypes of <em>Alouatta</em> <em>palliata</em> <em>aequatorialis</em> have been selected, and the type-specimen of the <em>brunnea</em> variety of <em>Cebus</em> <em>albifrons</em> <em>cuscinus</em> has been recognized. In addition, some specimens of particular historical-scientific importance have also been identified and here presented for the first time.

Pemphigus foliaceus in Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)

2021 ◽  
pp. 030098582110305
Author(s):  
Jeffrey B. Curtiss ◽  
Michelle Lewis ◽  
Emily P. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Histological Evaluation ◽  
Pemphigus Foliaceus ◽  
Arid Environments ◽  
Zoological Garden ◽  
Causative Agents ◽  
Arabian Oryx ◽  
Tail Tip

Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is an autoimmune acantholytic skin disease described in humans, dogs, cats, horses, goats, and sheep. From 2003 to 2016, six Arabian oryx ( Oryx leucoryx) at the National Zoological Garden in Pretoria, South Africa, developed progressive, bilaterally symmetrical, hyperkeratotic skin lesions and pustules consistent with PF. Lesions were similar to those observed in domestic animals and primarily affected the pinnae, face and nasal planum, distal legs, and tail tip. Histological evaluation of suspect PF skin lesions in affected animals, evaluation of medical records for treatments received, causative agents in the diet and environment, and special stains for infectious organisms yielded no consistent inciting cause. The Arabian oryx is a species highly adapted to arid environments of the desert and has recently survived from a severe genetic bottleneck; both of these factors may have contributed to the development of PF in these animals.

scholarly journals Biochemical Values in the Blood Serum of Some Felids Kept in the East-Bohemian Zoological Garden at Dvůr Králové nad Labem

1987 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-360
Author(s):  
J. Pospíšil ◽  
P. Špála ◽  
J. Váhala ◽  
F. Kaše
Keyword(s):  
Blood Serum ◽  
Zoological Garden

scholarly journals Blood Biochemical of Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in Kano Zoological Garden, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Adelakun K.M. ◽  
Kehinde A.S. ◽  
Laoye O. ◽  
Ihidero A.A. ◽  
Dalha A.
Keyword(s):  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Clinical Pathology ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Cholesterol Concentration ◽  
Total Serum Protein ◽  
Total Serum ◽  
Breakdown Product ◽  
Albumin Concentration ◽  
Zoological Garden ◽  
Nile Crocodile

The potential application of blood reference range for crocodile is a basis that can provide important clinical information about health and physiological condition of the animal. This study investigates serum biochemistry of Nile crocodile from Kano Zoological Garden, Kano, Nigeria. Six (6) adult Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) were captured from crocodile pond in the zoo. Blood was collected from post-occipital sinus of the physically restrain crocodile and used for serum biochemical parameters. The results revealed the Total Serum Protein (TSP) concentration of 9.2g/Ɩ, albumin concentration which is a common plasma protein is 43g/Ɩ while globulin concentration is 54g/Ɩ. Cholesterol concentration measure is registered at 5.2mmol/Ɩ with High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) and Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) of 1mmol/Ɩ and 1.35mmol/Ɩ respectively. Creatinine: a breakdown product of creatinine which is an important part of muscle tissue is 44umol/Ɩ. Uric acid which is a primary catabolic end product of protein is 0.18mmol/Ɩ while glucose and triglyceride are 4.94mmol/Ɩ and 2.24mmol/Ɩ respectively while enzymes which include Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentration is 6U/Ɩ, Aspartate aminotransferase concentration is 5U/Ɩ while Alkaline Phosphatase is 20U/Ɩ. The biochemical values recorded were compared with available data on farm Nile crocodile. Clearly, nutritional status, age, gender, season, physiology and environment should be considered if clinical pathology is to be employed as a diagnostic tool.

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