North American river otter : Lontra canadensis : husbandry notebook /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reed-Smith, Janice
Corporate Author: John Ball Zoological Garden
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Grand Rapids, Mich.] : [John Ball Zoological Garden?], [1995?]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Taxonomy
  • Common names
  • Taxonomic overview
  • van Zyll de Jong's 1972 geographic races of Nearotic River otters
  • How many subspecies are there?
  • Lutra or Lontra?
  • van Zyll de Jong's (1972 case
  • CITES listing
  • Distribution
  • Subspecies map
  • Status
  • CITES listing
  • 1990 survey (IUCN otter specialist group)
  • Population status map - 1994
  • Conservation status map - 1994
  • 1994 status survey
  • United States
  • Canada
  • ISIS Zoological Institution census
  • Identification and description
  • Coat
  • Head and body length.
  • Tail length
  • Total length
  • Weight
  • Sub-species distinctions
  • Sexually dimorphism
  • Teeth
  • Mammae
  • Vertebrae
  • Behavior, social organization, natural history
  • Habitat
  • Home ranges
  • Activity cycle
  • Feeding behavior
  • Social system
  • Social behavior
  • Body care
  • Breeding/reproductive behavior
  • Parental care
  • Age of dispersal
  • Reproduction
  • Gestation
  • Breeding season
  • Estrous cycle & length
  • Male sexual characteristics
  • Female sexual characteristics
  • Copulation characteristics
  • Age of sexual maturity.
  • Birth season
  • Signs of imminent birth
  • Pre-partum weight gain
  • Post-partum weight loss
  • Parturition
  • Intrauterine mortality
  • Litter size & sex ratio at birth
  • Pup weight statistics
  • Neonatal mortality
  • Developmental stages
  • Contraception techniques
  • Management for breeding
  • Breeding in captivity
  • 1994 breeding survey
  • Age at birth of first litter
  • Breeding survey
  • Captive management
  • Housing and enclosure requirements
  • Hand-rearing
  • General information
  • Milk replacer or selecting a formula
  • Otter milk analysis.
  • Analysis of commercial animal milk replacers
  • N.A. River Otter Breeding Survey
  • Handrearing
  • Diet
  • Comparison of diets
  • Sample diets
  • Caldwell Zoo
  • Calgary Zoo
  • John Ball
  • Miller Park Zoo
  • Salmonier Nature Park
  • Health care
  • Weight ranges
  • Life span
  • Physiological norms
  • Physical norms
  • Quarantine
  • ISIS and AAZV
  • Hematology and blood chemistry values
  • Vaccination program
  • Dietary issues
  • Signs of illness
  • Bacterial disease
  • Mycotic diseases
  • Parasites (external)
  • Parasties (internal)
  • Protozoa
  • Viral disease.
  • Other
  • Common injuries or ailments
  • Bite wounds
  • Coat in poor condition
  • Loose stools
  • Pneumonia
  • Stress
  • Tooth decay
  • Other dental disease
  • Chemical restraint and anesthesia
  • Behavioral enrichment
  • Central Park Wildlife Center North American River Otter Enrichment Survey
  • Natural vegetation, soil
  • Exhibit furniture
  • Nesting material
  • Added items (non-edible)
  • Added items (live food)
  • Added items (edibles)
  • Additional ideas
  • Enrichment items by facility.