Proceedings of the International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals 2011 : June 1st-4th, 2011, Lisbon/Portugal /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals Lisbon, Portugal, European Association of Zoo- and Wildlife Veterinarians, Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung im Forschungsverbund Berlin
Other Authors: Grobbel, Mirjam
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, 2011.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Mountain goat veterinary project - saving lives for 24 years
  • Primate conservation in Nigeria : the role of the veterinarian in reintroduction programmes and capacity building
  • "Syphilis" in the wild - a genital associated treponematosis in olive baboons (Papio h. anubis)
  • Tuberculosis outbreak in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at the Rehabilitation Center of Primates of Iwiro (CRPL) and its implication in primate conservation
  • Reduction of abnormal behaviour in ex-laboratory chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
  • To test or not to test - virus related problems concerning apes and zoo staff
  • Brucellosis in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). A novel pathogen?
  • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy infection alters endogenous retrovirus expression in Cynomolgus Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) brains
  • Four cases of Calodium hepaticum infection in non-human primates from the Lisbon Zoological Garden, Portugal
  • Treatment of suspected diabetes type I induced polyneuropathy in a drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
  • Surgical challenges
  • Surgical treatment of a meningioma in a greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus)
  • Surgical management of airsacculitis in an orangutan
  • Successful surgical treatment of extra-hepatic obstructive liver disease in a captive chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomies in Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) rescued from bile farming in Vietnam
  • Inguinal cryptorchidectomy of the common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
  • Femoral head and neck ostectomy in a lion (Panthera leo)
  • Surgical management of a fang retention in an African puff adder (Bitis arietans)
  • Eurasian vipers - the uncooperative patients
  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome in an uromastix (Uromastyx achantinura nigriventris, 1820)
  • Cloaca prolapse and cystitis in green inguana (Iguana iguana) caused by a novel cryptosporidium species
  • Ovarian teratoma in two iguana species : Fiji island banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) and a green iguana (Iguana iguana)
  • Common ophthalmic problems in pinnipeds and cetaceans under human care : a review
  • Eye diseases in captive Indian elephants
  • Case report : treatment of corneal lesions in two Asian elephants
  • Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine : tips on being successful in publishing in your journal
  • Which direction to go? Attempts for a board certification in zoological medicine in Europe
  • Assessing animal welfare in zoos : can protocols developed for farm animals be useful?
  • A five year summary of wildlife treatment and rehabilitation at the Isreali wildlife hospital
  • Win and Wildpro : from initial concept to open access and beyond
  • Ultrasound in extreme conditions - reproductive assessments of wild Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in northern Norway
  • Case of central nervous system infection in young female lion (Panthera leo) accompanied by positive serology for bornavirus - is staggering disease a threat to large cats?
  • Renal oxalate nephrosis in several cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) from zoological institutions in France
  • Cowpox virus outbreak in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
  • Lymphocythic plasmacytic glossitis in a tiger (Panthera tigris)
  • Silver vine - the plant cats go crazy for
  • Mycobacterium bovis in the wildlife-livestock-human interface of east and southern Africa
  • Diagnosis and management of an outbreak of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in a wildlife park in Scotland
  • Morbidity and mortality observed at the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) Ex-Situ Conservation Programme (2004 - June 2010)
  • The pathology of sponge orange band disease affecting the Caribbean barrel sponge Xestospongia muta
  • Health of captive white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) in the EEP - results from an online survey
  • Boxelder maple (Acer negundo) intoxication in 8 fallow deer (Dama dama) and 2 goats (Capra hirsus)
  • Preliminary findings for the serological diagnosis of iron storage disease (ISD) in captive ramphastids
  • Diagnostic approach to skin disease in zoo and wild animals
  • Pseudopelade in a captive lion (Panthera leo)
  • Pododermatitis in captive flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) - a multifactorial problem : preliminary results
  • Effect of LLLT (Low Level Laser Therapy) and PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) treatments on wound healing in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
  • Anaesthesia in the common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
  • The 'walking' of 94 white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) and 150 African buffalos (Syncerus caffer) with butorphanol tartrate, after immobilisation with etorphine and azaperone
  • Alfaxalone anaesthesia in green iguanas and red-eared sliders
  • Evaluation of the minimal alveolar concentration of sevoflurane in pale spear-nosed bats (phyllostomus discolor)
  • Standing tall - an update on giraffe cardiovascular physiology
  • Allergic rhinitis in a brown bear (Ursus arctos)
  • Use of a sustained release chlorhexidine varnish as treatment of oral infection in a Victorian koala (Phascolarctus cinereus)
  • First report of ovine progressive pneumonia ("maedi") in a european mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon)
  • Endogenous lipid (cholesterol) pneumonia in three captive Siberian tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)
  • Wildpro : providing context for data in Wildtech
  • Canadian risk assessment on bovine tuberculosis in wild ruminants (camels, giraffes, antelopes) imported from endemic countires
  • Epidemiology and zoonotic potential of Escherichia coli ctx-m-15-producing isolates in Portugal
  • Evaluation of some serum parameters related with energy homeostasis in captive brown bears in active season
  • Serum levels of vitamins and trace elements in healthy blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), impala (Aepycerus melampus) and mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
  • Physiological ("flow") murmurs are a common clinical finding in isoflurane anaesthetised European beavers
  • Use of the primate antibody Test Kit TB STAT-PAK® assay as a diagnosis tool in an tuberculosis outbreak in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at the rehabilitation centre of primates of Lwiro - Democratic Republique of Congo
  • Catarrhl ingluvitis and necrotic enteritis caused by Capillaria sp. in an Eurasian black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) flock
  • An unusual scapular formation in a spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus
  • Seroprevalence of west Nile virus in Spanish birds of prey and owls
  • Aspects of veterianry health screening during trial reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) to the wild in Scotland
  • Dealing with ruminal malfermentation in an orphaned Beira antelope fawn (Dorcatragus megalotis)
  • Walking sedation with a detomidine-butorphanol combination in a yak (Bos grunniens)
  • Cryotherapy treatment for squamous cell carcinoma affecting a marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata, 1789)
  • First molecular detection of avian circovirus, avian polyomavirus and Chlamydophila psittaci in psittancine birds living in captivity in Costa Rica
  • Babirusas (Babyrousa babyrussa) at Wilhelma Zoological and Botanical Garden : post mortem findings from 1978 until 2010
  • A fatal case of adenovirus associated enteritis in two marabous (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
  • Surgical arthrodesis in a 2 year old giraffe (Giraffa cameleopardalis antiquorum) to fix a metacarpophalangeal instability
  • Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) as veterinary important parasites of birds
  • Use of dexmedetomidine in anaesthesia protocols of various mammalian and avian species within a zoological collection
  • Atypical cutaneous mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium marinum in a goldfish (Carassius auratus)
  • An outbreak of Yersinia pseudotubercolosis in a colony of Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
  • Aspergillosis : a major cause of mortality in captive African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
  • Successful refrigeration storage of epididymal sperm cells from an African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus pictus) for 72 hours
  • Successful electroejaculation and long-term refrigeration of epididymal sperm cells from a lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
  • The report of Trichophyton mentagrophytes dermatophytosis in a caracal (Caracal caracal)
  • Meniscal sesamoid in Persian squirrels (Sciurus anomalus)
  • Ophthalmological cases at Oceanário de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Chemical immobilisation of a common hippopotamus with zolezepam-tiletamine and ketamine combination
  • Manual extraction of a faecaloma by colonotomy in an ornate horned frog (Ceratophrys ornata) with intestinal impaction
  • Veterinary disaster medicine - evacuation of captive Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) threatened by forest fires
  • Retrospective study of the incidence of raptors sent to CRAS-PET with sympomatic oral trichomoniasis
  • Cases of uterus-related pathological findings in two colonies of non-human primates
  • Deaths compatible with acute/subacute tannin intoxication in four species of African ruminants (Connochaetes taurinus, Ammotragus lervia, Taurotragus oryx, Syncerus caffer nanus) from the zoological collection of Badoca Safari Park (Portugal)
  • Successful treatment of an Aeromonas hydrophila infection in a Lake Malawi aquarium
  • Pentalogy of fallot in a captive Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) : description of first case
  • Endometrial carcinoma in a spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), diagnosed by sonography, endoscopic surgery, and histology
  • Embryonic resorption in the polytocous European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) : morphology and correlation to the number of corpora lutea
  • Diagnosis of Sulawesi tortoise adenovirus-1 in impressed tortoises (Manuoria impressa) using improved detection methods
  • Intestinal parasitism in primates and first-time zoo workers
  • Hyalohyphomycosis by Fusarium solani in loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
  • Ectoparasites from wild-living birds in Coast Rica
  • Resection of a fibrosarcoma in an axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
  • West Nile virus infections in birds in Austria 2008-2010
  • Perosis-like leg deformations in zoo captive birds
  • Cervical discospondylitis in a Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)
  • Retrospective study on skin disorders in camelids