Evaluation of Targeted Injections of Ivermectin or Potassium Chloride for Euthanasia of Anesthetized Thorny Devil Stick Insects (Eurycantha calcarata)

Authors: Ashlyn C Heniff, Melinda A Gorges, Gregory A Lewbart, Julie A Balko

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Eurycantha calcarata, euthanasia, insects, ivermectin, KCl, potassium chloride, thorny devil stick insect

2023

Identification of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal cortisol metabolites using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and enzyme immunoassays

Authors: Flavia Santamaria, Christopher K Barlow, Rolf Schlagloth, Ralf B Schittenhelm, Rupert Palme, Joerg Henning

Publication/Journal: Metabolites

Keywords: faecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hplc, koala, LC-MS, non-invasive, phascolarctos cinereus, stress

2021

Hematology and Plasma Biochemistry Value Differences Between Acclimated and Recently Captive Female Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis americana

Authors: Krystan Grant, Terry Campbell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive, environmental change, hematology, plasma chemistry, stingrays, wild

2020

Monitoring water quality changes and ornamental fish behaviour during commercial transport

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Simona Senes, Daniel Sanchez-Lacalle, Carrie Mullen, Iain McLellan, Peter Carey, Donna Snellgrove, Andy Foggo

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture

Keywords: behaviour, fish pathogens, ornamental fishes, transport, water chemistry, welfare

2020

Effect of pentobarbital and isoflurane on acute stress response in rat

Authors: Xue-Yan Wu, Yu-Ting Hu, Lei Guo, Jing Lu, Qiong-Bin Zhu, Er Yu, Juan-Li Wu, Li-Gen Shi, Man-Li Huang, Ai-Min Bao

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anesthesia, isoflurane, sodium-pentobarbital, stress, stress response

2015

The effect of ketoprofen on post-partum behaviour in sows

Authors: Elina Viitasaari, Marja Raekallio, Mari Heinonen, Anna Valros, Olli Peltoniemi, Laura Hänninen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, farrowing, ketoprofen, pain, sow

2014

Bacteriologic and Nutritional Evaluation of a Commercial Raw Meat Diet as Part of a Raw Meat Safety Program

Authors: Cora Singleton, Raymund Wack, R. Scott Larsen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: coliforms, elisa, escherichia coli, petrifilm, salmonella

2012

Experience-facilitated improvements in pup retrieval; evidence for an epigenetic effect

Authors: Danielle S. Stolzenberg, Jacqueline S. Stevens, Emilie F. Rissman

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cbp, epigenetics, hdac inhibition, maternal experience, oxytocin, sodium butyrate

2012

The role of minerals in food selection in a black howler monkey (Alouatta Pigra) population in Belize following a major hurricane

Authors: Alison M. Behie, Mary S. M. Pavelka

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: food abundance, habitat disturbance, howler monkeys, minerals, nutrition

2012