Asian Small-Clawed Otter Husbandry Manual (1998)

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Management:-What means are used to individually identify your otters?• Transponder• Tag• Other___________-What do you feel is the best method for the following:Capture_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Restraint___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Handling____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-What is your experience with otter groups?• single sex• single sex sibs• sibs• adult pair and offspring• implants• vasectomy and/or castration-Is there an age limit when introducing new otters:• no• yes what age?______________________-What methods have you used when introducing otters to each other?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Information Submitted By:__________________________; Phone:______________;FAX:______________; E-Mail:_______________________________Asian Small-Clawed Otter Husbandry Manual/Survey Questions98
Behavior and Social Organization:-What social groupings have you held otters in at your facility?_____________________________________________________________________________________________-Was this grouping successful?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-Elaborate on the group:-Ages:___________________________________________________________-Relations:________________________________________________________-Sexes:___________________________________________________________-Length of Time:____________________________________________________-At what age do you remove young?__________________________________________-Have you accomplished successful introductions?_________-Ages:___________________________________________________________-Relations:________________________________________________________-Sexes:___________________________________________________________-Length of Time to Accomplish it:_____________________________________-Have you noticed changes in group social behavior during breeding season?• Yes• No• Other time When?__________________________________________________-What type of courtship behavior have you seen?________________________________________________________________________________________________________-For how long?_____________________________________________________-Have you observed copulation? • No • Yes(explain)__________________________________________________________________________________________________-Describe parental care:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-Do you house otters in a mixed species exhibit? • No • Yes(explain)_____________________________________________________________________________________-Have you seen behavioral indicators of social stress? • No • Yes What behaviors?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Information Submitted By:__________________________; Phone:______________;FAX:______________; E-Mail:______________________________Asian Small-Clawed Otter Husbandry Manual/Survey Questions99
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IntroductionStatus……………
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Enrichment……………………
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Status of Asian OttersThe Red List
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NUTRITION AND DIETMike Maslanka and
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included a wide variety of fish (ca
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As mentioned previously, several ba
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Newborn and/or weakened cubs should
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chitin addition, special prescripti
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Table 1.3.Analyzed nutrient content
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NutrientGroundHorsemeatNebraskaFeli
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Asian Small- Clawed Otter Husbandry
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Appendix 1.2. Manufacturer Contacts
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AudubonBermuda AquariumBirmingham Z
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Health CareKristine R. Petrini, DVM
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ISIS normal reference values for Ao
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• Serum should be banked.• Urin
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5 mg/kg SC or POPreshipment examina
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Injectable anesthetic agents can be
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• Serum, (antemortem or postmorte
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Diseases of the Asian small-clawed
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procedure can help minimize bacteri
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Concurrent infection with calicivir
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Dracunculus insignis ("Guinea worm"
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eeding season. The alopecia most co
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Laboratory Studies: (List bacterial
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GROSS EXAMINATIONGeneral Condition:
Page 57 and 58: Nervous and Sensory Systems: (Brain
Page 59 and 60: Copulatory bouts occur on land and
Page 61 and 62: Asian Small Clawed Otter (Aonyx cin
Page 63 and 64: HousingOtters are land animals that
Page 65 and 66: The holding area should include:A p
Page 67: EnrichmentCage FurnitureArtificial
Page 71 and 72: plays a very active role in rearing
Page 73 and 74: Action Plan for Asian OttersPat Fos
Page 75 and 76: Hairy-Nosed Otter--(Lutra sumatrana
Page 77 and 78: 4. Environmental and other factors
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Page 83 and 84: 1. Analyses of dead otters and of t
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Page 87 and 88: Legal StatusOtters have been on the
Page 89 and 90: 4. Disturbance by human settlement.
Page 91 and 92: Legal StatusNo information availabl
Page 93 and 94: Species PresentEurasian otterStatus
Page 95 and 96: Health:-Do you perform regular rout
Page 97 and 98: -Do you regularly weigh your animal
Page 99 and 100: Vegetables-Apple __________________
Page 101 and 102: -Are there any diagnosed nutritiona
Page 103 and 104: -What is the breeding season for yo
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Page 107: -How often and how much of the wate
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