Asian Small-Clawed Otter Husbandry Manual (1998)

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Animal Feed DivisionNutley, NJ 07110-1199SmithKline-Beecham Animal Health (Nutriderm)West Chester, PA 19380800-733-5500Stuart Products, Inc. (Thiamin-E Paste)Bedford, TX 76021Sundown Vitamins (Multivitamins)Boca Raton, FL 33487800-327-0908Asian Small- Clawed Otter Husbandry Manual/Nutrition Section- 18 -
AudubonBermuda AquariumBirmingham ZooBronx ZooManufactured FeedsCommercial Cat Food - - - - - 50g IAMS Less Active - - - -Commercial Dog Food - - Purina 1cup - - - - - - -Hills ZuPreem Canned Feline - 85g - - - - - - - -Nebraska Canine - - - - - - - - 100g -Nebraska Feline - - 1cup 225g - - - 57g 30g -Nebraska Bird of Prey - - - - - - - - - 100gPurina Fit'n'Trim - - - - 10 g - 2/3 cup - - -Otter Mix - - - - - - - - - -Science Diet - - - - - - - - - T/D 2cupsOther - 110g Buckeye Dog Kibble - - 99g/f-162g/m Otter Mix*** - 4pcs Cycle Lite - - -- - - - - - - - -MeatsHorsemeat - - 1"x2"slice-1x/w Liver - Rib 120-140g 1x/w - - - - -Hard Boiled Egg - 1/2 - - - - - - - -Other - - - - - - 227g Wisconsin - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -Fish/SeafoodCapelin 370g/d - - 60g 65g,1x/w 30-60g 114g STHS 9-12g/d or 60g 2-3x/wCrayfish - 12g-2x/w - - rarely - Tropic group - BE - BE daily-BESmelt 230g/d 95g 4 - 100g,1x/w 30-60g 114g Lake MWF 12-18g/d or - -Trout - - - - 50g,1x/w - 295g - BE -Mackerel 50g/d - - - - - - - - -Herring 45g/d 92g - - 68g,1x/w - - 12-18g/d - dailyGoldfish - 16g-w/a BE - - - - - - - -Minnows (Golden roaches) - - - - App 25g/w - - - - eod-BEOther - - - - - - Clams-BE - - -InsectsCrickets - - 2-3x/w BE App 10-20 20g/w - occasionally - - -Mealworms - handful w/a 2-3x/w BE App 10-20 - - occasionally - - -Other - Earthworms wild-in ex. - - - - - - - -VegetablesApple - - - - - - - - - -Carrot - 20g 1/2 50g - - - 1/8 30g -Lettuce - 20g - - 200 g/w - Tropic group - - - - -Sweet Potato - - - - - - 114g - - -Green Beans - - 2 1/2 beans - - - 6 - - -Assorted Greens - - - 50g - - - 1 leaf kale 70g -Other - - - - App 100 g/w cucumber - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -SupplementsVitamin E Supplement 65 IU - - - - - - - - 4 (E-400IU)Corn Oil 2cc - - - - - - - - -Children's Vitamin 1/3 tablet - - - - - - - - -Stuart Thiamin-E - 1g/kg fish - - - - - - - -Linatone - 1/2 tbsp - - - - - - - -Vionate - - - - - - - 1/4 tsp - -B1 - - - - - - - 25mg - 4(100mg)Chitin - - - - - - Chitin - Chitin 15g -Cod Liver Oil - - - - - - - - - -Other 25mg Thiamin - 1/2 tab B-Complex X Vit-a-sol with Vit E - 300 mg K Citrate Granules - - Polyvisol 3dps -BrookfieldCleveland MetroparksColumbus ZooCheyenne Mt. ZooHenry Doorly ZooKansas CityManufactured FeedMeatsFish/SeafoodInsectsVegetablesSupplementsAbbreviations: x/w-Times per week; w/a-When available; BE-Behavioral Enrichment; ex-Exhibit; tab-Tablet; App-Approximately; X-Quantity unknown; 0.1-Female; 1.0-Male; occ-Occasionally; pcs-Pieces; eod-every other day; ALT- Alternating;Abbreviations: x/w-TSMTWHFS-Days.SMTWHFS-Days.*1 can IAMS-Less Active for Cats: Fish & Rice; 1/2 tbsp Mirra-Coat Daily Care; 1/8 cup Bran. Makes 5 1/2 meatballs. *1 can IAMS-Less Ac**1 1/2 cans Zu-Preem Feline; 1/2 tbsp Mirra-Coar Daily Care; 1/8 cup Bran. Makes 6 1/2 meatballs. **1 1/2 cans Zu-Preem***27.6%Ground Nebraska Horse Meat; 14.9% Ground Beef Heart; 9.08%Ground Nutrena Cat Chow; 30% Ground Purina Fit n'Trim; 2.06% Beef Pulp; 0.58% CaCO3; 0.3% Theralin Substitute; 0.0001% Rovimix E-125; 2.66% Poultry Fat; 0.44% Nutriderm oil;***27.6%Ground Ne12.3% water. 12.3% water.
Page 2 and 3: IntroductionStatus……………
Page 4 and 5: Enrichment……………………
Page 6 and 7: Status of Asian OttersThe Red List
Page 9 and 10: NUTRITION AND DIETMike Maslanka and
Page 11 and 12: included a wide variety of fish (ca
Page 13 and 14: As mentioned previously, several ba
Page 15 and 16: Newborn and/or weakened cubs should
Page 17 and 18: chitin addition, special prescripti
Page 19 and 20: Table 1.3.Analyzed nutrient content
Page 21 and 22: NutrientGroundHorsemeatNebraskaFeli
Page 23 and 24: Asian Small- Clawed Otter Husbandry
Page 25: Appendix 1.2. Manufacturer Contacts
Page 31 and 32: Health CareKristine R. Petrini, DVM
Page 33 and 34: ISIS normal reference values for Ao
Page 35 and 36: • Serum should be banked.• Urin
Page 37 and 38: 5 mg/kg SC or POPreshipment examina
Page 39 and 40: Injectable anesthetic agents can be
Page 41 and 42: • Serum, (antemortem or postmorte
Page 43 and 44: Diseases of the Asian small-clawed
Page 45 and 46: procedure can help minimize bacteri
Page 47 and 48: Concurrent infection with calicivir
Page 49 and 50: Dracunculus insignis ("Guinea worm"
Page 51 and 52: eeding season. The alopecia most co
Page 53 and 54: Laboratory Studies: (List bacterial
Page 55 and 56: 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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1. The otter species probably disap
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IndonesiaSpecies PresentAsian small
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1. Analyses of dead otters and of t
Page 85 and 86:
2. People kill otters because of su
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
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Species PresentEurasian otterStatus
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Health:-Do you perform regular rout
Page 97 and 98:
-Do you regularly weigh your animal
Page 99 and 100:
Vegetables-Apple __________________
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-Are there any diagnosed nutritiona
Page 103 and 104:
-What is the breeding season for yo
Page 105 and 106:
-Have you observed any indication o
Page 107 and 108:
-How often and how much of the wate
Page 109 and 110:
Behavior and Social Organization:-W
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Foster-Turley, P. 1992. Conservatio
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