A5059185221- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Bamboo properties and applications
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Marine animal studies overview
- Forest ecology and management
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
- Animal health and immunology
- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
SeaWorld Entertainment
2019-2022
Memphis Zoo
2007-2010
University of Florida
2000
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is classified as a carnivore, yet subsists on diet comprised almost exclusively of bamboo. Wild and captive pandas use highly selective foraging behaviors for processing consuming These are the first time quantified in over 5-year period showing specific seasonal trends. Giant feeding behavior was recorded using live video observations two housed at Memphis Zoo from November 2003 to June 2008. Leaf primary plant part consumed December, whereas culm...
The goals of this study were to determine digestibility a bamboo diet by giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and evaluate potential internal markers (naturally occurring in their diet) for ability estimate fecal output digestibility. Digestibility predictions using based on either feed offered or consumed. Two used 1-, 2-, 3-day trials with total collection feces. In the trial, animals fed 100% no dietary supplements. all other trials, supplements included addition bamboo. 3 chosen...
Endangered giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are bears (Family Ursidae), within the order Carnivora. They specialize on an herbivorous diet of bamboo yet retain a gastrointestinal tract typical their carnivorous ancestry. The evolutionary constraints digestive result in low extraction efficiency from (<40% reported studies). goal this study was to determine energy digestibility by used trials and through subsequent analyses with bomb calorimetry. Seven were conducted (three bamboo-only...
Giant pandas ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are specialist feeders, dependent upon bamboo as their main dietary resource. Due to the difficulty of many captive facilities meet natural qualitative diet changes in species and plant parts consumed seasonally by giant pandas, it is important understand nutritional quality this forage differences among for improved husbandry. Near infrared (NIR) reflectance spectroscopy has been used a tool measure both domestic free-ranging species. The objective...
Using the stomach contents of 24 wild road-killed giant anteaters as proxies for their diet, we found that estimated diets were much lower in calcium (about ten times less) and phosphorus compared with manufactured feeds commonly fed to under human care. Indicators soil consumption, such ash, iron, manganese higher than either termites or diets, likely due high levels ingestion during feeding wild. Protein fat insects, contents, commercial all met carnivore recommendations. Both tamanduas...
Handheld point-of-care blood analyzers deliver rapid results for biochemical and hematologic parameters, making them very useful in veterinary clinics fieldwork applications. This study compared the parameters generated by novel analyzer i-STAT® Alinity V CHEM8+ cartridge between human-managed free ranging populations of southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). In addition, a reference interval ionized calcium (iCa), parameter diagnostic prognostic importance, was established...
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Two species of sloths in the family Megalonychidae, Hoffmann's (Choloepus hoffmanni) and Linnaeus's didactylus) two-toed sloths, are commonly held zoological institutions. Despite frequent published reports urinary tract disease these species, diagnostics mostly limited to descriptions hematology serum chemistry. In this study, repeated urinalysis, chemistry, radiographs were collected opportunistically from six five sloths. Proteinuria, bacteriuria, low urine specific gravity, crystalluria...
This investigation compared the fatty acid (FA) levels found in erythrocyte (RBC) membranes, plasma, whole blood (WB), and blubber from wild Alaskan (Bristol Bay) belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) (BBB, n = 9) with oceanaria-based (OBB, 14) fed a controlled diet consisting of primarily herring (Clupea harengus) capelin (Mallotus villosus). FA patterns RBCs, WB, plasma varied considerably between BBB OBB animals. Focusing on RBC known dietary origin, OBBs had markedly higher 20:1n9,11...
Trace nutrients have been shown to play important health roles in both domestic and wild animals, but there has little investigation into their values effects giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). The goal of this study was obtain serum vitamin mineral a group healthy, captive (n = 4). Twenty-seven samples were obtained from the 2008 2012. Serum analytes measured included retinol, α-tocopherol, hydroxyvitamin D, cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), selenium...