Pheromonal enrichment in the zoo: An empirical approach with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105228
Abstract: Abstract The use of odors is a popular form of sensory enrichment, yet few studies have investigated the longer lasting effects of biologically relevant chemical signals like pheromones. Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are unique because… read more here.
Keywords: elephants elephas; enrichment; elephas maximus; frontalin ... See more keywords
Costs of coexistence: understanding the drivers of tolerance towards Asian elephants Elephas maximus in rural Bangladesh
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605318001072
Abstract: Abstract Habitat degradation and fragmentation have heightened the importance of understanding human tolerance towards wildlife, as the fate of wildlife in multi-use landscapes depends on people's capacity for coexistence. We applied the wildlife tolerance model… read more here.
Keywords: tolerance; drivers tolerance; elephants elephas; tolerance towards ... See more keywords
Genetic Diversity and Variation in Captive Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand
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DOI: 10.1177/1940082918816871
Abstract: Numbers of wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) have been decreasing gradually throughout Asia due primarily to human activities, such as poaching, and habitat encroachment and destruction that lead to human–elephant conflict. Sustainability problems exist in… read more here.
Keywords: captive asian; asian elephants; genetic diversity; elephants elephas ... See more keywords
OUTBREAK OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN A HERD OF CAPTIVE ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS): ANTEMORTEM DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND LESSONS LEARNED
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DOI: 10.1638/2017-0200.1
Abstract: Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) was diagnosed in four Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in a zoo in the United States. The first case was detected by isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during routine trunk wash (TW) culture testing… read more here.
Keywords: asian elephants; elephants elephas; tuberculosis; elephas maximus ... See more keywords
EVALUATION OF PLASMA CARDIAC TROPONIN I IN ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) USING TWO CLINICAL ANALYZERS
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DOI: 10.1638/2021-0164
Abstract: Abstract: Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is specific to myocardial tissue, highly conserved across taxa, and a reliable indicator of myocardial disease in human and veterinary medicine. Biomarkers, like cTnI, may be useful for cardiac evaluation… read more here.
Keywords: elephants elephas; asian elephants; ctni; medicine ... See more keywords
PHARMACOKINETICS OF RECTALLY AND ORALLY ADMINISTERED LEVOFLOXACIN IN ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)
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DOI: 10.1638/2022-0011
Abstract: Abstract: Appropriate and effective antibiotic use is a critical component of veterinary medicine, but there are variations across species regarding dosage and administration of these drugs. Oral or rectal routes of administration are typically used… read more here.
Keywords: administration; elephants elephas; asian elephants; pharmacokinetics rectally ... See more keywords
Population and distribution of wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11896
Abstract: Background The populations of wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) have increased recently after a period of worldwide decline in protected areas. It is important to understand the dynamics and distribution of the remaining populations to… read more here.
Keywords: adult; asian elephants; wild asian; elephants elephas ... See more keywords