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UNINA9910144844803321 |
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Titolo |
The elephant's foot [[electronic resource] ] : prevention and care of foot conditions in captive Asian and African elephants / / editors, Blair Csuti, Eva L. Sargent, Ursula S. Bechert |
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Ames, : Iowa State University Press, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-31789-6 |
9786611317898 |
0-470-76024-9 |
0-470-29215-6 |
0-470-29212-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (174 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CsutiBlair A |
SargentEva Lee |
BechertUrsula S |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Elephants - Diseases |
Elephants - Wounds and injuries |
Foot - Care and hygiene |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Based on papers from the First North American Conference on Elephant Foot Care and Pathology, held in Beaverton, Oregon, Mar. 19-21, 1998; with additional contributions. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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THE ELEPHANT'S FOOT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Part I The Context of Elephant Foot Care; 1 AN OVERVIEW OF FOOT CONDITIONS IN ASIAN AND AFRICAN ELEPHANTS; 2 ANATOMY OF THE ELEPHANT FOOT; 3 THE ROLE OF NUTRITION AND ITS POSSIBLE IMPACT ON ELEPHANT FOOT CARE; 4 RECORD KEEPING AS AN AID TO FOOT CARE IN THE ASIAN ELEPHANT; Part II Approaches to Routine Foot Care; 5 FOOT CARE FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS; 6 CAPTIVE ELEPHANT FOOT CARE: NATURAL- HABITAT HUSBANDRY TECHNIQUES; 7 FOOT CARE AT THE INDIANAPOLIS ZOO: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH |
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8 ELEPHANT FOOT CARE UNDER PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS THE VOLUNTARY-CONTACT SYSTEM:9 A HISTORY OF ELEPHANT FOOT CARE AT THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO; 10 ELEPHANT HUSBANDRY AND FOOT CARE AT THE SCHONBRUNNER TIERGARTEN, VIENNA; 11 PREVENTIVE FOOT CARE FOR AN ASIAN ELEPHANT AT MESKER PARK ZOO AND BOTANIC GARDEN; PART III Common Elephant Foot Conditions and Their Treatment; 12 HISTORICAL LESSONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FOOT DISEASES IN CAPTIVE ASIAN ELEPHANTS; 13 SPLIT NAILS, ABSCESSES, AND CUTICULAR FLUID POCKETS |
14 OUCH, DO THAT AGAIN! TREATMENT OF CHRONIC NAIL INFECTIONS IN AN ASIAN BULL ELEPHANT USING PROTECTED CONTACT15 PROCEDURE FOR NAIL RECONSTRUCTION AND TREATMENT FOR AN ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS); 16 OCCURRENCE AND TREATMENT OF NAILFOOT ABSCESSES, NAIL CRACKS, AND SOLE ABSCESSES IN CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS; 17 SIRI'S DILEMMA: MANAGEMENT OF A CHRONIC FOOT PROBLEM; 18 MAKING A PROTECTIVE BOOT FOR AN ASIAN ELEPHANT; 19 TREATMENT OF AN ABSCESSED FOOT PAD OF AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AF'RICANA) USING A SANDAL AND TOPICALLY APPLIED CHITOSAN |
20 THE USE OF SONOGRAPHY IN THE FOLLOW-UP CARE OF A FOOT ABSCESS IN A FEMALE ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)21 TREATMENT OF OSTEOMYELITIS IN ELEPHANT FEET; PART IV Surgical Intervention for Elephant Foot Disease; 22 THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FOOT ABSCESSES IN CAPTIVE ASIATIC ELEPHANTS: CASE STUDIES; 23 PREOPERATIVE CONDITIONING AND POSTOPERATIVE TREATMENTS OF A PROTECTED-CONTACT BULL ELEPHANT; 24 SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF A CHRONIC INFECTION INVOLVING THE PHALANGE OF AN ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) |
25 SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PHALANGEAL OSTEOMYELITIS IN A FEMALE ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)PART V Antibiotic and Anti-inflammatory Dosages for Elephants; 26 DETERMINING DOSAGES FOR ANTIBIOTIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; PART VI Conclusions and Recommendations; 27 ELEPHANT FOOT CARE: CONCLUDING REMARKS; APPENDIX I ELEPHANT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES (MARCH 1997); APPENDIX II RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF ELEPHANT FOOT CONDITION AND CARE IN NORTH AMERICA; GLOSSARY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Maintaining the healthy foot condition of captive Asian and African elephants is one of the most important yet most difficult tasks for zookeepers, veterinarians, and researchers. Recognizing the need for a convenient and comprehensive health care manual, Blair Csuti, Eva Sargent and Ursula Bechert present The Elephant's Foot. Born out of a national conference on elephant care and physiology, this book is backed by 46 of the foremost authorities on the subject. After a general overview of the elephant foot's anatomy and physiology, The Elephant's Foot leads practitione |
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