Animal care and management at the National zoo : interim report / / Committee on a Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academic Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (129 p.)
• Disciplina: 590.7309753
• Soggetto topico: Zoology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""FRONT MATTER""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND""; ""2 ANIMAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT""; ""3 RECORD KEEPING""; ""4 PEST MANAGEMENT""; ""5 MISSION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING""; ""REFERENCES""; ""NATIONAL ZOO DOCUMENTS""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A â€? National Zoological Park General Memoranda""; ""B â€? Clinical Notes Summary Report MedARKS Medical Record for Grevyâ€?s Zebra “Buumbaâ€?""; ""C â€? Clinical Notes Summary Report MedARKS Medical Record for Grevyâ€?s Zebra “Buumbaâ€?"" ; ""D â€? Medical Record Report MedARKS Medical Record for Grevyâ€?s Zebra “Buumbaâ€?""""E â€? Zoo Registrar â€? Job Description""; ""F â€? Public Meeting Agendas""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""BOARD ON AGRICULTURE AND""; ""INSTITUTE FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL RESEARCH""
• Sommario/riassunto: This interim report assesses issues related to animal management, husbandry, health, and care at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park. The report finds that there are shortcomings in care and management that are threatening the well-being of the animal collection and identifies the "most pressing" issues that should be addressed.
• Titolo autorizzato: Animal care and management at the National zoo
• ISBN: 0-309-16638-1; 0-309-53116-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960835803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II