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

• Pubblicazione: Ames, : Iowa State University Press, c2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (174 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.9/67; 639.967
• Soggetto topico: Elephants - Diseases; Elephants - Wounds and injuries; Foot - Care and hygiene
• Altri autori: CsutiBlair A SargentEva Lee BechertUrsula S
• Note generali: 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.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The elephant's foot
• ISBN: 1-281-31789-6; 9786611317898; 0-470-76024-9; 0-470-29215-6; 0-470-29212-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910829824903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II