A visual health assessment of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) housed in India

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-154

  Ramanathan, Anand ^a   Mallapur, Avanti ^b,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal health; Animal welfare; Asian elephant; Captive; Elephas maximus; India

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; FOOT; HEALTH STATUS; INDIA; INJURY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; ZOO ANIMAL;

ABSCESS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; FOOT; HEALTH STATUS; INDIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 44649159436     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2007-0008R1.1     Document Type: Article

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