A survey of elephant husbandry and foot health in North American zoos

Zoo Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-236

  Lewis, Karen D ^a   Shepherdson, David J ^a   Owens, Terrah M ^b   Keele, Mike ^a  

^a OREGON ZOO   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Exercise; Health; Logistic regression; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ARTHRITIS; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA;

EID: 77954569695     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20291     Document Type: Article

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