Canadian Muskoxen in Central Europe - A Zoo Veterinary Review

This paper summarizes 29 years of veterinary experience maintaining a herd of muskoxen at the Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde, Berlin, Germany. The transplanted muskoxen acclimated to the zoo enviroment without fatalities. However, a few striking changes were seen. They exhibit a high sensitivity to...

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Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: Seidel, K.B., Rowell, J.E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1996
Subjects:
Ovibos moschatus
disease
parasitology
pediatrics
zoo medicine
review
muskoxen
captivity
Europe
ovibos moschatus
Rangifer
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1200
https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.2.1200
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Summary:This paper summarizes 29 years of veterinary experience maintaining a herd of muskoxen at the Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde, Berlin, Germany. The transplanted muskoxen acclimated to the zoo enviroment without fatalities. However, a few striking changes were seen. They exhibit a high sensitivity to sudden changes in weather conditions (especially falling atmospheric pressure); there is a tendency for their qiviut to become sparser with time; rutting and subsequent calving occur later than in their native habitat. Details of medical conditions in both calves and adults ate given along with information on hematology and immobilization.

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