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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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/1200 2023-05-15T17:54:11+02:00 Canadian Muskoxen in Central Europe - A Zoo Veterinary Review Seidel, K.B. Rowell, J.E. 1996-01-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1200 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.2.1200 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1200/1140 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1200 doi:10.7557/2.16.2.1200 Copyright (c) 2015 K.B. Seidel, J.E. Rowell http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Årg 16 Nr 2 (1996); 79-85 Rangifer; Vol 16 No 2 (1996); 79-85 1890-6729 Ovibos moschatus disease parasitology pediatrics zoo medicine review muskoxen captivity Europe info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1996 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.2.1200 2021-08-16T14:53:01Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper ovibos moschatus Rangifer University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Rangifer 16 2 79 |
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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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