| influence of dietary fiber type and amount on energy and nutrient digestibility, fecal characteristics, and fecal fermentative end-product concentrations in captive exotic felids fed a raw beef-based diet. | little nutritional or metabolic information has been collected from captive exotic cats fed raw diets. in particular, fiber types and concentrations for use in raw meat-based diets for captive exotic felids have not been well studied. our objective was to evaluate the effects of fiber type and concentration on apparent total tract energy and macronutrient digestibility, fecal characteristics, and fecal fermentative end-products in captive exotic felids. four animals of each captive exotic specie ... | 2013 | 23463568 |
| identifying conservation successes, failures and future opportunities; assessing recovery potential of wild ungulates and tigers in eastern cambodia. | conservation investment, particularly for charismatic and wide-ranging large mammal species, needs to be evidence-based. despite the prevalence of this theme within the literature, examples of robust data being generated to guide conservation policy and funding decisions are rare. we present the first published case-study of tiger conservation in indochina, from a site where an evidence-based approach has been implemented for this iconic predator and its prey. despite the persistence of extensiv ... | 2012 | 23077476 |
| using pgfm (13,14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin f2α) as a non-invasive pregnancy marker for felids. | understanding the complex endocrine interactions that control reproduction in felids is essential for captive breeding management. the most important demand is a quick and reliable pregnancy diagnosis. however, the occurrence of pseudopregnancies in felids complicates matters. we investigated whether the fecal prostaglandin metabolite (pgfm) recently suggested for pregnancy diagnosis in the lynx is suitable for all felid species. we found that increased levels of pgfm during the last trimester i ... | 2011 | 22192399 |
| disseminated coccidioidomycosis in a captive indochinese tiger (panthera tigris corbetti) with chronic renal disease. | a 19-yr-old, 78.2-kg captive female indochinese tiger (panthera tigris corbetti) from the el paso zoo (el paso, texas, usa) with chronic renal disease was euthanized after a 10-day course of anorexia, depression, progressive rear limb weakness, muscle fasciculations, and head tremors. postmortem findings included pericardial effusion, generalized lymphadenopathy, glomerulosclerosis, glomerular atrophy with membranous glomerulonephropathy, and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. pyogranulomatous pneumonia ... | 2006 | 17315442 |
| a non-surgical uterine lavage technique in large cats intended for treatment of uterine infection-induced infertility. | this paper presents the successful use of a non-surgical, transcervical uterine lavage technique for the treatment of uterine infection-induced infertility in three female large cats. we developed a non-surgical uterine lavage technique, which allowed repeated flushing of the uterine lumen and installation of therapeutic antibiotics. the entire procedure was performed under general anaesthesia (duration of anesthesia ranged from 40 to 70 min). it was successfully applied in a sumatran tiger (pan ... | 2006 | 16530816 |
| basic haematological values in carnivores--ii. the felidae. | 1. basic haematological values in 34 animals of eight carnivorous species are reported. 2. in four northern lynxs (lynx lynx lynx), two male and two female animals, the mean values are given: erythrocyte counts 8.51 x 10(12)/l, haematocrit 0.392/l, haemoglobin content 148.0 g/l and leukocyte count 7.92 x 10(9)/l. 3. in six male pumas (puma concolor missolensis) the mean values estimated are: erythrocyte count 9.35 x 10(12)/l, haematocrit 0.43/l, haemoglobin content 163.9 g/l and leukocyte count ... | 1987 | 2886279 |
| nutrient digestibility and fecal characteristics are different among captive exotic felids fed a beef-based raw diet. | nutrient digestibility has not been well characterized in exotic felids. the objective of this experiment was to evaluate differences in nutrient digestibility and fecal characteristics in five large exotic captive felid species, including bobcats, jaguars, cheetahs, indochinese tigers, and siberian tigers. all animals were individually housed and adapted to a beef-based raw diet (nebraska brand((r)) special beef feline, north platte, ne) for 16 d. total fecal collections were conducted from day ... | 2008 | 19360610 |
| phylogeography and genetic ancestry of tigers (panthera tigris). | eight traditional subspecies of tiger (panthera tigris),of which three recently became extinct, are commonly recognized on the basis of geographic isolation and morphological characteristics. to investigate the species' evolutionary history and to establish objective methods for subspecies recognition, voucher specimens of blood, skin, hair, and/or skin biopsies from 134 tigers with verified geographic origins or heritage across the whole distribution range were examined for three molecular mark ... | 2004 | 15583716 |
| securing a future for wild indochinese tigers: transforming tiger vacuums into tiger source sites. | a century ago, tigers (panthera tigris linnaeus, 1758) were so common in parts of southeast asia as to be considered pests, and governments sponsored their killing. habitat loss and fragmentation, market-driven poaching and loss of prey have since led to the disappearance of indochinese tigers from most their former range. despite 15 years of dedicated tiger conservation funding, national estimates of indochinese tiger subpopulations can at best only be roughly approximated. the future for the s ... | 2010 | 21392350 |