环境和管理实践的变化改善了动物园的火鸟的足部健康
Andrew Mooney1, Kelly McCall1,2, Scott Bastow1
1Dublin Zoo, Phoenix Park, D08 AC98 Dublin, Ireland.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|August 12, 2023
概括
在动物园里,有足部病变的火焰鸟可以从户外息地和自然基质中获益. 限制访问,例如在禽流感住房订单期间,会对火足的健康产生负面影响.
科学领域:
- 兽医科学 兽医科学 兽医科学
- 鸟类健康 鸟类健康
- 动物园动物福利动物园动物福利
背景情况:
- 足部病变影响高达99.8%的动物园的火鸟,造成了严重的福利问题,并增加了二次感染的风险.
- 虽然已知诸如年龄和气候等危险因素,但对火足病变的纵向研究很少.
- 禽流感住房订单导致动物园鸟类的室内时间增加,需要对足部健康的息地变化进行评估.
研究的目的:
- 在18个月的时间里,追踪智利火一群脚病变的变化.
- 评估强制性室内住房命令对火足健康的影响.
- 确定户外通道和自然基板在改善火脚健康方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 在都柏林动物园对97只智利火进行了一项长度研究,持续了18个月.
- 预先定义的评分系统被用来评估四种常见的足部病变类型:超,裂,结节性病变和乳头瘤生长.
- 该研究监测了损伤变化,以应对政府授权的室内住房期间.
主要成果:
- 无限制地进入户外息地和自然基质 (陆地和水生) 已被证明可以改善火脚的健康和福祉.
- 该研究提供了足部病变随时间变化的证据,以应对环境和住房条件.
- 在人工基板上增加室内住房可能有助于足部病变的流行和严重程度.
结论:
- 定期的足部健康监测对于动物园的火焰鸟至关重要.
- 自然水生基板对于在管理的火焰种群中保持良好的足部健康至关重要.
- 管理策略应优先考虑对自然环境的访问,以减轻足部病变和提高福利,特别是考虑到潜在的未来住房限制.
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