Assessment of Body Condition in African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) Elephants in North American Zoos and Management Practices Associated with High Body Condition Scores.

Obesity has a negative effect on health and welfare of many species, and has been speculated to be a problem for zoo elephants. To address this concern, we assessed the body condition of 240 elephants housed in North American zoos based on a set of standardized photographs using a 5-point Body Condi...
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Kari A Morfeld [verfasserIn]

Cheryl L Meehan [verfasserIn]

Jennifer N Hogan [verfasserIn]

Janine L Brown [verfasserIn]

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E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2016

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In: PLoS ONE - Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2007, 11(2016), 7, p e0155146

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volume:11 ; year:2016 ; number:7, p e0155146

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DOI / URN:

10.1371/journal.pone.0155146

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DOAJ075038722

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