Advances in Current and Emerging Diseases Management in Zoological Gardens
A special issue of Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (ISSN 2673-5636).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 2646
Special Issue Editor
Interests: zoo medicine; conservation medicine; animal welfare; zoo biology; animal management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Zoo medicine is a vibrant and important science with a considerable role in the continuous improvement of health, welfare, and husbandry of wild animals under human care. It is a challenging and captivating discipline because of the diversity of the patients and their needs, as well for its necessary holistic approach.
Whether they are considered physical, mental, infectious or non-infectious, metabolic, inherited, degenerative, social or self-inflicted, diseases pose a series of challenges to the zoo community and often necessitate the involvement of all animal professionals: keepers, curators, biologists, ethologists, nutritionists and veterinarians.
Therefore, documenting and studying diseases have always been crucial to professionals in charge of the health and welfare of wild animals under human care.
This Special Issue wishes to celebrate the tremendous contribution of zoo medicine to the continuous improvement of zoo animal management. Original research articles, review articles and short communications on all aspects of current and emerging diseases (aetiology, epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, and control) and the resulting improvement in the management of zoo animals are all welcome.
Dr. Guillaume Douay
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- zoo medicine
- animal welfare
- animal management
- diseases
- husbandry
- nutrition