VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

MISCELLANEOUS ONES

• Any abnormal activities ifnoticed should be brought to notice. If the wild animal is having an intensedegree of itching activities, one has to rule out the fungal or allergy causingfactor.

Temperature

• Non contact thermometer may be used to measurethe body temperature of the wild animal during handling.
• If the wild animal has extreme high temperature,first take the concerned wild animal with hyperthermia to a place with shadesand start application of other therapeutic procedures.

Respiratory rate

• The respiratory rate may beestimated by mere observation without any excitement to the concerned wildanimal species and observe the pattern of respiration also.

Heart rate

• If the wild animal is well controlled,heart rate may be estimated by using stethoscope.