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

Requisites for a quarantine unit near the zoo

REQUISITES FOR A QUARANTINE UNIT NEAR THE ZERO

• Separate tools should be assigned for use only with the newly arriving wild animals.
• Treat the new arrival mainly for the parasitic problems-both the external and internal parasitic problems.
• Fecal examination has to be carried out and three consecutive fecal examinations should be negative for any evidences of parasitism.
• Foot-bath with disinfectant solution needs to be provided at the entrance of the quarantine unit.