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

CHEMICAL RESTRAINT OF ELEPHANTS

• For the chemical restraint of elephants, many drugs are being used in a systematic manner.
• However, one should understand about the safety measures to betaken for both the animal as well as the operator. Animal may be kept in starved status for a considerable period of time before the chemical immobilization.