Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife

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Until now, contraception has been the method of choice for zoos to avoid surplus animals. Researchers are now calling for a paradigm shift: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/me… @ClinicZoo @zoozuerich

They are still produced, these type of xrays!

Wir haben zwei Videos hergestellt zum Thema praktische Zufütterung von Meerschweinchen und Kaninchen youtu.be/hgXt-xuZ4rs youtu.be/dFirndo-Kvg

Osteodystrophia of the hind legs in a Satin Guinea Pig - a fatal genetic mutation leads to renal disease and bone disease.

Congratulations - Maya Kummrow, co-director of @ClinicZoo, has been elected president of the @EAZWV2 !

Rabbit teeth serve as a calcium source for rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) - check out our recent paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl…

Front cover alert 🚨 our research on the mechanics behind a dog's iconic wet nose is featured on the @CurrentBiology cover! Learn how skin growth & blood vessels shape those unique grooves & domes - a must read for biology & physics fans 🐶🔬 @UNIGEnews cell.com/current-biolog…

@LANEVOL @CurrentBiology @UNIGEnews Congratulations to this success!

The topic of the plenary of this year’s EAZA conference was Zoo Animal Nutrition @EAZA_Nutrition. The European Zoo Nutrition Group gave a series of presentations, including a skit: youtube.com/watch?v=UW0xO7…

Reptile medicine - listen to the talk of Dr. Maya Kummrow from @ClinicZoo on reproduction in #reptile @AazvZoovets @EAZWV2

Zoo Animal Nutrition - listen to the talk of Prof. Marcus Clauss from @ClinicZoo on animal nutrition and animal welfare. @AazvZoovets @EAZWV2

Our clinic has been involved in measuring methane in many species, including pilot data in chicken. A Taiwanese research group has shown that chicken produce methane doi.org/10.1093/jas/sk… With >27 billion chicken produced globally/yr, even small amounts will have huge effects.

"Axolotl- das Wassermonster " - heute ab 11.10 h am Radio @srf «Ratgeber Tier» srf.ch/audio/ratgeber @tierspital

"Ein- und Überwinterung von Landschildkröten" - heute ab 11.10 h am Radio @srf «Ratgeber Tier» srf.ch/audio/ratgeber @tierspital

A few weeks ago we recieved this very young #hedgehog - it would have no chance to survive the approaching winter.

Zoo Animal Nutrition: In a recent paper in @JZAR_EAZA we describe methods towards nutrition as an integral part of behavioural management of zoo animals. This includes a 4 step approach towards exemplified with several examples. doi.org/10.19227/jzar.…

"Vogelgrippe – ein Dauergast im Winter" - heute ab 11.10 h am Radio @srf «Ratgeber Tier» srf.ch/audio/ratgeber @tierspital

Positioning a large #snake for an Xray can be quite a team effort!

"RHD - eine hochansteckende Seuche bei Kaninchen" - heute ab 11.10 h am Radio @srf «Ratgeber Tier» srf.ch/audio/ratgeber @tierspital