Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 829080
Modified hiding place-shifting box for safe veterinary treatment of venomous snakes
Modified hiding place-shifting box for safe veterinary treatment of venomous snakes // Proceedings of 2016 Joint American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Conference / Kirk Baer, Charlotte (ur.).
Atlanta (GA): AAZV, 2016. str. 259-259 (poster, međunarodna recenzija, sažetak, stručni)
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Naslov
Modified hiding place-shifting box for safe veterinary treatment of venomous snakes
Autori
Lukač, Maja ; Cizelj, Ivan ; Peranić, Ivo
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni
Izvornik
Proceedings of 2016 Joint American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Conference
/ Kirk Baer, Charlotte - Atlanta (GA) : AAZV, 2016, 259-259
Skup
2016 Joint AAZV/EAZWV/IZW Conference
Mjesto i datum
Atlanta (GA), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 16.07.2016. - 22.07.2016
Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster
Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija
Ključne riječi
venomous snakes; hiding place; shifting box; veterinary treatment
Sažetak
Daily work with venomous snakes is one of most dangerous tasks for zoo keepers, but also for veterinarians dealing with venomous snakes. In order to minimize risk, hiding boxes are widely used. Snakes use them as hiding places, and daily routine is much safer for persons dealing with snakes. To minimise the stress for animals and the risk for people dealing with venomous snakes, we have modified the hiding box to make it suitable for veterinary treatment of animals. The standard hiding box is part of each terrarium. It is made of wooden plank 50x30x15cm in size, with the opening on one side which can be closed by shifting its doors by a hook. The top covers made of the upper wooden and the lower transparent acrylic plates. Lifting wooden part with fixed acrylic one enables safe checking of animal. For veterinary needs, this standard hiding box was modified to be used also as a shifting box. We modified the acrylic panel by drilling holes 6mm in diameter for drug delivery. Another modification enabled vertical shifting of acrylic panel by four built-in vertical iron sticks. The animal in the hiding box can be gently pressed down by the acrylic panel and the medication can be administered with no direct contact with animal. For more animal safety, the shifting box bottom is covered by sponge. In that way, stress of the animal by everyday catching for veterinary care is minimized and the safety of the staff is ensured.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina
