Me. Fowler, DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES OF WILDLIFE HUSBANDRY - CONCLUDING REMARKS, Revue scientifique et technique - Office international des epizooties, 15(1), 1996, pp. 337-342
The author summarises the other articles contained in Vol. 15 (1), Mar
ch 1996, of the Scientific and Technical Review of the Office Internat
ional des Epizooties. Articles cover the following subjects: care and
management of reptiles, amphibians, birds, ratites, carnivores, suids,
camelids and cervids; and the health consequences of keeping these sp
ecies in captivity. Housing, feeding and management are often less tha
n perfect, and the special requirements of particular animals may not
be understood. Constant vigilance is necessary to avert diseases. Ther
e is scope for further research on the diseases of specific animals, a
nd on the validity in wildlife of diagnostic tests developed for domes
tic animals.