Sökning: "asiatisk elefant"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden asiatisk elefant.

  1. 1. Fysiologiska effekter vid stående och liggande immobilisering av asiatiska och afrikanska elefanter : praktisk utvärdering och litteraturstudie

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Författare :Tina Jansson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :afrikansk elefant; alfa2-adrenoceptoragonist; asiatisk elefant; fysiologi; immobilisering; opioid; sedering; xylazin;

    Sammanfattning : Elefanten är världens nu största landlevande däggdjur och alla tre arter som finns är listade som hotade av olika grad. Att immobilisera vilda elefanter är en del av det artbevarande arbetet. Även elefanter i djurparker och så kallade arbetselefanter kan behöva immobiliseras, till exempel för vård eller transporter. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Den asiatiska elefanten (Elephas maximus) i turismen : vilka blir konsekvenserna av utnyttjandet av asiatiska elefanter inom turismen?

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Författare :Lotta Svensson; [2017]
    Nyckelord :asiatisk elefant; turism; fångenskap; beteende; välfärd;

    Sammanfattning : The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) has played an important role in the cultural, economic and social life of Asia for millennia, and today elephant trekking and similar activities are a central image of the tourism marketing campaign. Though in most countries it has been illegal for years, elephants are harvested from the wild to be used for this type of work. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Serum Amyloid A as a possible marker of health and disease in non-domesticated mammals : a retrospective pilot study of SAA levels in dolphins, elephants and tapirs at Kolmården Wildlife Park

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Författare :John-Filip Lundin; [2015]
    Nyckelord :acute phase proteins; SAA; bottlenose dolphin; Asian elephant; South American tapirs; Eurolyser SOLO;

    Sammanfattning : The veterinary handling of wildlife, both in zoos and in the wild, commonly requires that the patients need to be captured and immobilized for examination or treatment. This emphasises the need for quick, on-site, laboratory equipment, in order to minimize the analysis time and thus the stress for the animal and also in order to increase the possibility of starting relevant treatment early on. LÄS MER

  5. 4. On the back of an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) – the backside of the elephant tourism with focus on welfare

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Författare :Veronica Turesson; [2014]
    Nyckelord :asian elephant; elephant; welfare; thailand; animal friendly tourism;

    Sammanfattning : Thailand had well over 26 million international visitors in 2013 and the demand after elephant-related activities are on many people's to do list when visiting Thailand. The population of the Asian elephant in Thailand today consists of roughly 6000 individuals and about 3000 of these are privately owned and held in captivity. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Fodertillgång och stereotypa beteenden under natten hos Asiatisk elefant (Elephas maximus)

    Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Författare :Sara Olby; [2011]
    Nyckelord :Asian elephant; enrichment; foraging; stereotypic behavior; nocturnal behavior;

    Sammanfattning : Animals in zoos live in more barren environments than their conspecifics in nature. In nature, elephants spend more than 75 % of the day foraging and have been observed lying down two hours during night. Stereotypies are common in many different species in zoos. LÄS MER