IIBYT   23944
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLOGICAS Y TECNOLOGICAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Physiological stress response in Tamandua tetradactyla to anthropogenic disturbances: management recommendations to preserve animal welfare in zoos
Autor/es:
PALME R; EGUIZABAL GABINA; BUSSO JM; VILLARREAL DANIEL; SUPERINA MARIELLA
Lugar:
Orlando
Reunión:
Conferencia; 6th Conference of International Society of Wildlife Endocrinology; 2017
Resumen:
Zoo housed animals are frequently exposed to environmental challenges due to management routines. These are applied on a daily basis (such as feeding and cleaning) or less frequently (such as veterinary examinations and rotations between enclosures), evoking different stress responses. Thus, evaluating these responses is useful to improve management strategies. The measurement of glucocorticoids, and their metabolites, has long been recognized as a reliable indicator of adrenal function and thus provides information on an animal?s stress response. We assessed Tamandua tetradactyla physiological stress response to anthropogenic disturbances due to management in Cordoba Zoo. Adult animals (3 ♂ and 3 ♀) were individually housed during autumn. Animals were exposed to weight (n=1; day 3) and health status (n=1; blood collection, body temperature and biometrics; day 18) checks (10 minutes per procedure), and to rotations (n=2, days 10 and 24) between enclosures. Fresh feces were daily collected along a 34 day-period, and fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGM; ug/g) were measured by enzyme immunoassay. Statistical analysis revealed sex (male: 3.7 ± 0.3 > female: 2.5 ± 0.2; P