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Drugs & Horse Racing May 1980

Drugs & Horse Racing

Close Up Reports

HSUS working to end use of drugs at tracks--new bill introduced in House & Senate


Bruises And Carcass Damage, Temple Grandin Mar 1980

Bruises And Carcass Damage, Temple Grandin

International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems

Bruising and carcass damage is a major source of financial loss to slaughterhouses in the United States, approximately $46 million per annum. The absence of easily administered tests to determine where and/or when bruising occurs results in the slaughter plant absorbing carcass damage costs. Rough, abusive handling of livestock accounts for over half of all bruising. Injuries occur through overuse of persuaders, careless transport methods, and faulty equipment. Other elements relevant to carcass loss include branding cattle, abscesses, spreader and crippling injuries, sickness and death during extreme weather conditions, and carcass shrink. The 1979 regulations under the Humane Methods of …


Amputation Of Vibrissae In Show Dogs, Thomas E. Mcgill Jan 1980

Amputation Of Vibrissae In Show Dogs, Thomas E. Mcgill

Veterinary Science and Medicine Collection

Dogs of many different breeds competing in the show-ring are routinely subjected to amputation of the vibrissae, organs that are commonly and incorrectly called "whiskers." This procedure is thought to give the animal's head a cleaner look, which in turn supposedly increases its chances of winning. There are several tricks involved in "whisker trimming" since the animals can retract each vibrissae at least one-quarter inch. Furthermore, they often object strenuously to the operation.


Stress: What Is It And How Can It Be Quantified?, T. H. Friend Jan 1980

Stress: What Is It And How Can It Be Quantified?, T. H. Friend

Sentience Collection

An animal may be considered to be in a state of stress if abnormal behavior or extreme adjustments in its behavior or physiology are necessary in order to cope with adverse aspects of its environment. Methods used to determine if an animal is stressed can be either behavioral or physiological. Behavioral methods may be highly erroneous due to their subjective nature since alterations in behavior do not necessarily prove that an animal is stressed. There is no single measure of stress that can be used in all situations at this time. Every measure must be critically evaluated to ensure that …


Edging Toward Extinction: The Status Of Wildlife In Latin America, Douglas R. Shane Jan 1980

Edging Toward Extinction: The Status Of Wildlife In Latin America, Douglas R. Shane

eBooks

No abstract provided.


Every Fur Coat Hurts! Sep 1979

Every Fur Coat Hurts!

Close Up Reports

No abstract provided.


Illegal, Secret Dogfights And Cockfights Rampant In U.S. Jul 1979

Illegal, Secret Dogfights And Cockfights Rampant In U.S.

Close Up Reports

Enforcement is Difficult & Dangerous!


Front Matter, Elephant Editors May 1979

Front Matter, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Table of Contents and Cover credits


Observations In Tsavo National Park, Kenya, Evans E. Mgaah May 1979

Observations In Tsavo National Park, Kenya, Evans E. Mgaah

Elephant

Personal observations from four years as a game ranger in Tsavo National Park, Kenya.


Captive Elephant Population Of North America: 1979 Update, Elephant Editors May 1979

Captive Elephant Population Of North America: 1979 Update, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Survey of elephants in captivity, 1979.


Observations Of Elephants In East And Southern Africa, Jeheskel Shoshani May 1979

Observations Of Elephants In East And Southern Africa, Jeheskel Shoshani

Elephant

Selected short observations on African elephants (Loxodonta africana) made during 1978 in East and Southern Africa.


Iucn/Wwf Help Wanted, Elephant Editors May 1979

Iucn/Wwf Help Wanted, Elephant Editors

Elephant

A published plea from the IUCN/World Wildlife Fund Conservation Programme in Indonesia asking for information regarding endangered elephants in Sumatra.


Homeless Cats And Dogs Are Suffering And Dying May 1979

Homeless Cats And Dogs Are Suffering And Dying

Close Up Reports

No abstract provided.


Elephant Symposium And Related Activities, Elephant Editors May 1979

Elephant Symposium And Related Activities, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Agenda for the upcoming Elephant Symposium at the American Society of Mammalogists 59th Annual Meeting, June 20th, 1979.


Information From The Elephant Interest Group Questionnaire, Elephant Editors May 1979

Information From The Elephant Interest Group Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Elephant-related activities of answering respondents to the newsletter's questionnaire.


Report On The Elephants Of Tongaland, Clive Walker May 1979

Report On The Elephants Of Tongaland, Clive Walker

Elephant

Report from a preliminary survey of elephants in Southern Africa by the Endangered Wildlife Trust Elephant Group.


Financial Report And Acknowledgments, Elephant Editors May 1979

Financial Report And Acknowledgments, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Accounting of the Elephant Interest Group for production of the journal.


Bibliography, Elephant Editors May 1979

Bibliography, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Updates to the selected bibliography covering references from 1970 - mid-1979.


Isolation Of Mycoplasma From The Genital Tracts Of Elephants, Harold W. Clark, Daniel C. Laughlin, Jack S. Bailey, Thomas Mcp Brown May 1979

Isolation Of Mycoplasma From The Genital Tracts Of Elephants, Harold W. Clark, Daniel C. Laughlin, Jack S. Bailey, Thomas Mcp Brown

Elephant

The authors report finding arthritogenic agents, mycoplasmas, for the first time in a large group of captive elephants that are frequently crippled with rheumatism.


Iucn Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme: Summary Of Interim Report On Elephants In Kenya, Alison K. K. Hillman May 1979

Iucn Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme: Summary Of Interim Report On Elephants In Kenya, Alison K. K. Hillman

Elephant

Preliminary summary of evidence on the status and population trends of elephants in Kenya, condensed from the original.


Klaserie Elephant Project: Progress Report, Clive Walker May 1979

Klaserie Elephant Project: Progress Report, Clive Walker

Elephant

Report from an aerial survey of elephant population in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve in South Africa.


The Elephants Of Interview Island, Romulus Whitaker May 1979

The Elephants Of Interview Island, Romulus Whitaker

Elephant

Report from survey work on elephants living on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, June, 1977.


Known Elephant Distribution In Africa: An Updated Map, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Alison K.K. Hillman May 1979

Known Elephant Distribution In Africa: An Updated Map, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Alison K.K. Hillman

Elephant

Map depicting the elephant distribution in Africa as of Spring 1979.


Suggested Mechanical Model Of Elephant Trunk Muscle Tissue And Its Sheer Conjecture, Norris Whitehall May 1979

Suggested Mechanical Model Of Elephant Trunk Muscle Tissue And Its Sheer Conjecture, Norris Whitehall

Elephant

A detailed simile modeling elephant trunk muscle tissue.


The Addo Elephant Research Project: A Brief Introduction, Anthony Hall-Martin May 1979

The Addo Elephant Research Project: A Brief Introduction, Anthony Hall-Martin

Elephant

Description of "an intensive research programme on the ecology, population dynamics, and behaviour" of elephants in the Addo Bush area of Cape Province, South Africa, launched in May 1976.


Ivory And Ivorine, Elephant Editors May 1979

Ivory And Ivorine, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Items from news and other reports relating to ivory and ivorine.


Iucn/Wwf Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme Questionnaire, Elephant Editors May 1979

Iucn/Wwf Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

Elephant

A survey soliciting data from captive elephants.


Elephant Interest Group Questionnaire, Elephant Editors May 1979

Elephant Interest Group Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Form for consideration for the Elephant Interest Group.


A Note From The Editor, Jeheskel Shoshani May 1979

A Note From The Editor, Jeheskel Shoshani

Elephant

Dr. Shoshani introduces the newsletter and documents increasing interest and support.


Elephants In The News, Elephant Editors May 1979

Elephants In The News, Elephant Editors

Elephant

"Motty"-- Birth of an African/Asian elephant at Chester Zoo; Elephants at the Washington Park Zoo, Portland, Oregon, USA; Elephants at the Knoxville Zoo, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; "Dima"--26,000-year-old baby mammoth tissues are being studied at the University of California and Wayne State University, USA