Session Chair: Jennapher Teunissen van Manen
OS37 – Vatinoxan, a breakthrough for bear welfare during anesthesia? Experiences from Scandinavia.
Jacopa Morelli, Alexandra Thiel, Boris Fuchs, Andrea Miller, David Ahlqvist, Andrea Friebe, Aimee G Tallian, Stamatios Tahas, Jonas Kindberg, Alina L Evans Hypertension, hypoxemia, hyperthermia and tissue hypoperfusion are reported […]
OS16 – Gut Microbiome Profiling in Free-Ranging Apennine Brown Bears: Baseline for Conservation and Ecological Insights
Paolo Facella, Loretta Daddiego, Elio Fantini, Loredana Lopez, Bruna Piccione, Linda Bianco, Fiammetta Alagna, Giovanna Cangiulli, Carlo Fasano, Roberta Latini, Francesco Panara, Paolo Ciucci The gut microbiome is recognized as […]
OS29 – Validation of a welfare assessment tool for Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) and sun bears (Helarctos malayanus): implications for refinement in sanctuaries
Nari Kim, Vanhkham Xayoudoum, Chanhlalee Khonemany, Sengphet Chanthaluck, Fatong Yang, Sorphea Phorn, Vi Le Tuong, Zachary A. David, Judy Blythe, Da-in Lee, Yu Lee Shin, Ji Yoon Kang, Yu-jin Lee, […]
OS30 – Seasonal patterns of intestinal parasitofauna in brown bears (Ursus arctos) revealed by a 3-year study in Estonia
Marlen Laanep, Ants Tull, Egle Tammeleht, Harri Valdmann, Maris Hindrikson, Urmas Saarma The brown bear is a flagship species in the ecosystems of Eastern and Northern Europe, but little is […]
OS03 – Establishment and Characterization of a Polar Bear Fibroblast Biobank
Robert Beattie, Nicolas Leclerc, Evan Richardson, Colin Garroway, Sabine Mai, Mohammed Mostajo-Radji Polar bears are widely recognized as indicators of rapid environmental change in the Arctic. Canada is home to […]
OS10 – Comparative study on gut microbial diversity of free-ranging and captive sloth bears in Western India
Sakhi Dabhi, Barbara A Williams, Julia Bevins, Nishith Dharaiya The gut microbiota plays an important role in host nutrition, immunity and overall health hence it is an important factor in […]