AZA Ungulate TAGs
2017 Midyear Meeting

Held in conjunction with the AZA Mid-Year Meeting
26-28 March 2017
Hosted by ABQ Biopark Zoo, Albuquerque NM

TAG Meeting Presentations

*Please note that some presentations are not available online, or are only available in a modified version, due to the presence of unpublished data or sensitive information.

Welcome and Introduction

AZA Ungulate TAG Chair Briefings

• Antelope and Giraffe TAG

• Caprinae TAG + Caprinae TAG Executive Session

• Deer (Cervid/Tragulid) TAG

• Equid TAG

• Tapir TAG

• Wild Cattle and Camelid TAG

• Wild Pig, Peccary and Hippo TAG + Wild Pig, Peccary and Hippo TAG planning session

TAG Initiatives

• TAG Program Updates

• Marketing Team Update - Roxanna Breitigan, Michelle Hatwood & Brent Huffman

• Marketing Team homework and new initiatives - Roxanna Breitigan, Michelle Hatwood & Brent Huffman

• Animal Care Manual Update and Discussion - Dan Beetem

• Source Population Alliance Update - Katy Palfrey

• Mixed Species Survey update - Andrew Alba

• Action Indonesia: Global Species Management Plans update - Steve Metzler

• Giraffe SAFE Member-Sponsored Species - Liza Dadone, Andi Kornak & Kristen Lukas

• Giraffe SSP Update and Giraffe Welfare Initiative - Sheri Horiszny & Cheryl Meehan

• ZIMS for Studbooks update

• Small Group discussions

• 2017 Homework assigments

Reports from the Field

• John Lukas – Okapi Conservation Project

• Nicaragua Baird's Tapir Project - Chris Jordan 

• Tamaraw Conservation:  Mangyan-Tamaraw Driven Landscape Program - Brent Huffman for James Burton

• Chad Scimitar-horned oryx project - Adam Eyres

• Visayan Warty Pig and Spotted Deer Conservation - Roger Sweeney

Annual Ungulate Research Symposium

• Budhan Pukazhenthi – Update on Reproductive Research on Ungulates at SCBI

• Semen collection in Red River Hog - Karen Bauman

• The effects of age, parity, and contraception on reproductive tract lesions in Suidae and Tayassuidae - Linda Penfold for Annie Newell-Fugate

• Artificial Insemination in Banteng - Linda Penfold

Ungulate Husbandry, Enrichment & Training Session

• Handrearing Ungulates at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park - Lissa McCaffree

• Causes of Mortality in Zoo Giraffe and Okapi - Liza Dadone & Eric Klaphake

• Behavior of a Newly Formed Giraffe Bachelor Herd - JT Svoke

• Providing Advanced Care for an Aging Lesser Kudu through Relationship Building and an Operant Conditioning Program - Matthew Ardaiolo & Jordan Baur

  • Lesser kudu: Physical therapy video

  • Lesser kudu: Keeper massage video

  • Lesser kudu: Acupuncture video

• More than Brown Balls for Brown Deer: the Strength of a Solid Enrichment Database - Ashley Arimborgo

• The How’s and Why’s of Training Voluntary Blood Draws and Ultrasounds on Pregnant Giraffe - Tracy Thessing for Amy Schilz

• Multimodal therapies to treat chronic arthritis in the fetlock of a reticulated giraffe - Melissa McCartney

Ungulate Shipping Workshop

An interactive workshop highlighting both successes and areas to improve in the transportation of ungulates. Lead by Guy Lichty and Matt James, this workshop/discussion included common problems, simple solutions, and brainstorming on ways to further improve on the shipment of ungulates.

• Don't be your transporter's worst nightmare