Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians

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ULTRASOUND TRAINING WITH JUVENILE ATLANTIC BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS)
Ellen Clark, RVT Indianapolis Zoological Society

TREATMENT AND CARE OF TONGUE AMPUTATION IN AN ADULT SNOW LEOPARD (UNCIA UNCIA)
Patricia Dortch, RVT Houston Zoo

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM IN THE PYGMY RABBIT (BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS)
Margot Monti, LVT Oregon Zoo

A PROSTHETIC LEG FOR A LESSER SANDHILL CRANE (GRUS CANADENSIS CANADENSIS)
Sharon Giles, RVT Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden

RAISING ASIA…SUCCESSFULLY RAISING A SLOTH BEAR CUB (MELURSUS URSINUS INORNATUS)
Dianna Lydick, RVT Toledo Zoo

CLINICAL SIGNS AND SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN A 1.0 CHINESE GOOSE (ANSER CYGNOIDES)
Jenny McLaughlin, LVT Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo

FENBENDAZOLE TOXICITY IN HYACINTH MACAWS (ANDORHYNCHUS HYACINTHINUS)
Maraiah Russell, RVT Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

HANDRAISING A WHITE-HANDED GIBBON (HYLOBATES LAR ENTELLIODES)
Toni Schriver, RVT Santa Barbara Zoological Garden

ENRICHMENT FOR ZOO VETERINARY TECHNICIANS - COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYING THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND
Rita Buice, RVT Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT OF BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS) IN NORTH DAKOTA
Brett Wiedmann North Dakota Game and Fish Department

A LIGHT-HEARTED LOOK AT FECAL COLLECTION FOR DIAGNOSTIC PARASITOLOGY AT THE CALGARY ZOO
Wanda Angermeyer, AHT Calgary Zoo

DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY FOR SMALL LABORATORIES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM FISH
Jill E. Arnold, MT National Aquarium in Baltimore

MONITORING OF THE ESTROUS CYCLE OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) AS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN REPRODUCTION AND PARTURITION MANAGEMENT USING A CHEMILUMINESCENT IMMUNOASSAY, IMMULITE, TO MEASURE BLOOD PROGESTERONE
A.M. de Boer, MMT Rotterdam Zoo

A BLOOD PARASITE SURVEY OF THE COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (GEOTHYPIS TRICHAS)
Joan Maurer, CVT Milwaukee County Zoo

PLASMODIUM IN AVIAN SPECIES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE CYCLE, DISEASE PROCESS, IMMUNE EVASION MECHANISMS, IMMUNITY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
Joan Maurer, CVT Milwaukee County Zoo

FROM SOUP TO GUTS: BASIC NECROPSY TECHNIQUES FOR ZOOLOGICAL VETERINARY TECHNICIANS
Patricia Walsh Wildlife Conservation Society

PROTOCOLS FOR THE MEDICAL ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF STRANDED PINNIPEDS
Laura A. Curley, RVT National Aquarium in Baltimore

SOME LIKE IT HOT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO INCUBATORS
Lisa B. Eidlin Wildlife Conservation Society

PLASMA THERAPY AS A COMPONENT OF NEONATAL CARE
Jennifer Niederlander, RVT Indianapolis Zoological Society

DANGEROUS ANIMAL ESCAPE DRILLS AT SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO
Mathilda Sipult, RVT Sedgwick County Zoo

EXISTING AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES: THE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN'S ROLE IN DIAGNOSIS AND ISOLATION
Sarah E. Snead, LVT The Wildlife Center of Virginia

ELASTOMER TAGGING OF LARVAL FORM AMPHIBIANS FOR RESEARCH IDENTIFICATION
Candace A. Bando, LVT Detroit Zoological Institute

UPDATE: PRELIMINARY STUDY USING CALCITRIOL IN FELINES WITH RENAL DISEASE
Jennifer L. Kroll, RVT Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

PARASITE DOCUMENTATION AND IDENTIFICATION WITH DIGITAL VIDEO EQUIPMENT
Julie C. Lemon, RVT Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION: INNOVATIONS WITHIN THE EXOTIC WORKPLACE
Kimmaree Horvath, RVT Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital

THE CONCEPT OF "ASSEMBLY LINE" ANESTHETIC AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
Kathryn Kelly Lowry Park Zoo