Ichihara Elephant Kingdom Zoological Park, Ichihara, Chiba 290-0521, Japan.
Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-3147, Japan.
J Vet Med Sci. 2020 Jul 10;82(7):943-947. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0666. Epub 2020 May 21.
The anthropometric and blood data of an unsuccessfully hand-reared Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) calf were retrospectively compared with the data for calves raised by their real mothers or allomothers, to identify potential reasons for poor outcomes in the hand-reared case. The hand-reared calf grew normally in terms of body weight and withers height. However, blood biochemical data suggested reduced bone metabolism, low immune status, and malnutrition during its life. Blood bone markers were measured to determine whether a skeletal disorder was present in the Asian elephant calf, which was not clear from the anthropometric data. Monitoring these parameters in hand-reared Asian elephant calves, with the aim of keeping them within the normal range, may increase the success rate of hand-rearing of Asian elephant calves.
回顾性比较了一头人工饲养的亚洲象（Elephas maximus）幼仔的人体测量学和血液数据与由亲生母亲或养母抚养的幼仔的数据，以确定人工饲养幼仔不良结果的潜在原因。人工饲养的幼仔在体重和肩高方面正常生长。然而，血液生化数据表明其在生命过程中存在骨代谢降低、免疫状态低下和营养不良的情况。测量血液骨标志物以确定亚洲象幼仔是否存在骨骼疾病，这从人体测量数据中尚不清楚。监测这些参数可能有助于提高亚洲象幼仔人工饲养的成功率。
