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JMM Case Reports, 2016 IntroductionElephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-1 (EEHV-1) is one of the major causes of fatality in juvenile Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). On occasions, other EEHV genotypes, i.e.
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Incidence of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus in Asian elephants in India
Veterinary Microbiology, 2017Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs) are the cause of acute hemorrhagic disease in endangered Asian and African elephants. In the present study, we report the incidence of EEHV infection and associated mortality in the captive elephant of Assam, India.
Nagendra N, Barman +11 more
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Proceedings: Animal Sciences, 1988
Records of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) were used to derive parameters of the von Bertalanffy function for growth in height, body weight and circumference of tusks with age. There was some evidence for a post-pubertal secondary growth spurt in both male and female elephants.
Sukumar, R, Joshi, NV, Krishnamurthy, V
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Records of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) were used to derive parameters of the von Bertalanffy function for growth in height, body weight and circumference of tusks with age. There was some evidence for a post-pubertal secondary growth spurt in both male and female elephants.
Sukumar, R, Joshi, NV, Krishnamurthy, V
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Electrocardiography of the Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2009Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are infrequently performed on Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), and few studies have been reported in the literature. The aim of this study was to determine reference ranges of ECG parameters in Asian elephants and to ascertain if age, body weight, and position of the elephant significantly affected the ECG ...
Susan L, Bartlett +5 more
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Urinalysis in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus)
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2009Urine was collected from 22 healthy female adult Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and analyzed for the purpose of determining normal biochemical and microscopic parameters. Findings included urine that was less concentrated compared to other mammals, predominantly alkaline pH, crystalluria of varying types in all samples, and minimal cellularity ...
Ellen, Wiedner +2 more
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The exploitation of Asian elephants
1996Asian elephants have a unique status as the only domesticated animal whose population depends on the recruitment of individuals caught in the wild. Elephants are used in their native countries such as India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand for forestry work, religious festivals and in timber yards and are also housed in temples and logging camps. They
Jacob V. Cheeran, Trevor B. Poole
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The Asian Elephant in Captivity
2006Today, one out of three Asian elephants lives in captivity. Although captive elephants have existed since 3,500 years, they have never been domesticated. During the last few decades the life of the captive elephants brought to temples, cities and tourist resorts have become more miserable than it was while they lived in jungle camps.
Fred Kurt, Marion E. Garai
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2018
According to Megasthenes, ambassador from the Seleucid Empire to the Mauryan court in the third century BC, Chandragupta Maurya's army of 30,000 cavalry and 6,00,000 infantry included 9,000 war elephants. Elephantry in the military was first practised in India, spread to southeast Asia and then went west on to the Mediterranean, as Greek king Pyrrhus ...
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According to Megasthenes, ambassador from the Seleucid Empire to the Mauryan court in the third century BC, Chandragupta Maurya's army of 30,000 cavalry and 6,00,000 infantry included 9,000 war elephants. Elephantry in the military was first practised in India, spread to southeast Asia and then went west on to the Mediterranean, as Greek king Pyrrhus ...
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