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Commercial feed acceptance of diets for Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) in captivity

Revista Brasileira de Higiene e Sanidade Animal, 2018
Keeping Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) in captivity is expensive and complex. Access to natural food is seasonal, and feeding manatees farmed plants is quite costly, requiring expensive logistics and planning. This study aimed to obtain alternative, good-quality feed to reduce feeding costs and decrease the risk of infectious and contagious ...
Barbosa, Paula de Sousa, Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira da, D'Affonsêca Neto, José Anselmo, Pereira, Geraldo, Maduro, Alen Henrique Passos   +4 more
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Detection of infection with Leptospira spp. in manatees (Trichechus inunguis) of the Peruvian Amazon [PDF]

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 2015
The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) is an aquatic mammal (Family Trichechidae) that inhabits freshwater environments. It is endemic to the Amazon Basin, and occurs from Marajó Island (at the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil) to the headwaters of the floodplain in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador.
Patrick Mathews Delgado, Nofre Sanchez Perea, Claudia Biffi Garcia, Carmen Rosa García Davila   +3 more
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Propriedades funcionais de hemoglobina e sangue completo em um mamífero aquático, o peixe-boi amazônico (Trichechus inunguis) [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1978
Resumo O hematócrito (43%) e a capacidade de ligação de O (18,8 ml O2 100 ml. sangue) de Trichechus inunguis são baixos ao serem comparados com outros mamíferos mergulhadores, mas são similares aos de mamíferos terrestres.
Martha Farmer, Roy E. Weber, Joseph Bonaventura, Robin C. Best, Daryl Paul Domining   +4 more
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Progesterone monitoring and gestation length in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis)

Theriogenology Wild
Knowledge of pregnancy length and the physiological parameters during pregnancy is an important tool for pregnancy diagnosis in free-ranging and captive individuals and for the correct husbandry of captive pregnant females. Therefore, this study aimed to
Rodrigo S. Amaral, Vera M.F. da Silva, José Anselmo d’Affonsêca Neto   +2 more
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Growth Curve of Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) in Captivity

Aquatic Mammals, 2019
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) ; Research Unit of Faculty of Animal Husbandry of UNALM ; CNPq: 130997/2019-6 ; The objective was to describe the growth curve for Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) raised in a captive facility in the Peruvian Amazon.
Mendoza, Pierina, Velasquez, Javier, Sanchez, Juan, Davila, Leonardo, Loja, Darwin, Riveros, Rony, Vilchez, Carlos   +6 more
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Serum biochemical analytes in captive Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis)

Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2011
Background: Establishment of reference values for serum biochemical analytes is important for monitoring health and physiological status of captive animals.Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure and report ranges for serum biochemical analytes in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis).Methods: Blood samples were collected from 24 ...
Mello, Daniela Magalhães Drummond de, Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira da, Weber Rosas, Fernando Cesar   +2 more
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Endocrine monitoring of the ovarian cycle in captive female Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis)

Animal Reproduction Science, 2013
The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis; Mammalia: Sirenia), a threatened aquatic mammal endemic to the Amazon basin, is the only sirenian that lives exclusively in fresh water. Information about the reproductive endocrinology of the Amazonian manatee is scarce; therefore, the aim of this study was to monitor salivary progesterone and estradiol ...
Amaral, Rodrigo S., Weber Rosas, Fernando Cesar, Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira da, Nichi, Marcílio, Oliveira, Cláudio Alvarenga de   +4 more
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Seasonal variation in urinary and salivary reproductive hormone levels in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis)

Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 2014
The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) is a threatened aquatic mammal endemic to the Amazon basin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the urinary and salivary reproductive hormone levels of captive Amazonian manatees collected during two seasons of the year.
Amaral, Rodrigo S., Weber Rosas, Fernando Cesar, Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira da, Graham, Laura H., Viau, Priscila, Nichi, Marcílio, Oliveira, Cláudio Alvarenga de   +6 more
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Urinary parameters of Trichechus inunguis (Mammalia, Sirenia): reference values for the Amazonian Manatee [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2010
The Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis (Natterer 1883) is endemic to the Amazon Basin and is currently considered a vulnerable species. In order to establish normality ranges of urinary parameters to help monitor the health of this species in ...
TMA. Pantoja, FCW. Da Rosas, VMF. Dos Silva, AMF. Santos   +3 more
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Study of the behavior of Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) in captivity (Puerto Nariño – Amazonas, Colombia)

Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2000
The behavior of the amazon manatee, which is classified as “vulnerable”, has been poorlystudied. This research constitutes the first ethological study of one Trichechus inunguis.
Delma Nataly Castelblanco Martínez, Enrique de Jesús Zerda Ordoñez   +1 more
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