Health care incorporating Husbandry training

Husbandry training has been used since
2008 to provide health care and early detection of disease with less stress on the animals.
It is also applied in many other fields such as examination and breeding.

In the past, general anesthesia was used to perform tests on giant pandas (blood tests, x-rays, etc.). However, anesthesia-based examinations were difficult to perform frequently due to the physical burden and mental stress involved. In 2008, Adventure World introduced Husbandry Training for the purpose of health management and early detection of diseases with less burden on animals, and in January 2009, the first blood sample was successfully collected at "Eimei". Currently, the training has been applied in many fields, including health management such as blood collection, urine collection, blood pressure measurement, radiography, and oral cavity check; treatment such as laser therapy and eye drops; and vulvar examination and breeding.

  • What is Husbandry Training?

  • Husbandry training is "Receiving Motion Training" and is training for medical treatment and care with cooperation on the part of the animal.

  • Comparison of stress levels by blood collection method

    The blood stress hormone (cortisol) measured in "Eimei" under anesthesia and without anesthesia was significantly lower (0.5 μℓ/dℓ) under anesthesia compared to an average of 5.3 μℓ/dℓ under anesthesia, suggesting that the stress of blood collection without anesthesia (training) is lower.

List of items to be implemented
Item Objective
blood collection (Health) Hematology, general biochemistry
(Reproduction) Hormone testing
fresh urine collection (Health) Urine characterization
(Reproduction) Hormone test, vaginal mucosa exfoliation cell test, sperm confirmation
opening (Health) Oral examination (wear, gingivitis, etc.)
X-ray (photography) (Health) Chest, abdominal, and skeletal examination
Genital Observation (Breeding) Males: testicle size and hardness measurements
(Breeding) Females: measurement of pubic size and coloration
Treatment-related (Health) Eye drops, examination of corneal damage and pupil, laser treatment
Blood sampling

  • (1) Move to the cage for blood collection
    (2) Sit in position to collect blood
    (3) Hold out your hand and grasp the bar
    (4) Hold the bar and turn your hand palm up
    (5) Exsanguinate blood at the elbow (to make it easier to see blood vessels)
    ⑥ Blood collection

Other health care

  • urine sampling

  • X-ray (photography)

  • Blood pressure measurement

  • Intraoral Observation