Publications

We have published and presented at conferences
such as those held by the China Giant Panda Breeding Technology
Commission and the Japanese Association
of Zoos and Aquariums.

The park participates almost annually in the Giant Panda Breeding Technology Commission meetings in China and other nations, and actively publishes and exchanges information on breeding results with other researchers. Meanwhile, at the 2009 Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) conference, the park presented a report on "Blood Sample Collection by Husbandry Training." Back then, in Japan training for such health management was carried out for cetaceans, pinnipeds, and elephants, but not for other animals. Our park's presentation, along with changing views on animal welfare in Japan, has triggered an expansion of husbandry training throughout the nation.
We also work on joint research with universities and research institutions. When the pandas first arrived in 1994, both were 2 years old and had not yet reached breeding age. Accordingly, for 10 years beginning in 1995, we carried out joint research on digestive functions with Kitasato University. This research offered new insight into digestive speed and how bamboo gets digested, and played a major role in our park's shift to a bamboo-based diet. Since breeding began to take off in 2000, we have worked with Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine to analyze the components of panda milk, have experimented with feeding on Morinyu Sunworld's newly developed Panda Milk-10, and have cooperated with Kobe University in research on reproductive physiology.

Presentations at the China Giant Panda Breeding Technology Commission
Year Content
2002 Giant Panda Winter Births
2004 Breeding Results at Adventure World
Estimating Giant Panda Birth Date Based on Behavioral Changes
2006 Results of Joint Panda Research at Adventure World
2007 Comparison of Giant Panda Mother-Child Relations With 1 Child or 2 at Adventure World
2009 Comparison of Spring and Fall Estrus in Giant Pandas
2010 Circumstances of First Estrus Through Successful Natural Mating in Giant Pandas
2011 Treatment of Ulcerative Keratitis Utilizing Autoserum
2013 Adventure World's 19 Years of Giant Panda Breeding Performance and New Facility Overview
2014 Breeding at Adventure World in 2012
2015 Off-Season Estrus in Giant Pandas at Adventure World
2016 Rearing Management for Elderly Individuals
2017 Rearing Management for Winter Births at Adventure World
2018 Rearing Management of Low Birth-Weight Cubs at Adventure World
Presentations at JAZA Sponsored National Zoo Technician Educators Meetings
Year Content
1995 Giant Panda Rearing Process Report
Chronic Gastritis and Parasitic Diseases Observed in Giant Pandas
1996 Research on the Digestive Functions of Giant Pandas
2001 Giant Panda Births and Cub Growth
2002 Giant Panda Winter Births
2003 Estimating Giant Panda Birth Date Based on Behavioral Changes
2005 Changes in Giant Panda Behavior During Estrus
2006 Changes in Giant Panda Behavior according to Cub’s Growth
2009 Blood Sample Collection by Husbandry Training
2012 Seasonal Changes in Giant Panda Blood
2013 Giant Panda Cub Growth Process and Breastfeeding Volume
2018 Educational Activities Utilizing Knowledge Obtained from Giant Panda Rearing
Joint Studies with Universities and Research Institutions
Organization Content
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Analysis of Giant Panda Milk Composition (published by the Japan Society of Animal Science)
Composition of and Oligosaccharide in Giant Panda Milk (published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology)
Kitasato University Research on the Digestive Functions of Giant Pandas (published in a JAZA magazine)
Studies on the Digestion in the Giant Panda Fed Feedstuffs Including Bamboo (published in Mammal Study)
Procedure and Mechanisms of Bamboo Cell Wall Digestion in the Giant Panda (Published in Mammal Study)
Kobe University Understanding the Reproductive Physiology of Giant Pandas Via Measurement of Steroids in Excrement (reported in the 2008 joint research project)
Understanding the Age of Sexual Maturity in Giant Pandas and Determining Pregnancy (reported in the 2012 joint research project)
Fecal Hormone Dynamics in Pregnant and Non-pregnant Giant Pandas (reported by the China Giant Panda Breeding Technology Commission)
Morinyu Sunworld Experimental Administration of Panda Milk-10 to Giant Panda Cubs (published by the China Giant Panda Breeding Technology Commission)
Crossover Feeding Test of a New Milk Mixture for Giant Panda Cubs (published in The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine)