Scientific Meeting - The management of Asian elephant health and reproduction

This meeting will outline some of the current issues regarding the management of Asian elephant health and reproduction and speakers will include experts from Thailand, the Netherlands and the UK.

The Asian elephant is an endangered species that has had an important role in the history of Asian civilizations.

Today Asian elephants are still important at ceremonial events but they are also kept in camps for tourists, representing a significant form of agriculture. As well as being of economic importance, these elephants in camps may prove vital in the maintenance of vulnerable wild Asian elephant populations.

However, little is known about the health, breeding and genetics of the domesticated elephants, such knowledge will be crucial for maintaining elephant health and wellbeing.

This meeting will outline some of the current issues in the management of Asian elephant health and reproduction and speakers will include experts involved in the EU-Asia Link grant funded Elephas maximus 2007-2010 project from Thailand and The Netherlands.

Organised by: Professor Bill Holt and Dr Rhiannon Lloyd, Institute of Zoology, ZSL; and Professor Robert Paling, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Talks
The EU-Asia Link Elephas maximus 2007-2010 project
Professor Tanu Pinyopummintr - Kasetsart University, Thailand.
Inhibiting reproductive activity in elephants
Professor T.A.E. Stout - Utrecht University, The Netherlands & University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Breeding and genetic management of Asian elephants
Chatchote Thitaram - Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Herpes-viruses in Asian elephants
Jonathan Cracknell - (Veterinary Surgeon), ZSL London and Whipsnade Zoos & Royal Veterinary College, UK.

Asian elephant health Scientific Meeting abstracts (145 KB)

Please note that this event was part of the 2007-08 Scientific Meetings programme

The talks are free and open to the public (no advance booking or registration required). Talks will begin at 6.00pm; doors open at 5.30pm and seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. A dinner with the speakers will follow this Scientific Meeting and places must be booked in advance. Please download dinner booking form for further information.

Further Information: please contact Joy Hayward, Scientific Meetings Coordinator, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY.
Tel:+44 (0)20 7449 6227. Fax: +44 (0)20 7449 6411. E-mail: joy.hayward@zsl.org.

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