NO PROGRESSION OF UROLITHS IN ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED OTTERS () FED A NATURALISTIC CRUSTACEAN-BASED DIET FOR 2 YEARS.

Asian small-clawed otters (ASCO; ) are a popular species of otter housed in zoological institutions. A common health challenge in this species is the development of uroliths, which may have a dietary origin. Feeding recommendations for ASCO are largely based on the nutrient requirements of domestic carnivore models.

Can a physiotherapy student assume the role of an advanced practice physiotherapist in Orthopaedic surgery triage? A prospective observational study.

Background: Advanced practice physiotherapists (APP) have helped improve accessibility to orthopaedic outpatient care. Several studies have validated the APP practice model in orthopaedic care, demonstrating high agreement between APPs and orthopaedic surgeons (OS) regarding diagnosis and management. However, as APPs tend to be experienced senior physiotherapists, such a study involving physiotherapy students (PS) has not yet been explored.

The addition of soil and chitin into Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) diets affect digestibility, faecal scoring, mean retention time and body weight.

Pangolins (Manis spp.) are myrmecophagous mammals with a wild diet of termites and ants. Diets are not yet readily acceptable by all pangolins and lack soil and chitin compared to their wild diet.

Nutrient-based diet modifications impact on the gut microbiome of the Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus).

Environment and diet are key factors which shape the microbiome of organisms. There is also a disparity between captive and wild animals of the same species, presumably because of the change in diet. Being able to reverse the microbiome to the wild type is thus particularly important for the reintroduction efforts of Critically Endangered animals.

UROLITH PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS IN ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED OTTERS ( AONYX CINEREUS).

Uroliths (urinary stones) are routinely found in both domestic and exotic animals kept under human care. In zoos, Asian small-clawed otters (ASCOs, Aonyx cinereus) have been identified as being particularly prone to this disease. Risk factors are thought to be nutritional; however, recommendations contradict each other, depending on which physiological model was used.