An umbilical hernia was diagnosed in a 2-wk-old Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) by physical and ultrasonographic examinations. Umbilical herniorrhaphy was elected because the defect was large ...
Chronic foot lesions and degenerative joint disease are common causes of morbidity in elephants. Lesions may become intractable and progressive despite intensive treatment regimens. The forelimbs of ...
As part of this effort, elephant veterinarians, biologists, and other specialists from Vantara, working in coordination with Indonesian authorities and Fauna Land Indonesia, arrived in Riau on Monday ...