Measuring obesity in overweight zoo elephants - Phys.org
Jul 14, 2014 · "Obesity affects about 40 percent of African elephants in captivity," said Daniella Chusyd, M.A., a doctoral student in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Nutrition Sciences....
Does this trunk make me look fat? Overweight zoo elephants no laughing ...
Jul 11, 2014 · UAB nutrition scientists launch an intriguing study of inflammation, obesity and infertility in African elephants in U.S. zoos, a study that may have an impact on the survival of the species. African elephants in captivity are getting fat.
Obesity Prevalence and Associated Factors in Captive Asian ... - MDPI
Dec 11, 2024 · Obesity is a common but often overlooked problem in captive elephants, which leads to being overweight and threatens the elephants' athletic and reproductive health. In cases where direct measurements of body mass are impractical, visual assessments of body condition serve as an effective indirect method for evaluating obesity in these animals.
EleFact Friday: Obesity in Elephants
Sep 2, 2022 · According to studies, obesity in captive elephants can cause problems with heart disease, arthritis and foot issues, and ovarian cycle abnormalities. Results of these studies showed that approximately 74% of zoo elephants are overweight.
Assessment of Body Condition in African
Jul 14, 2016 · Obesity has a negative effect on health and welfare of many species, and has been speculated to be a problem for zoo elephants. To address this concern, we assessed the body condition of 240 elephants housed in North American zoos based on a set of standardized photographs using a 5-point Body Condition Score index (1 = thinnest; 5 = fattest).
EleFact Friday: Measuring Elephant Body Conditions
Sep 29, 2023 · In both species, the majority of elephants had elevated BCS, with 40% having a BCS of 4 (overweight) and 34% with a BCS of 5 (obese). Only 22% of elephants had BCS 3 (ideal), and less than 5% of the population was assigned the lowest BCS categories (BCS 1 and 2/emaciated and underweight).
Junk in that trunk: The weight problem facing elephants
Jul 18, 2014 · New research has shown that obesity is a serious issue amongst elephants in captivity. Around 40% of African elephants in captivity were found to be overweight, an issue which can have serious...
Fat mass compared to four body condition scoring systems in the …
In a recent survey of elephants housed in American Zoo and Aquarium (AZA) accredited zoos, 75% of female and 65% of male Asian elephants were characterized as being overweight or obese (Morfeld, Meehan, Hogan, & Brown, 2016).
Animals | Free Full-Text | Obesity Prevalence and Associated
Dec 11, 2024 · Even worse, it shows that captive elephants are less likely to exercise or move at all when they become overweight. Given the current situation in most Chinese zoos, the only strong recommendation we can make is to urge keepers to supervise overweight elephants to complete at least one hour of exercise every day if weather permitting, which has ...
Obesity in Elephants: Body Size Is Beside the Point
Dec 27, 2017 · For the first time in this new study, Daniella Chusyd and colleagues actually quantified the body composition of elephants. To do so, they used deuterated (heavy) water. By measuring how that deuterated water was diluted in each elephant’s body, they could calculate body fat percentages.
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