Open AccessOrganization of keeping animals in the aviary
Author(s) -
T. A. Moiseeva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/548/7/072031
Subject(s) - captivity , service (business) , business , veterinary medicine , operations management , biology , medicine , zoology , marketing , engineering
The article is devoted to the rules of keeping animals in aviaries. The conditions of keeping animals in zoos and the organization of their care are considered. It is said that the premises for the maintenance of wild animals should provide their biological, species and individual needs, the cubic capacity of the premises should ensure the freedom of movement of animals, the presence of sufficient air and light. The minimum norms of the area of the premises for keeping wild animals and cells sizes for the cellular keeping of animals are given, factors affecting the optimal microclimate in the rooms for animals are listed. The methods of maintaining cleanliness in aviaries, methods of caring for the skin and hair of animals, as well as the features of bathing animals are examined in detail. It is stated that a prerequisite for keeping animals in captivity is the presence of a veterinary service or a doctor, their responsibilities are listed, the rules for calculating the standard number of staff of veterinary specialists for the annual volume of veterinary work in zoo are given.