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Congenital vestibular disease in captive Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae) in Australasia.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Nov 2015
Wheelhouse Jaimee L, Hulst Frances, Beatty Julia A, Hogg Carolyn J, Child Georgina, Wade Claire M, Barrs Vanessa R
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The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae) is a critically endangered species in the wild. To ensure that demographic and genetic integrity are maintained in the longer term, those Sumatran tigers held in captivity are managed as a global population under a World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Global Species Management Plan (GSMP). A retrospective study, including segregation and pedigree analysis, was...
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