New insights into dietary management of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and brown bears (U. arctos)

CT Robbins, TN Tollefson, KD Rode… - Zoo …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and brown bears (U. arctos) have been exhibited in
zoological gardens for centuries, little is known about their nutritional needs. Multiple recent …

Formerly bile-farmed bears as a model of accelerated ageing

SK Kalogeropoulu, H Rauch-Schmücking, EJ Lloyd… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Bear bile-farming is common in East and Southeast Asia and this farming practice often
results in irreversible health outcomes for the animals. We studied long-term effects of …

Metabolic derangements and reduced survival of bile-extracted Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus)

MKH Bando, OL Nelson, C Kogan, R Sellon… - BMC veterinary …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Across China and Southeast Asia, an estimated 17,000 bears are
currently farmed for bile, primarily for traditional medicines. Depending on country, bile is …

Comparative thoracic radiography in healthy and tuberculosis-positive sun bears (Helarctos malayanus)

K Officer, N Webster, AJ Rosenblatt… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Early and accurate diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is key to effective outbreak
management, and in humans thoracic radiography is used extensively for screening …

Modification of Domestic Animal Lameness Scales for Use in Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus)

M Hunter-Ishikawa, JY Nakatani, DS Miller - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Lameness scales are useful tools to identify and monitor potentially painful
conditions in animals, such as acute bone, tendon, or tissue injuries as well as chronic …

Sudden death due to aortic rupture in New Zealand sheep

M Eames, BL Vaatstra, KE Lawrence… - New Zealand Veterinary …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Case history Over a period of 2 months in the spring and early summer of 2021, 13 cases of
sudden death in cull ewes due to aortic rupture were diagnosed at a small number of New …

Morbidity and Mortality of Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) Associated with Bile Farming

SK KALOGEROPOULU, J PAINER-GIGLER - Fowler's Zoo and Wild …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bear bile entered the Chinese pharmacopeia 3000 years ago. Bile was collected by killing
wild bears and harvesting their gallbladder. Asian traditional medicine still uses bear bile to …

Ophthalmology of Ursidae: Bears

C Hartley, RPR Oliveira - Wild and Exotic Animal Ophthalmology: Volume …, 2022 - Springer
Bears belong to the order Carnivora, suborder Caniformia. Caniformia means “doglike”.
Their family is called Ursidae. Modern bears comprise eight species in three subfamilies …

[PDF][PDF] Morphological indicators of subcutaneous implantation of monofilament mesh.

V Gimranov, E Skovorodin, I Abyzgildina, F Karimov… - 2020 - core.ac.uk
Hernias are a significant, non-infectious animal condition. In productive animals, failure to
provide surgical treatment leads to premature rejection and potential loss of their productive …

INVESTIGATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH PARAMETERS AND PATHOLOGIES OF BILE-FARMED

MKH Bando - rex.libraries.wsu.edu
INVESTIGATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH PARAMETERS
AND PATHOLOGIES OF BILE-FARMED ASIATIC BLACK BEARS (URSU Page 1 …