2021
RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF AFRICAN PENGUINS (SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS) UNDER MANAGED CARE IN NORTH AMERICA: 20072018
Trumpp K, Sander S, Sander W, Zimmerman D, Bronson E. RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF AFRICAN PENGUINS (SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS) UNDER MANAGED CARE IN NORTH AMERICA: 20072018. Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2021, 52: 1135-1142. PMID: 34998282, DOI: 10.1638/2020-0224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, ZooFemaleMorbidityMortalityNorth AmericaRetrospective StudiesSpheniscidaeConceptsCause of deathYr of ageCommon morbidityRetrospective studySystemic diseaseTreatment regimensAspergillosis casesCare teamCommon causeMalaria casesNeurologic diseaseRespiratory diseaseMultifactorial conditionMorbidityHealthcare resourcesMortality trendsMortalityDiseaseManaged CarePreventative medicineCareCauseDeathAnimal care teamEnhanced levelsA scoping review of rodent-borne pathogen presence, exposure, and transmission at zoological institutions
Hardgrove E, Zimmerman DM, von Fricken ME, Deem S. A scoping review of rodent-borne pathogen presence, exposure, and transmission at zoological institutions. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2021, 193: 105345. PMID: 34090722, DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, ZooBacteriaDisease VectorsLeptospiraRodentiaSalmonellaToxoplasmaYersiniaZoonosesConceptsClinical outcomesRodent-borne pathogensInfectious agentsAggregate literatureBiological AbstractsFeeder rodentsStudy identifiersDiagnostic testsEarly detectionFinal analysisRodent reservoirsZoonotic diseaseAdditional screeningCAB AbstractsRodentsZoonotic pathogensDisease transmissionDiseaseExposureNumber of rodentsJob titlesPathogensSurveillancePathogen transmissionCollection animalsMORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF TAKIN (BUDORCAS TAXICOLOR) IN NORTH AMERICAN ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS FROM 1997 TO 2017
Jourdan B, Garner MM, Joyner PH, Ramer J, Zimmerman D. MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF TAKIN (BUDORCAS TAXICOLOR) IN NORTH AMERICAN ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS FROM 1997 TO 2017. Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2021, 52: 157-165. PMID: 33827172, DOI: 10.1638/2020-0123.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
ANESTHESIA WITH MEDETOMIDINEKETAMINE AND DEXMEDETOMIDINEKETAMINE IN MOUNTAIN GORILLAS (GORILLA BERINGEI BERINGEI)
Jaffe JE, Jourdan B, Cranfield M, Gilardi K, Zimmerman D. ANESTHESIA WITH MEDETOMIDINEKETAMINE AND DEXMEDETOMIDINEKETAMINE IN MOUNTAIN GORILLAS (GORILLA BERINGEI BERINGEI). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2020, 51: 507-513. PMID: 33480526, DOI: 10.1638/2018-0212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchESTABLISHMENT OF ACUTE-PHASE PROTEIN AND SERUM PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS PRELIMINARY REFERENCE VALUES FOR PRONGHORN (ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA)
Tobin K, Zimmerman D, Rasmussen J, Hilton CD, Junge RE, Armstrong D, Gann W, Harveson L, Gray S, Cray C. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACUTE-PHASE PROTEIN AND SERUM PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS PRELIMINARY REFERENCE VALUES FOR PRONGHORN (ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2020, 51: 321-325. PMID: 32549561, DOI: 10.1638/2018-0226.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
SYSTEMIC AMYLOIDOSIS IN A POPULATION OF PRONGHORN ANTELOPE (ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA)
Martinez ME, Zimmerman D, Seeley KE, Zhang L, Bapodra P, Cianciolo RE. SYSTEMIC AMYLOIDOSIS IN A POPULATION OF PRONGHORN ANTELOPE (ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2019, 50: 147-158. PMID: 31120673, DOI: 10.1638/2018-0055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic inflammationClinical historySystemic amyloidosisSerum amyloid ACases of amyloidosisPresence of amyloidosisΓ-globulin levelsNegative energy balanceHistologic evidenceAdrenal glandGlomerular depositsAmyloid ARenal specimensGlobulin levelsAmyloid presentHistologic examinationPostmortem findingsRenal tissueGastrointestinal tractNormal rangeRetrospective investigationThyroid glandSignificant associationAmyloidosisUnderlying cause
2010
Femoral Fracture Repair Using a Locking Plate Technique in an Adult Captive Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus)
ZIMMERMAN DM, DEW T, DOUGLASS M, PEREZ E. Femoral Fracture Repair Using a Locking Plate Technique in an Adult Captive Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus). Veterinary Surgery 2010, 39: 234-238. PMID: 20210973, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950x.2009.00624.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, ZooBone PlatesFemaleFemoral FracturesFemurPostoperative CareTreatment OutcomeUrsidaeConceptsFemoral fracture repairFracture repairFemoral fracturesMarked periosteal reactionMid-shaft femoral fracturesSuccessful fracture repairPostoperative activityPostoperative radiographsCase reportComminuted fracturesPeriosteal reactionLarger body weightBody weightBone healingMidshaft femurMonthsFemur plateCaptive polar bearsRepairExtensive remodelingFracturesPlate techniqueComplicationsRadiographsWeeks
2009
Compressive Myelopathy of the Cervical Spine in Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis)
Zimmerman DM, Douglass M, Sutherland-Smith M, Aguilar R, Schaftenaar W, Shores A. Compressive Myelopathy of the Cervical Spine in Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2009, 40: 207-210. PMID: 19368265, DOI: 10.1638/2008-0030.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical subluxationCompressive myelopathySpinal cord compressionNerve root compressionCause of morbidityMagnetic resonance imagingNormal vertebral anatomyAmbulatory paraparesisCord compressionSurgical decompressionSupportive careRoot compressionCervical scoliosisLigament laxityCervical malformationsInciting causeAntemortem diagnosisCervical spineClinical signsChronic instabilityResonance imagingSubluxationCervical vertebraeMyelopathyVertebral anatomy
2004
XYLAZINEMIDAZOLAMKETAMINE VERSUS MEDETOMIDINE MIDAZOLAMKETAMINE ANESTHESIA IN CAPTIVE SIBERIAN TIGERS (PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA)
Curro TG, Okeson D, Zimmerman D, Armstrong DL, Simmons LG. XYLAZINEMIDAZOLAMKETAMINE VERSUS MEDETOMIDINE MIDAZOLAMKETAMINE ANESTHESIA IN CAPTIVE SIBERIAN TIGERS (PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2004, 35: 320-327. PMID: 15526886, DOI: 10.1638/03-049.Peer-Reviewed Original Research