International Polar Bear Husbandry Conference Proceedings
Hosted by Polar Bears International, February 4-7, 2004, San Diego, California
Nutrition: Submitted Presentations
Panel Organizers
Amy Cutting, KeeperNorth America, Oregon Zoo, Portland, OR
Speakers
Barbara Lintzenich, Staff Nutritionist, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, ILKeith Hobson, Research Scientist, Canadian Wildlife Service, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Gail Hedberg, Senior Veterinary Technician, San Francisco Zoological Gardens, San Francisco, CA
Mark Edwards, Nutritionist, San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
Else Poulsen, Arctic Ring Keeper, Detroit Zoological Park, Royal Oak, MI
We wish to express our extreme gratitude to those speakers who have agreed to provide their papers and/or presentation materials for publication here.
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- “Stable isotope studies on wild and captive polar bears” Keith A. Hobson, Ian Stirling, and Dennis Andriashek
- “Observations of growth and caloric intake of two polar bears (Ursus maritimus) hand raised using a revised protocol” Mark S. Edwards, Ph.D.; Karen J. Lisi, MEM, MS
Data tables, graph - “Captive Polar Bear Diets: What Are We Doing? 2004” Else Poulsen, Head Zookeeper, Arctic Ring of Life/Bears, Detroit Zoological Institute
- “2003 Polar Bear Diet and Facility Review: Summary of Telephone Survey Results” Celia Ackerman
- “Pathogenesis of Metabolic Bone Disease in Captive Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)” Gail E. Hedberg, RVT; Freeland Dunker, DVM; Russell Chesney, MD
View Hedberg's Presentation Images - “Formulating Diets for Polar Bears in Captivity” Barbara Lintzenich, Brookfield Zoo; Ann Ward and Amy Hunt, Fort Worth Zoo
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