This manual contains input from a number of experienced crocodilian keepers, biologists and vets. It will continue to evolve over time as more information is added, but even now it provides the most detailed guide on caiman and other crocodilian care written in English. Wildebeest definition is - either of two large African antelopes (Connochaetes gnou and C. taurinus) with a head like that of an ox, short mane, long tail, and horns in both sexes that curve downward and outward —called also gnu. Appendix II - Husbandry Manual for Cheetahs (from Marker & Schumann 1998) Chapter 1: Housing and Enclosure Requirements A major component of cheetah management and health care programs is the facility design. From the outset, the team designing the structure should include input from the veterinary staff. What Do Wildebeests Eat? Credit: Chris Eason/Flickr/CC-BY-2. The black wildebeest and blue wildebeest have different diets, with black wildebeest eating karroid brushes and shrubs, while blue wildebeest are generalized grazers, focusing on rapidly growing grasses. The wildebeests, also called gnus, are a genus of antelopes, scientific name Connochaetes. Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildebeest Filmed in Krug ANIMAL HUSBANDRY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Castration Lamb and kids must be castrated by the time they are six weeks of age regardless of the method used. Elastrator Method: It must be done when the scrotum is very small i.e 3 days to 3 weeks. Burdizzo clamp: This is the best method to use during the fly season because it does not leave a big open The manual does not include full information on all aspects of running a zoo: it will only give you an idea of how a modern zoo is run. Please note that this manual is not intended as a full guidance towards EAZA membership. Each chapter in this manual will begin with a general introduction to the topic. In some of the chapters, a Manuals . This Husbandry Manual Register is in two parts; 1. The first section is an index of Reptile Taxonomic Orders. Click on the Taxonomic link to be taken to the relevant section within the second section of the Registry. Please note that Husbandry Manuals are not currently available for all groups or species. 2. Validating a human biotelemetry system for use in captive blue wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus ): Human Biotelemetry System Used on Blue Wildebeest in the second wildebeest; however, manual Husbandry Manual for Wild Cattle Species Compiled by Steering Committee Edited by Sharon Joseph . 1111 Table of Contents Species Fact Sheets Health and Nutrition American Bison 2 Food and Water 30 European Wisent 4 Diet 31 Gaur 6 Body Scoring 32 The wildebeest (/ ? w ? l d ? b i? s t / WIL-dih-beest, / ? v ? l-/ VIL-, plural wildebeest or wildebeests), also called the gnu (/ nj u? / NEW or (/ n u? / NOO), is an antelope in the genus Connochaetes.It belongs to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, and other even-toed horned ungulates. The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa. The sole member of the genus Antidorcas, this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1780. The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa. The sole member of the genus Antidorcas, this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zi