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- 1. PRESENTED BY Presentated by Md. Rakibul Hasan Rakib BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ELEPHANTS
- 2. Talk Plan Scientific classification Anatomy Geographical distribution & habitat Food habit Biological features Relationship with human Difference between Asian and African elephant Restraining Common diseases Management/treatment
- 5. Use of trunk
- 6. Terminology • Male elephant=bull • Female elephant=cow • Baby elephant=calf
- 7. Geographical distribution African elephant Asian elephant
- 8. HabitatIndian elephant can live in a habitat ranging from tropical forest to grassland and scrubland
- 9. Continued… African elephant mainly lives in savana and grass lands
- 10. Food habit • Harbivore • Food:140-270 kg/day • Water:140-200 liters/day
- 11. Biological features • Largest mammal in land • Life span:60-70 years • Shoulder hight:2.4-4.0 m • Mass:2500-6000 kg • Gestation period:21-22 months • Birth weight:120 kg • Sexual maturity: male-14 to 15 years and female 9 years • Temperature:36-37 degree F • Respiration:4-6 breaths/min • Heart rate:25-35 beats/min
- 12. musth • Periodic condition of bull • Highly aggressive behaviour • Testosterone level 60 times higher than normal
- 13. Social behaviour
- 14. Continued… Communicate by • Trumplets • Chirps • Roars • Rumbles • Flapping ear • Rising tail
- 15. Relationship with human • As transport media
- 16. Continued… • As a source of entertainment
- 19. Difference among Asian and African elephant Asian elephant African elephant • Head region
- 20. Continued…. Asian elephant African elephant
- 21. Restraining Physical restraining • Chain of legs • Hydraulic crush or squeeze chute can be used
- 22. Continued… Chemical restraining • Phenothiazine • Morphine • Xylazine HCl • Etorphine Complications • Cardiac arrest • Paralysis • Injury during recovery
- 23. Some tools use for controlling elephant • Hook • Bush knife • Ear halter • Hobbles • U-bolts • Swivels • Rope and wire rope
- 24. Continued… Equipment for problem situation • Spiked hobble • Spiked coller • Spiked grappling pole
- 25. Diseases Bacterial disease • Anthrax • Salmonellosis • TB • Colibacillosis • pasteurellosis
- 26. Continued… Viral disease • Elephant pox • FMD • Herpes virus • Encephalomyalitis virus • Coryzalike syndrome • Rabies
- 27. Continued… Parasitic disease • paramphistomum sp. • Fasciola hepatica • Schistosomiasis • Hydratid cyst • Ascarids • Babesiasis • Lice,ticks,flies,mite etc
- 28. Continued… Skin disease • Rash • Sunburn • Dermatitis • Abscess • Trauma • Ulceration
- 29. Continued… Feet diseases • Overgrown sole • Overgrown nails • Ingrown nails • Cracked sole • Cracked heel • Laminitis • wounds
- 30. Management/treatment Elephant anthrax • Penicillin @20,000IU/kg bwt • Anti-anthrax serum@1litre IV Elephant Tuberculosis • isoniazide@5 mg/kg
- 31. continued Elephant tetanus • Vaccination • Post-exposure prophylaxis Elephant pox • Antibiotic(broad spectrum) • Electrolytes • Multivitamin
- 33. Thank you