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. 2022 Jan;41(1):44-49.
doi: 10.1002/zoo.21649. Epub 2021 Aug 29.

Mortality trends for five species of macropods from a single institution from 1995 to 2016

Kadie Anderson  1 , Patricia M Dennis  1
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Mortality trends for five species of macropods from a single institution from 1995 to 2016

Kadie Anderson et al. Zoo Biol. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Macropods are commonly kept and exhibited species worldwide. Mortality records were reviewed for five species of macropods housed at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo from 1995 to 2016. One hundred sixty-seven deaths occurred including Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) (n = 22), Bennett's wallaby (M. rufogriseus) (n = 64), red kangaroo (M. rufus) (n = 56), wallaroo (M. robustus) (n = 9), and Tammar wallaby (M. eugenii) (n = 16). The leading cause of death was trauma, followed by bronchopneumonia for all species. Gastric dilatation was identified as a concern for red kangaroo. Females lived longer than males across species and were overrepresented by the data set. Oral necrobacillosis and osteomyelitis were health concerns for macropods in this review. Mortality reviews are important as they identifying collection trends and influencing long-term care.

Keywords: macropod; mortality; necrobacillosis; osteomyelitis; toxoplasmosis.

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