Care and Welfare Archives

New in ZIMS for Medical: Upload test lab results directly to the animal’s record, saving manual data entry

January 4, 2021
Rachel Thompson
Aquatics, AZA, Care and Welfare, EAZA, husbandry, Medical, Members, WAZA, ZIMS
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Zoo, aquarium, wildlife veterinarians use the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) to record and share information regarding animals in their care. Now, when these veterinary teams send blood samples to IDEXX, they can view and upload the report directly in ZIMS for Medical. Called ZIMS Test Result Upload, the new feature reduces manual data entry for veterinary staff and improves the accuracy and volume of data used to calculate ZIMS Expected Test Results used by veterinarians to diagnose illness.

ZSL London Zoo shares annual weigh-in via ZIMS

August 30, 2020
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Blog, Care and Welfare, husbandry, Members, ZIMS
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“By sharing information with other zoos and conservationists worldwide, we can all use this knowledge to better care for the species we’re striving to protect," said ZSL’s assistant curator of mammals, Teague Stubbington, in this ZSL feature, "A weighty matter."

Ask Adrienne: Nutritionist monitors aggressive behavior and weight loss

August 19, 2020
Adrienne Miller
ask adrienne, Care and Welfare, husbandry, Most Read, Training, ZIMS
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Question from a Wildlife Nutritionist: We have three female red pandas housed together. Recently two of them have lost weight. I have increased the caloric intake for the two and the vets have given them a clean bill of health. When I talked with their keepers it was mentioned that the older panda had recently experienced an increase in aggression towards the other two.

ZIMS for Husbandry Roadmap: What’s already here, what lies ahead

May 7, 2020
Nannette Driver-Ruiz
Aquatics, Blog, Care and Welfare, husbandry, Most Read, Product Roadmap, ZIMS
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Every month, Species360 rolls out new features and enhancements to ZIMS for Husbandry and Aquatics, ZIMS for Medical, and ZIMS for Studbooks. Here is look at this year's releases, and what is ahead for ZIMS for Husbandry.

New for Aquariums: Making a change to the water in an enclosure? ZIMS tracks essential details

January 15, 2020
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Aquatics, Blog, Care and Welfare, husbandry, ZIMS
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More than 350 aquariums worldwide use ZIMS to manage their fish and coral collections, medical, and studbooks. Update: Also new in ZIMS, aquarists graph water change events vs water quality measurements with the Environmental Quality Graphing Tool and easily incorporate…

Seoul, Korea: Everland Zoo customizes animal welfare programs with ZIMS

September 30, 2019
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Care and Welfare, husbandry, Members, Uncategorized
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Reported from: "Everland Zoo wins world’s highest ‘animal welfare certification," East Asia Daily, Seoul. As the only Korean zoo that has successfully bred cheetahs, golden monkeys, and golden hair lion Tamarin, Seoul's Everland Zoo is a model for Animal Care…

Animal Welfare Case Study: How Como Zoo used ZIMS for Care and Welfare to help save an emperor tamarin named Lara

September 6, 2019
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Blog, Care and Welfare, husbandry, Members, ZIMS
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Earlier this fall, Como Zoo Director Michelle Furrer, Primate Keeper Madison Johnson, and Senior Keeper Allison Jungheim shared their experiences with Species360 development and member support teams during a “Lunch and Learn." They helped us to capture the story to…