husbandry Archives - Species360

New in ZIMS: Batch Edit!

Have you ever written a batch note or observation and then wanted to edit the batch? Now you can! The ZIMS for Husbandry team added this functionality that was requested by Species360 members. When creating notes and observations using a batch action, you can edit the individual record afterwards. When editing the record, you will see the option to edit for the entire batch or for the individual.

New in ZIMS for Husbandry! Target Weight Range for animals at each phase of life

Join us for a Mini Demo and Q/A on Target Weight Range - Wednesday April 21, 9-11 AM Central Time In fall 2020, ZSL London Zoo celebrated the arrival of five baby bushmaster snakes, watching them safely hatch over the…

ZIMS for Aquatics: Graphing water changes

ZIMS Environmental Quality graphs 36 water quality measurements, including water temperature, salinity, pH, total alkalinity, ammonia, nitrate, and more. The results give aquarists an efficient way to monitor and review changes over time -- with comparisons between enclosures. Data can be exported for further analysis.

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.

Species360 Learning Opportunities: Getting Ready for Inventory Time, with Brigid Randle

Species360 Webinar: Aquarists and zoo keepers learn how to use ZIMS to streamline annual inventory events.

See what’s new in ZIMS for Husbandry, Medical, or Studbooks (Video)

Species360 product owners walk through new ZIMS for Husbandry, Medical, and Studbooks features delivered in 2020, and the roadmap ahead.

Got eggs? Use ZIMS to track their origin, clutch mates, and more, with Calgary Zoo Registrar Deanna Snell

September 16 Webinar: Deanna Snell, Registrar at the Calgary Zoo, will join us for this month's Species360 Tips and Tricks webinar, “Managing Eggs in ZIMS." Register here to join us! Calgary Zoo is a key participant in international conservation efforts…

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.

New in ZIMS: A faster way to edit and approve Provisional Data for your animal care and aquatics teams

July 23, 2020
Nannette Driver-Ruiz
AAM, Blog, husbandry, Members, Most Read, ZIMS
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Tennessee Aquarium Herpetologist Mackenzie Strickland cares for turtles in the nursery and other enclosures - and was among the first to begin entering information about the collections directly into ZIMS. Earlier this year, Tennessee Aquarium Registrar Christina Newman orchestrated a…