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QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND UPDATES We developed this course with the intention of helping facilities that care for animals to have stress free ways to test for…

TRAINING FOR A THROAT SWAB Training animals to allow a sample to be collected from the mucousal membranes in the throat is another option for collecting…

EXAMPLES OF SPECIES TRAINED FOR VOLUNTARY NASAL/THROAT SWABHave you successfully trained an animal in your collection for a voluntary intranasal swab or throat swab using…

TESTING THE SAMPLE Although this course has been walking you through some steps of some shaping plans for collecting a sample for testing for the coronavirus,…

INSERTING THE SWAB Zaco Sonne Futtrup of Copenhagen Zoo takes a nasal swab from a tiger. Also notice the plastic funnel attached to the inside of…

USING AN INTRANASAL ANESTHETIC (OPTIONAL)After consultation with the Zoo’s veterinary staff, Annette Pedersen discovered it may be helpful to train the animal to allow a…

GETTING POSITION The first step is to get the nose or throat into position to access it.   Although an intranasal swab has been used primarily in…

Prepared By: Barbara Heidenreich www.AnimalTrainingFundamentals.com Annette Pedersen Animal Training Coordinator Copenhagen Zoo Featuring Training Examples and Support From: Barbara Heidenreich www.AnimalTrainingFundamentals.com Rasmus Bak Pedersen Copenhagen Zoo Nadja Viftrup Søndergaard Copenhagen Zoo Henrik Sonne…