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Read MoreQuestions, Concerns, Updates
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…
Read MoreThroat Swab – Another Option
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…
Read MoreExamples of Species Trained for Voluntary Swab
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…
Read MoreTesting the Sample
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,…
Read MoreInserting the Swab
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…
Read MoreOptional Intranasal Anesthetics
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…
Read MoreGetting Position
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…
Read MoreTraining for Intranasal and Oral Swabs to Test for COVID-19
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…
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