What is AZA doing to minimize the risk for the animals in accredited zoos and aquariums?
Some of the country’s top animal health experts are members of AZA’s Animal Health Committee, which created detailed guidelines to help members develop protocols specific to their zoo or aquarium’s bird collection that will help prevent and, if needed, contain avian influenza. For example, guidelines recommend that, in addition to continuing standard biosecurity measures, zoos and aquariums should: • prohibit using uncooked poultry as animal feed; • refrain from incubating eggs from free-ranging waterfowl; • disinfect enrichment items, such as bird toys, before giving them to birds Animal care is the first priority for AZA-accredited institutions. In addition to the guidelines AZA has just released on avian influenza, our accreditation guidelines have long required zoos and aquariums to perform regular health checks of their animals.
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- What is AZA doing to minimize the risk for the animals in accredited zoos and aquariums?
