As part of this overall mission, the Veterinary Science Group aims to compile information on selected topics, which will be posted on the CSG website as it becomes available (see Resources below).

Expertise Register

At the 23rd CSG Working Meeting (May 2014), attendees to the Veterinary Science Group side-meeting were asked to provide their details, so that a list could be posted on the CSG website. This list could serve as a resource for CSG members and non-members seeking advice on veterinary matters.

People interested in being involved with the Veterinary Science Group and being included on the list (see below), should send their details (full name, e-mail, interest/expertise, country) to Dr. Cathy Shilton (Cathy.Shilton@nt.gov.au) or Dr. Paolo Martelli (paolo.martelli@oceanpark.com.hk). An updated list, including e-mail addresses, is available from Dr. Shilton or Dr. Martelli.

Name		Interest/Expertise	Country
Aquino, Teri		haematology	Philippines
Bassetti, Luis		animal health, management and captive breeding	Brazil
Blazko, Daniel		management, veterinary and conservation	Brazil
Camargo, Alejandra		euthanasia, zoo capture	Colombia
Caraguel, Charles		evidence-based farming	Australia
Cedeno-Vasquez, J. Rogelio		wild crocodile management and conservation	Mexico
Chang, Li Jenn		zoo animals, traditional Chinese veterinary medicine	Taiwan
Colbert, Tony		veterinary	USA
Conley, Kenneth		pathology	USA
Cooper, John E.		pathology	East Africa
Cooper, Clark		veterinary	USA
Cullen, Terry			USA
de la Paz, Maria Lopez			Mexico
Douglas, Bruce		veterinary, production animal medicine	Zimbabwe
Fanget, Adrien		tanning	France
Foggin, Chris		pathology	Zimbabwe
Geczy, Csaba		veterinary	UAE
Gopinath, Dhiraj		animal welfare, zoo management	India
Govender, Danny		conservation, eco-toxicology, freshwater	South Africa
Hoyo, Gonzalo F.		conservation, husbandry	Spain
Huchzermeyer, David		pathology	South Africa
Isberg, Sally		industry, husbandry, management	Australia
Jackson, Robert		toxicology, crocodile farming	South Africa
Jitraporn, Chanrajakit		farming, management	Thailand
Khadka, Bed Bahadur		freshwater ecology	Nepal
Lance, Val		physiology, reproduction, endocrinology	USA
Langelet, Eric		crocodile farm management	PNG
Langevin, Beatrice		surgery (orthopaedics and general)	Europe
Magdalene, Francis			PNG
Mallapur, Gowri		animal welfare, zoo medical, capacity development	India
Manalo, Rainier		captive management	Philippines
Manolis, Charlie		husbandry, physiology, management, disease	Australia
Martelli, Paolo		zoological, industry	SE Asia
Martin, Samuel		zoo, general husbandry, medicine	France
Matsuda, Akira		conservation, husbandry	Japan
McCaskill, Lonnie		release protocols, husbandry, nutrition	USA
McClure, Geoff		captive management, head-starting, farming	Australia
McLeod, Robby		reproduction, captive breeding, husbandry, nutrition	Australia
Milic, Natalie		biomedical sciences	Australia
Moore, Brandon		reproductive anatomy, physiology	USA
Muniz, Manuel			Mexico
Myburg, Jan		crocodile farming, production, health, welfare, diseases, conservation	South Africa
Olsson, Annabelle		veterinary medicine, crocodile anaesthesia and restraint	Australia
Paquet-Durand, Isabelle			Belize
Pfitzer, Silke		veterinary, farming	South Africa
Reilly, Paul		husbandry	Zambia
Ross, Perran		conservation, management	USA
Rowland, Jaelle		research, husbandry	Zimbabwe
Seashole, Sam			USA
Shilton, Cathy		clinical and anatomical pathology	Australia
Sibongga, Brian		breeding, husbandry, nutrition	Philippines
Sigler, Luis		crocodile management, capture	USA/Mexico
Siroski, Pablo		physiology, management	Argentina
Soctine, Wenda			PNG
Stacy, Brian		veterinary	USA
Swan, Gerry		farming, management, pharmacology	South Africa
Talka, Mike		conservation, breeding	USA
Tellez, Marisa		parasitology, husbandry, conservation, wild capture	USA/Belize
Vliet, Kent		captive husbandry, conservation, zoo, euthanasia	USA
Wajjwalku, Worawidh		diagnostic pathology	Thailand

Fritz Huchzermeyer Veterinary Science Student Research Assistance Scheme

In honour of the late Dr. Fritz Huchzermeyer, in mid-2014 the Veterinary Science group established the "Fritz Huchzermeyer Veterinary Science Student Research Assistance Scheme" (FHVS-SRAS), with the specific goal of encouraging and assisting undergraduate and post-graduate students to undertake formal research to advance crocodilian veterinary science. Click here for details. 


Resources (CSG Working Meeting, April 2024)

The following presentations were delivered at the Veterinary Workshop (14 April 2024) at the 27th CSG Working Meeting.

- Crocodilian Necropsy and Sampling (Cathy Shilton)

- Imaging in Crocodilians (Paolo Martelli)

- Safe Anaesthesia of Large Crocodiles (Annabelle Olsson)

- Chasing PIX (Sally Isberg et al.)

1.1. Step by Step Guide and Reporting Form for the Necropsy of Crocodilians (English) (Dr. Paolo Martelli and Dr. Fritz Huchzermeyer)

1.2. Guia Paso por Paso y Formato de Reporte para la Necropsia de Crocodilianos (Espanol) (Dr. Paolo Martelli and Dr. Fritz Huchzermeyer, translated by Luis Sigler)

1.3. Manuel Operatoire et Formulaire pour la Realisation d'Autposies de Crocodiliens (Francais) (Dr. Paolo Martelli and Dr. Fritz Huchzermeyer, translated by Dr. Samuel Martin)

1.4. Langkah-langkah Panduan Dan Formulir Pelaporan Untuk Nekropsi Buaya (Bhasa Indonesian) (Dr. Paolo Martelli and Dr. Fritz Huchzermeyer, translated by Dr. Vidi Saputra)

1.5. Gharial Necropsy Manual (Hindi) (Dr. Gowrie Mallapur and Dhiraj Gopinath; translated by Mrs. Rekha Joshi)

2. Literature relating to crocodilian immobilization (compiled by Dr. Annabelle Olsson)

3. Manual for Parasite Collection and Preservation (Dr. Marisa Tellez)

4. A Checklist of Host-Parasite Interactions of the Order Crocodylia (Dr. Marisa Tellez; University of California Press, Berkeley). Dr. Tellez has also provided a Crocodile-Parasite Data Sheet (Excel format) that summarises current knowledge on crocodile-parasite interactions for different species. Literature cited in this document are available in "A Checklist of Host-Parasite Interactions of the Order Crocodylia".

6. Crocodilian Laboratory Diagnostics and Necropsy Reference List (compiled by Dr. Cathy Shilton)

7. Crocodilian Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Overview: Haematology and Clinical Biochemistry (Dr. Cathy Shilton)

8. Crocodile Necropsy: Procedure and Appearance of Tissues (Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus) (Dr. Cathy Shilton)

9. Crocodile Necropsy: Examples of Lesions in Farmed Saltwater (Crocodylus porosus) and Freshwater (C. johnstoni) Crocodiles (Dr. Cathy Shilton

 
Measuring serum protein                        Blood smear            Septic croc heterophils & monocytes       Measuring haematocrit
     
     

11. Necropsy Recognition of Disease in Hatchlings (Dr. Cathy Shilton)

12. Diagnosing Disease in Live Crocodiles and Treatment Guidelines (Dr. Paolo Martelli)

13. Euthanasia/Killing Methods for Crocodilians

14. Humane Euthanasia/Killing Methods for Crocodilians - An Update (2020; by Paolo Martelli, Cathy Shilton and Charlie Manolis)

15. Sampling Tips for Various Types of Ancillary Necropsy Testing (from CSG Veterinary Workshop, 2016)

16. Immobilization of Crocodiles (Dr. Silke Pfitzer, Dr. Samuel Martin and Dr. Paolo Martelli) (from CSG Veterinary Workshop, 2016)

17. Necropsy Basics and Taking the Best Samples (Dr. Cathy Shilton) (from CSG Veterinary Workshop, 2016).

18. Live Blood and Tissue Sampling Techniques (from CSG Veterinary Workshop, 2016).

19. Ultrasound - a Useful Tool for Health Assessment in Crocodilians (Dr. Paolo Martelli and Dr. Brian Chin Wing Kot) (from CSG Veterinary Workshop, 2016).

20. Transmitter Attachment and Monitoring - Appropriate Techniques and Technologies (Dr. Xander Combrink, Dr. Jonathan Warner and Dr. Danie Pienaar) (from CSG Veterinary Workshop, 2016).

21. Marking: Tags, Natural Tail Marks and Scute Clipping (Dr. Xander Combrink, Dr. Jonathan Warner and Dr. Danie Pienaar) (from CSG Veterinary Workshop, 2016).

22. Prudent Use of Medicines in Crocodilians with Special Reference to Antimicrobial Agents (compiled by Prof. Gerry Swan; posted February 2019).

23. Parasite Drawings: The following drawings, drawn by Dr. Ralph Appy, were submitted by Dr. Marisa Tellez.

          
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