RESEARCH \ ri-‘search \ n
1: careful or diligent search, 2: studious inquiry or examination aimed at the discovery and interpretation of new knowledge, 3: the collection of information about a particular subject.
The Colyer Institute maintains a variety of research programs in the areas of oral disease, dental materials instrumentation, oral medicine , surgery, and nutrition in the field of Exotic Animal Veterinary Medicine. New findings are regularly published in various peer reviewed scientific journals, at related scientific gatherings, and on occasion in non-scientific lay publications. You can view, download, and print out high-quality, graphics-enhanced versions.
This thought provoking image from the cover of a respected conservation journal graphically illustrates the urgent need for quality, dependable, respectable scientific research & development.
“Junk Science” and “Good Intentions”
will not save the goose!!
- ‘‘Lumpy Jaw’’ In Exotic Hoof Stock: A Histopathologicinterpretation With A Treatment Proposal (PDF 52KB)
- C.L. Davis D.V.M Foundation (link to external site)
- The Mandate for Research in Zoos (PDF 52KB)
- The Role of Separate Research Units in a Zoo (PDF 23KB)
- The Pathogenesis of Dental Disease in Carnivores (PDF 20KB)
- Diet Consistency and Periodontal Disease in Exotic Carnivores
- Focal Palatine Erosion in Captive Cheetahs (PDF 46KB)
- 25 Year Review of the Field of Veterinary Dentistry (PDF 282KB)
- Significant Dental Disease in Elephants (PDF 27KB)
- Endodontic Surgery for Treatment of a Fistulated Molar Abscess in an Orangutan
- Elephant Dental Pulp Tissue: Where are the Nerves?