Second Announcement

The 1st Scientific Meeting of the Asian Zoo & Wildlife Medicine 2005: Collaboration on Conservation Medicine for Zoo and Wildlife in Asia
DATE: October 28th – 30th, 2005

LOCATION:
College of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.ku.ac.th/english2003/

HOSTS:
The Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarian Society of Thailand (ZWVST),
IUCN Veterinary Specialist Group (VSG) of East Asian Region,
Korea Wildlife Medical Society (KWMS),
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Kasetsart University,
The 21st Century Center-of-Excellence (COE) Program of Gifu University,
Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (JSZWM)

PURPOSE OF THE MEETING
The inaugural meeting for zoo and wildlife medicine in Asia hopes to facilitate an exchange of information in wildlife veterinary medicine and to foster friendship and collaboration between veterinarians or veterinary students working on conservation medicine for zoo and wildlife in Asia. As ecological hotspots in Asia face similar problems in wildlife medicine, this will be a useful opportunity for sharing veterinary experiences and concerns. This first meeting may be small but we encourage people who are interested in this inaugural meeting to join us. Let's talk and talk, and also drink!

CONFERENCE THEMES
Zoo and Wildlife Medicine from Asia to the World

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Business Meeting
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Registration
10:00 AM - 10:15 PM Welcome and Introduction
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM Session 1: Zoo Medicine
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM Lunch
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM Session 2: Wildlife Medicine
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM Afternoon Break and Poster Session
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM Meeting 1: The Status and Conservation Priority of Asian Bears
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM Welcome Party (outside, but in the vicinity of the University)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM Introduction
09:15 AM - 10:30 PM Session 3: Wildlife Medicine
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Meeting 2: Zoo Medicine in Asian Zoos
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM Lunch
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM Meeting 3: Zoo and Wildlife Pathology Networking in Asia
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM Afternoon Break and Poster Session
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Business Meeting
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM Dinner

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30
10:30 AM - 04:00 PM Zoo Tour (visit to Dusit Zoo,Bangkok)
06:00 PM – 09:00 PM Farewell Party

For information on Dusit Zoo, Bangkok:
http://www.sawadee.com/thailand/zoo/dusitzoo.htm

THE TITLES OF PAPERS OR SCIENTIFIC MEETING (TENTATIVE)
Session 1: ZOO MEDICINE (Chair: Karn Lekagul)
Jong-taek Kim:Aspergillus flavus infections in wild and captive cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus)
Miya Ueda et al.: Husbandry, pathology and a trial for detection of the estrous cycle in captive giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) at Yokohama Zoological Gardens in Japan.
Hiroko Somura: Attempt at A.I. for Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus).
Daisuke Fukui: Clinical and serologic study of encephalitozoonosis in a zoo rabbit colony in Japan.
Loeffler IK: Management of behavioral disturbances in bears rescued from bear bile farms.
Loeffler IK: Surgical monitoring and perioperative care of bears at the animals Asia Foundation's China Bear Rescue Center, Sichuan, China.
Khongsak Thiangtum et al.: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in captive wild felids in Thailand.
Gail Cochrane: Methods of bile extraction used in Asiatic black bears on bear farms in China and Vietnam.
Gail Cochrane: Problems associated with the ‘Free-Dripping Fistula Technique’ as a method of bile extraction from Asiatic black bears in China.
Lee AH: Cornea trama of giraffe.
Chang PH: Fibrosarcoma with lung and lymph node metastases in an asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
Jadav KK et al.: Rabies in Captive Sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) .
Hama N: Supportive therapy and necropsy of bottle-feeding Asian elaphant (Elephas maximus) cub with right humeral bone fracture.
McCracken H: in preparation.
Karn Lekagul: in preparation.

Session 2 & 3: WILDLIFE MEDICINE (Chair: Hang Lee)
Shinpei Wada: Koi herpesvirus disease; Japanese experiences.
Mitsuhiko Asakawa: Ecological health and alien/native Host-Parasite Assemblages in Japan: the case studies of rodents and their nematodes.
Mitsuhiko Asakawa: Epidemiological surveys of carnivore infectious/parasitic agents performed in the Wild Animal Medical Center of Rakuno Gakuen University, Japan.
YoungJun Kim: Serratospiculum sp. in Eurasian Scops Owls (Otus otus) and a Brown Hawk Owl (Ninox scutulata).
Toshio Tsubota: Reproductive biology and artificial breeding in the Japanese black
bear, Ursus thibetanus japonicus.
Tokuma Yanai: Infectious diseases in Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) .
Junpei Kimura: Comparative anatomy of the salivary glands in three Asian ruminant species.
Junpei Kimura: Anatomical characteristics of the placenta of mouse deer.
Junpei Kimura: Anatomical and histological characterization of the female reproductive organs of Pangolin.
Masatsugu Suzuki: Biology and management of overabundant ungulates - A case of sika deer in Hokkaido, Japan.
Marnoch Yindee: Marble cat AI.
Marnoch Yindee: Elephant and avian influenza in Thai wildlife.
Pei C et al.: Pingtung rescue center for endangered wild animals , Taiwan.
Hang Lee: Connecting Wildlife Veterinarians, Conservation Scientists, and WildlifeNGOs: A Korean Experience.
Banlunara W: The detection of avian polyomavirus in psittatiforme birds in Thailand.
Banlunara W: Amazon tracheitis infection in psittacine birds in Thailand.
Takano A: Prevalence of Borrelia, Ehrlichia and Rickettsia in ticks(Acari:Ixodidae), Japan.
Watanabe Y: Deaths from Fenthion Poisoning in Japanese Crane (Grus japonensis) in Hokkaido, Japan.
Fujii K: Serological Evidence of Influenza Virus Infection in Kuril Harbor Seals of　Hokkaido.
Hondo E: The implantation site of the embryo in tree shrew.
Wong ST: Impacts of low fruit production on sun bears and bearded pigs in tropical rainforest of Borneo.
Kim KS: Externship Experience in America.
Saita E: Histological changes in thyroid glands from Great Cormorant (Pharacrocorax carbo) in Tokyo Bay: possible association with environmental contaminants.
Watanabe G: Monitoring steroid hormones in eyes to evaluate reproductive status.

SCIENTIFIC MEETING
Meeting 1: The status and conservation priority of Asian bears (Chair: Toshio Tsubota)
Meeting 2: Zoo Medicine in Asian Zoos (Chairs: Karn Lekagul, Kazutoshi Takami, Daisuke Fukui & Minoru Miyashita)
Meeting 3: Zoo and Wildlife Pathology Networking in Asia (Chairs: Tokuma Yanai & Chian-Ren Jeng - scheduled)

CALL FOR PAPERS WITH POSTERS
Application for contribution of oral presentation at the First Meeting for Asian Zoo & Wildlife Medicine 2005 should be received no later than September 30th. Official language of the meeting is English (Asian version) and all papers should be presented in this language. Speakers should forward the abstract of their presentation via email as text file to the Program Chair, Dr Junpei Kimura.

If there is insufficient time to forward the abstract before the closing date, please bring it as printed papers for around 100 sheets (preferable), the text file as CD-ROM, USB memory or floppy diskettes at the time of registration on Friday morning, October 28th. We may be able to print out the file on the spot.

Titles of papers should be in capitals. Please include the names and complete addresses of all authors on the abstract and underline the name of the person who will present the paper. To facilitate better comprehension, the authors who present papers should also prepare a poster of their oral presentation.

Poster size should be less or equal to 0.84 m wide and 1.2 m long.

Program Chairs:
Dr Junpei Kimura
College of Bioresource Sciences
Nihon University
1866 Kameino, Fujisawa
Kanagawa 252-8510
Japan
Tel. and Fax. +81-466-84-3629
E-mail:kimura@brs.nihon-u.ac.jp

Dr. Worawut Rerkamnuaychoke, DVM, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kasetsart University
50 Phahonyothin Road
Bangkok, Thailand
TEL: +662-5797539
E-mail: worawut148@yahoo.com

Oral presentations will be limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes including time for questions.
Posters may be up to 0.84 meters wide and 1.2 meters high. They will be displayed outside the meeting room from Friday morning through Sunday morning with poster sessions during afternoon breaks on the three days.

An LCD projector connected to an IBM-compatible computer and an Apple Powerbook with PowerPoint will be provided. PowerPoint presentations should be given to the session projectionist one half day prior to the beginning of your session. It is the author's responsibility to format appropriately for the available computer. If other audiovisual equipment is required, please make your request at the submission of the abstract.

REGISTRATION
Registration Costs: FREE OF CHARGE

ACCOMODATION
The 1st Scientific Meeting for Asian Zoo & Wildlife Medicine 2005 will be held at
Kasetsart University, situated in only 20 minutes driving from Thai International Airport.
We recommend the following hotel for the accommodation as it will only take 5 minutes walking from this hotel to the conference place.

Maruay Garden Hotel
Address: 1 Phaholyothin Road ladyao
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
Tel. +66-2-561-0519
Fax. +66-2-561-0549
http://www.maruay-garden.bangkok.com/

CONTACTS
Chairperson:
Dr. Koichi Murata, DVM, PhD.
Department of Wildlife Science
College of Bioresource Sciences
Nihon University
1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510
Japan
TEL/FAX: +81-466-84-3776
E-mail: k-murata@brs.nihon-u.ac.jp

Secretariats & Program Chairs:
Dr Junpei Kimura, DVM, PhD.
College of Bioresource Sciences
Nihon University
1866 Kameino, Fujisawa
Kanagawa 252-8510
Japan
TEL/FAX: +81-466-84-3629
E-mail: kimura@brs.nihon-u.ac.jp

Dr. Worawut Rerkamnuaychoke, DVM, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kasetsart University
50 Phahonyothin RoadBangkok, Thailand
TEL: +662-5797539
E-mail: worawut148@yahoo.com

Dr. Karn Lekagul, DVM
Zoo Veterinarian
Dusit Zoo
The Zoological Park Organization
Under The Royal Patronage of H.M. The King
Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand
TEL: 0-2282-7111-3
FAX: 0-2282-9245
e-mail: karn_lekagul@hotmail.com

Dr. YoungJun Kim, DVM
Wildlife Veterinarian
Researcher
Seoul National University
College of Veterinary Medicine
85-906, San 56-1, Sillim-Dong, Gwanak-Gu,
Seoul 151-742, South Korea
TEL: +82-2-888-2744
FAX: +82-2-888-2754
e-mail: ecovet@snu.ac.kr
Homepage: http://www.cgrb.org

Dr. Isis Wang
Veterinarian
Taipei Zoo
30 Sec. 2 Hsin Kuang Road,
Taipei, 116
Taiwan, Republic of China
TEL: 886-2-2938-2300
FAX: 886-2-2936-3816

Information of the meeting can be also found on the web site of IUCN/SSC/VSG. The address of the VSG web site is as follows;
http://www.iucn-vsg.org/

Japanese version can be found on the following web site;
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/jszwd/

Korean version can be found newly on the following blog site;
http://kwva.livemanager.co.kr/?_page=24&id=14&_action=view&section=ann