record keeping

Question 1

why keep records

Answer 1

• zoo licensing act 1981
• to keep track of everything in the animal department
• contains historical data
• allows data to be shared between zoos
• basis for population management (studbooks)

Question 2

types of records

Answer 2

• animal records; breeding, feeding, health
• health + safety; COSHH, risk assessments, RIDDOR
• licensing
• marketing / visitor numbers
• financial; income + expenditure, profit + loss
• staff records; wages, training, personal

Question 3

biological data to be recorded

Answer 3

• species
• sex
• age
• breeding

Question 4

clinical data

Answer 4

• medication
• sedation
• surgical procedures

Question 5

husbandry changes

Answer 5

• diet
• enclosure
• social

Question 6

collection changes

Answer 6

• births
• deaths
• new species
• number of individuals