IZW - Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
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Cooperations
egzac - european group on zoo animal contraceptionAlthough many methods of contraception are available, providing safe and effective contraception for species with highly variable reproductive physiologies is a major challenge. Within the global zoo community there is considerable experience with a wide variety of contraception measures, however this knowledge tends to be patchy in distribution. In North America this challenge has been addressed by setting up a centralised source of contraceptive information and constructing a database detailing the efficacy of the different contraception methods. As a result, the AZA Wildlife Contraception Center (AZA WCC) now has a database of more than 21,000 entries and has been able to produce guidelines for a variety of species. However these guidelines have their limitations for the European zoo community, as not all North American contraception methods are available for use within the European Union and the European zoo community has access to products not available in North America. To this end we have established EGZAC. We are a collective group of veterinarians, animal managers and researchers interested in wildlife contraception. EGZAC Mission:
• Promote the formation of an EU contraception advisory group
IZGeVA - Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Genetische Variabilität und Anpassungsfähigkeit (International Center for Genetic Variability and Adaptability)This initiative has two aims concerning the first funding period of five years: 1. Cooperations in main topics: 2. Establishing a functional laboratory
reproTier - Kompetenzverbund (Network of expertise for reproduction medicine in animals)Merging expertises to achieve sustainable results within the reproduction medicine in animals. ZIBI - Center for Infection Biology and Immunity in BerlinWe are pleased about the rapid development of the Center for Infection Biology and Immunity of which we are a member. This cooperative project is further documentation of our close cooperation with universities and other scientific research institutions within the Berlin Region.
Computer tomography in (wildlife) medicineAn innovative model of cooperation between the Leibniz-Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) and the Free University of Berlin. The Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) and the Department of Veterinary Medicine through the Clinic and Health Centre for Small Animals of the Free University of Berlin celebrated on Friday, February 6th, 2004, in Berlin-Düppel the inauguration of a new modern high speed multi-layer computer tomograph (CT) by the president of the Leibniz-Society, Prof. Hans-Olaf Henkel, and the president of the Free University of Berlin, Prof. Dieter Lenzen. The IZW and the Clinic for Small Animals will jointly operate the CT for research in wildlife and veterinary medical research, focussing on the anatomy of interesting organs as well as physiological and pathological processes. The current CT is unique in that it provides, with appropriate software, a three-dimensional reconstruction of several layers of the internal layout of a body at very high resolution and thus may also be used to document temporal changes. The joint project will strengthen the cooperation between a university department and a non-university research institute, and it also includes industry in terms of a research cooperation. The producer of the CT, General Electric, will be closely involved in the development of groundbreaking CT software applications and modifications of procedures developed for human medical practice and research for the specific requirements in veterinary medicine. The IZW is particularly interested in using the CT to answer questions in the fields of anatomy and morphology, comparative studies of genitalia and vocal organs in mammals, and applied research such as fertility distortions in key conservation species. In the Department of Veterinary Medicine there is a wide variety of research interests, in the Clinic in particular it will be used to enhance the current substantial research programme on the ontogenetic development of bones (osteogenesis), bone metabolism and characteristics of the healing process of fractures (osteosynthesis) in domestic cats. The combination of fundamental research and application-orientated research will provide ample opportunities for soliciting external funds. The partners of this joint project are hopeful that our new form of financing such a high-powered machine makes optimal use of limited funds for investment and operational costs.
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