title: Use of operant conditioning to facilitate examination of zoo animals.
abstract: Physical examinations are even more difficult when the patient is nondomesticated, but behavior training can be used to make the veterinarian's job easier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Radiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Crowell-Davis
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000523:psychology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000523:psychology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior