title: Successful transfer of a Goodfellow's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) pouch young to a yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) surrogate.
abstract: A 47-day-old orphaned Goodfellow's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) joey was successfully cross-fostered onto a yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus). The joey was subsequently taken for hand-rearing at age 5 months. This is the first report of the cross-fostering technique, well-established in other macropods, being applied to a Dendrolagus sp. This technique can be considered as a viable option to raise young orphaned tree kangaroos, and as a tool to accelerate breeding in captive breeding programs of Dendrolagus spp.
authors.affiliation: Zoos South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: McLelland
authors.affiliation: Zoos South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fielder
authors.affiliation: Zoos South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Gayl
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Males
authors.affiliation: Zoos South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Langley
authors.affiliation: Zoos South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schultz
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D007614:Macropodidae / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D013021:South Australia
keywords: assisted reproduction; cross-foster; macropod; zoo