Metabolic and nutritional diseases in wild animals mean the diseases that occur due to the “imbalance between the rate of ‘input’ of dietary nutrients and the ‘output’ of products (product like new born, milk for young one etc.) and lead to the occurrence of metabolic derangements in the affected wild animal species.

Infectious diseases in wild animals have to be understood well by the veterinarians. These are the significant causal agents for the ongoing morbidity and mortality among various captive and free ranging wild animal species, in various regions of this world.

Bacterial Diseases of Wild Animals are given more priority in the recent days due to the fact that conservation of any wild fauna can not be achieved fully, unless due efforts are equally given pertaining to the assessment of health status and the disease management, in the concerned wild animal species.

Feeding of Wild Animals is a controlled activity in case of captive wild animal species unlike in case of free ranging wild animal species in which cases, the animal by itself attempt to have some control measures.

Examination of wild animals for eye condition, external abnormality of body regions, observation of gait, feeding activity and ethology, etc. required. It is also essential tool for a veterinarian to diagnose various clinical conditions as well.

The transport and handling of wild animals is to be undertaken with great care and cautions. The following informations may be of useful with regard to the transport of wild animals.

Capture stress and myopathy in wild animals is commonly seen pathology of muscles and nervous system.

Common surgical procedures of zoo and wild animals are prolapse of genital tract, caesarian, fractures, deformed hooves, abscess, etc.