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Estimating exposed pulp lengths of tusks in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana).
Captive and wild African elephants frequently suffer tusk fractures. Several institutions shorten the tusks of captive elephants to reduce fractures and injury as a result of behaviour within enclosures. Fracturing or coronal amputations that expose pulp lead to pain for the elephant. Estimating coronal pulp lengths may thus help to minimise the risk of pulp exposure during amputations. We aime...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Zoologica Africana
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0044-5096
DOI: 10.1080/00445096.1970.11447388