Husbandry Manuals
Husbandry Manuals provide a wealth of best-practice information based on the collective experience of AZA facilities. The following taxon-specific documents are a valuable resource in the husbandry and care of ungulates. However, these documents are not current and may not reflect recent advancements in husbandry knowledge or current best practices. Stay tuned for the new AZA Ungulate Animal Care Manual, presently nearing completion.
Antelope, Cattle, Giraffid, & Camelid TAG
Antelope Husbandry Manual: Alcelaphinae [Hartebeests and wildebeests]
Lance Aubery, Randy Rieches
Published August 2001
Antelope Husbandry Manual: Reduncinae [Waterbucks and reedbucks]
Gloria Kendall, Randy Rieches
Published May 1999
Antelope Husbandry Manual: Cephalophinae [Duikers]
Gloria Kendall, Randy Rieches
Published January 2000
Duiker Husbandry Guidelines
From 2002 Bay, Black, and Red-flanked Duiker Studbook
Chris Pfefferkorn
Published March 2002
Red-flanked duiker Husbandry Best Practices
JT Svoke
Published April 2022
EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Lesser Kudu
Ian Goodwin, Jiri Hruby, Friederike von Houwald, Ulrike Rademacher, Beatrice Steck, Fabia Wyss
Published 2018
Terry DeRosa, Fran Lyon, and
Ann Petric
Published September 2004
Deer TAG
EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Burmese Brow-Antlered Deer
Dr. Matt Hartley and Ellis Wall
Published 2018
EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Tufted Deer
Janno Weerman & Wiene van de Bunte
Published 2020
Equid TAG
Husbandry Standards for Wild Equids
Martha Fischer and Steve Shurter
Published 2001
Hippo, Peccary, Pig, & Hippo TAG
EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Babirusa
Tim Rowlands, Amy Treanor. NEZS Chester Zoo, Kate Edge and Francesca Ankers.
Published 2018
Red River Hog Husbandry Guidelines
Provided by San Diego Zoo
Published 2003
Compiled by Paul Vercammen & Kim Habets
Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife Sharjah, UAE
Published 2006
Wild Boar Husbandry Guidelines
Provided by San Diego Zoo
Published 2003
AZA Tapir Taxon Advisory Group
Published 2013
Manual Para Cuidado De Tapires
(Spanish language version of ACM)
AZA Tapir Taxon Advisory Group
Published 2013
EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Pygmy Hippopotamus
F. von Houwald, C. Wenker, G. Flacke, B. Steck, R. Osterballe, R. Viduna, and A. Matthews.
Published 2020
Rhinoceros TAG
Lara Metrione and Adam Eyres
Published 2014
EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Greater One-horned Rhinoceros
Dr. Friederike von Houwald
Published 2015
EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for the White Rhinoceros
Lars Versteege
Published 2018
EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Black Rhinoceros
Dr. Mark Pilgrim and Rebecca Biddle
Published 2020