Darryl J Heard,
Associate Professor – Zoological Medicine
Department:
Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine
Business Phone:
(352) 392-2235
Business Email:
heardd@ufl.edu
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2007,2009-2023
VEM5311 Avian Med and Surgery
2006-2007,2010-2025
VEM5821 Zoological/Wildlife Medicine Clerkship
2011-2025
VEM5370 Reptile Med and Surgery
2012-2014,2016-2023
VEM5112 Animal Systems 3
2012
VEM5288 Sm An Clin Pharmacol
2011-2012
VEM5506 International Vet Med
2011
VEM5472 Small Anim Anesthesio
2011
VEM5041 Animal Welfare/Ethics
2011
VEM5364 Cln Lab Anim Med Rab
2006-2007
VEM5721 Core Zoologic and Wl
Board Certifications
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Zoological MedicineAmerican College of Zoological Medicine
Clinical Profile
Service Chief and Associate Professor Zoological Medicine Service. Our service provides veterinary care for privately owned pets, three zoological facilities (Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, the Lubee Bat Conservancy and the Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park), as well as injured wildlife.
Research Profile
I am a clinical researcher with an interest in non-domestic animal anesthesia, as well as the health of free-living wildlife.
Publications
Academic Articles
2024
A mystery revealed: an update on eosinophil and other blood cell morphology of the Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae).
Frontiers in veterinary science.
11
[DOI] 10.3389/fvets.2024.1387178.
[PMID] 38938912.
2023
DETERMINATION OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF GALAPAGOS (CHELONOIDIS NIGRA COMPLEX) AND ALDABRA (ALDABRACHELYS GIGANTEA) TORTOISES.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
54(2):310-318
[DOI] 10.1638/2020-0125.
[PMID] 37428693.
2022
AUSTWICKIA CHELONAE IN A WILD GOPHER TORTOISE (GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS) AND EVIDENCE OF POSITIVE SELECTION ON THE DIPHTHERIA-LIKE TOXIN GENE.
Journal of wildlife diseases.
58(1):1-7
[DOI] 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00223.
[PMID] 34780647.
2022
Blood Lead Concentrations of Free-Ranging North Florida Raptors: 2008-17.
Journal of wildlife diseases.
58(2):409-414
[DOI] 10.7589/JWD-D-21-00128.
[PMID] 35255124.
2022
Use of Blood Lactate in Assessment of Manual Capture Techniques of Zoo-Housed Crocodilians.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI.
12(3)
[DOI] 10.3390/ani12030397.
[PMID] 35158720.
2021
Identification of a novel mortality-associated Helicobacter species in gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), qPCR test development and validation, and correlation with mortality in a wildlife rehabilitation population.
Veterinary microbiology.
259
[DOI] 10.1016/j.vetmic.2021.109136.
[PMID] 34214906.
2021
Retrospective analysis of ocular disease in a population of captive pteropodid bats, 2003-2020.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
24(3):240-251
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12879.
[PMID] 33682341.
2021
Sedation and Anesthesia of Galapagos (Chelonoidis nigra), Aldabra (Aldabrachelys gigantea), and African Spurred Tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata): A Retrospective Review (2009-2019).
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI.
11(10)
[DOI] 10.3390/ani11102920.
[PMID] 34679940.
2021
What Is Your Diagnosis?
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
259(5):471-474
[DOI] 10.2460/javma.259.5.471.
[PMID] 34388018.
2018
ACUTE NONCOMPRESSIVE NUCLEUS PULPOSUS EXTRUSION CAUSING PARAPLEGIA IN A SIBERIAN TIGER ( PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
49(1):189-192
[DOI] 10.1638/2017-0079R1.1.
[PMID] 29517456.
2018
Distribution and Foraging Patterns of Common Loons on Lake Michigan With Implications for Exposure to Type E Avian Botulism
Journal of Great Lakes Research.
44(3):497-513
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jglr.2018.02.004.
2017
Anesthesia and Euthanasia of Amphibians and Reptiles Used in Scientific Research: Should Hypothermia and Freezing Be Prohibited?
Bioscience.
67(1):52-60
[DOI] 10.1093/biosci/biw143.
2017
Gastric Intussusceptions in a Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Associated with Cryptosporidiosis.
Case reports in veterinary medicine.
2017
[DOI] 10.1155/2017/4270904.
[PMID] 29955428.
2017
GRANULOMATOUS ENCEPHALOMYELITIS IN A FALSE GHARIAL (TOMISTOMA SCHLEGELII) ASSOCIATED WITH A NOVEL CHLAMYDIA SPECIES.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
48(2):563-567
[DOI] 10.1638/2016-0187R.1.
[PMID] 28749290.
2016
BLASTOCYSTIS SP. AND BLASTOCYSTIS RATTI IN A BRAZILIAN PORCUPINE (COENDOU PREHENSILIS) WITH DIARRHEA.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
47(2):640-4
[DOI] 10.1638/2015-0093.1.
[PMID] 27468042.
2016
Potential arsenic exposures in 25 species of zoo animals living in CCA-wood enclosures.
The Science of the total environment.
551-552:614-21
[DOI] 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.065.
[PMID] 26897404.
2016
Surgical management of an odontogenic tumor in a banded Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum cinctum) with a novel herpesvirus.
The veterinary quarterly.
36(2):109-14
[DOI] 10.1080/01652176.2016.1153169.
[PMID] 26863112.
2015
MANAGEMENT OF A PATENT URACHUS AND YOLK COELOMITIS IN A PREHENSILE-TAILED SKINK (CORUCIA ZEBRATA).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
46(4):909-12
[DOI] 10.1638/2015-0097.1.
[PMID] 26667549.
2015
Successful management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a Matschie’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
46(1):95-9
[PMID] 25831580.
2014
Non-lethal sampling of liver tissue for toxicologic evaluation of Florida cottonmouths snakes, Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti.
Ecotoxicology (London, England).
23(1):33-7
[DOI] 10.1007/s10646-013-1148-8.
[PMID] 24197420.
2013
Blood mineral concentrations in manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris and Trichechus manatus manatus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
44(2):285-94
[PMID] 23805546.
2013
Surgical management of a cervical thymoma in a springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis).
The veterinary quarterly.
33(3):172-4
[DOI] 10.1080/01652176.2013.820862.
[PMID] 23895291.
2012
Cutaneous B-cell lymphoma in a Perdido Key Beach mouse (Peromyscus poliontus trissyllepsis).
Comparative medicine.
62(2):95-8
[PMID] 22546914.
2012
Molecular detection of hematozoa infections in tundra swans relative to migration patterns and ecological conditions at breeding grounds.
PloS one.
7(9)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0045789.
[PMID] 23049862.
2011
Comparison of intravenous medetomidine and medetomidine/ketamine for immobilization of free-ranging variable flying foxes (Pteropus hypomelanus).
PloS one.
6(10)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0025361.
[PMID] 22065987.
2011
Computed Tomography of Granulomatous Pneumonia With Oxalosis in An American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) Associated With Metarhizium Anisopliae Var Anisopliae
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42:700-708
2011
Computed tomography of granulomatous pneumonia with oxalosis in an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) associated with Metarhizium anisopliae var anisopliae.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
42(4):700-8
[PMID] 22204066.
2011
Detection and Phylogenetic Characterization of a Novel Herpesvirus From the Trachea of Two Stranded Common Loons (Gavia Immer)
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47:233-239
2011
Detection and phylogenetic characterization of a novel herpesvirus from the trachea of two stranded Common Loons (Gavia immer).
Journal of wildlife diseases.
47(1):233-9
[PMID] 21270015.
2011
Evaluation of Parenteral Drugs for Anesthesia in the Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus)
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42:295-299
2011
Evaluation of parenteral drugs for anesthesia in the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
42(2):295-9
[PMID] 22946408.
2010
Accidental submeningeal injection of propofol in gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus).
The Veterinary record.
167(13):494-5
[DOI] 10.1136/vr.c4746.
[PMID] 20871085.
2010
Application of the laryngeal mask airway for anesthesia in three chimpanzees and one gibbon.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
41(3):535-7
[PMID] 20945657.
2010
Venom extraction from anesthetized Florida cottonmouths, Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti, using a portable nerve stimulator.
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology.
55(2-3):250-5
[DOI] 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.07.030.
[PMID] 19647760.
2009
Detection of specific antibody responses to vaccination in variable flying foxes (Pteropus hypomelanus).
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases.
32(5):379-94
[DOI] 10.1016/j.cimid.2007.11.002.
[PMID] 18242703.
2009
Education of global veterinarians.
Preventive veterinary medicine.
92(4):275-83
[DOI] 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.09.003.
[PMID] 19811845.
2008
A Blood Survey of Elements, Viral Antibodies, and Hemoparasites in Wintering Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus Histrionicus) and Barrow’S Goldeneyes (Bucephala Islandica)
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44:486-493
2008
A blood survey of elements, viral antibodies, and hemoparasites in wintering Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) and Barrow’s Goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica).
Journal of wildlife diseases.
44(2):486-93
[PMID] 18436685.
2008
Hyperplastic dermatitis associated with acariasis in a siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
39(4):638-41
[PMID] 19110709.
2008
Preliminary evaluation of deslorelin, a GnRH agonist for contraception of the captive variable flying fox Pteropus hypomelanus.
Contraception.
78(4):336-45
[DOI] 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.04.125.
[PMID] 18847585.
2007
Microchip-associated leiomyosarcoma in an Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
38(2):352-6
[PMID] 17679525.
2007
Radiographic evaluation of cardiac size in flying fox species (Pteropus rodricensis, P. hypomelanus, and P. vampyrus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
38(2):192-200
[PMID] 17679502.
2006
Comparison of serum and plasma for determination of blood biochemical values in Malaysian flying foxes (Pteropus vampyrus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
37(3):245-8
[PMID] 17319121.
2006
Evaluation of medetomidine/ketamine for short-term immobilization of variable flying foxes (Pteropus hypomelanus).
Journal of wildlife diseases.
42(2):437-41
[PMID] 16870872.
2006
Future directions in reptile medical education.
Journal of veterinary medical education.
33(3):373-81
[PMID] 17035209.
2006
Medical management of Toxoplasma meningitis in a white-throated capuchin (Cebus capucinus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
37(3):409-12
[PMID] 17319145.
2006
Use of a nerve locator to facilitate administration of mandibular nerve blocks in crocodilians.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
37(3):405-8
[PMID] 17319144.
2005
Iron storage disease in captive Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus): relationship of blood iron parameters to hepatic iron concentrations and hepatic histopathology.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
36(2):212-21
[PMID] 17323561.
2005
Respiratory bronchoscopy of subadult American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) and tracheal wash evaluation.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
36(1):12-20
[PMID] 17315452.
2005
Temporal effects of 3 commonly used anticoagulants on hematologic and biochemical variables in blood samples from macaws and Burmese pythons.
Veterinary clinical pathology.
34(4):383-8
[PMID] 16270264.
2005
Varanid herpesvirus 1: a novel herpesvirus associated with proliferative stomatitis in green tree monitors (Varanus prasinus).
Veterinary microbiology.
105(2):83-92
[PMID] 15627519.
2004
A Pasteurella-like bacterium associated with pneumonia in captive megachiropterans.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
35(1):88-93
[PMID] 15193080.
2004
A vasectomy technique for Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
35(1):104-6
[PMID] 15193083.
2004
Dermatophilus chelonae in a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
35(4):553-6
[PMID] 15732601.
2004
Identification of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in an emerald tree boa, Corallus caninus.
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc.
16(2):153-4
[PMID] 15053368.
2004
Pythiosis in a dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
35(4):564-8
[PMID] 15732604.
2004
Traumatic elbow luxation repair in a common squirrel monkey (Saimiri Sciureus) and a bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
35(2):197-202
[PMID] 15305515.
2004
Vaccination of Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with monovalent inactivated rabies vaccine.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
35(1):55-9
[PMID] 15193074.
2003
An epizootic of chronic regurgitation associated with chlamydophilosis in recently imported emerald tree boas (Corallus caninus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
34(4):385-93
[PMID] 15077716.
2003
Evaluation of propofol and medetomidine-ketamine for short-term immobilization of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus de soti).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
34(2):153-8
[PMID] 12885132.
2002
Cardiopulmonary effects of a medetomidine-ketamine combination administered intravenously in gopher tortoises.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
220(10):1516-9
[PMID] 12018381.
2002
Immunohistochemical staining of chlamydial antigen in emerald tree boas (Corallus caninus).
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc.
14(6):487-94
[PMID] 12423031.
2002
Ivermectin toxicosis after topical administration in dog-faced fruit bats (Cynopterus brachyotis).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
33(2):147-50
[PMID] 12398305.
2001
Paramyxovirus infection in caiman lizards (Draecena guianensis).
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc.
13(2):143-51
[PMID] 11289210.
2001
Reptile anesthesia.
The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice.
4(1):83-117, vii
[PMID] 11217469.
2001
The effect of time at which plasma separation occurs on biochemical values in small island flying foxes (Pteropus hypomelanus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
32(2):206-8
[PMID] 12790422.
2000
Gastric lavage from a Madagascar tree boa (Sanzinia madagascarensis).
Veterinary clinical pathology.
29(3):93-96
[PMID] 12070806.
2000
Perioperative supportive care and monitoring.
The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice.
3(3):587-615
[PMID] 11228920.
1999
Cranial edema associated with a protein-losing nephropathy in a golden-mantled flying fox (Pteropus pumilus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
30(1):126-31
[PMID] 10367654.
1999
Two-dimensional echocardiographic anatomy of the snake heart (Python molurus bivittatus).
Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association.
40(1):66-72
[PMID] 10023997.
1998
Critical care monitoring.
The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice.
1(1):1-10
[PMID] 11228718.
1998
Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) disease and glomerulonephritis in a black-footed cat (Felis nigripes).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
29(2):199-202
[PMID] 9732037.
1998
The effects of short-term physical restraint and isoflurane anesthesia on hematology and plasma biochemistry in the island flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
29(1):14-7
[PMID] 9638618.
1997
Avian pox in eastern screech owls and barred owls from Florida.
Journal of wildlife diseases.
33(2):323-7
[PMID] 9131568.
1997
Cardiopulmonary effects of carfentanil in dama gazelles (Gazella dama).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
28(2):166-70
[PMID] 9279405.
1997
Comparative rectal bacterial flora of four species of flying fox (Pteropus sp.).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
28(4):471-5
[PMID] 9523642.
1997
Hematologic and plasma biochemical reference values for three flying fox species (Pteropus sp.).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
28(4):464-70
[PMID] 9523641.
1997
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection in a white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
28(2):185-8
[PMID] 9279409.
1997
Use of synthetic antigens improves detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of antibodies against abortigenic Chlamydia psittaci in ruminants.
Journal of clinical microbiology.
35(9):2293-8
[PMID] 9276405.
1996
Comparative cardiopulmonary effects of intramuscularly administered etorphine and carfentanil in goats.
American journal of veterinary research.
57(1):87-96
[PMID] 8720245.
1993
Principles and techniques of anesthesia and analgesia for exotic practice.
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice.
23(6):1301-27
[PMID] 8249239.
1993
Pulmonary edema associated with transient airway obstruction in three horses.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
202(7):1116-8
[PMID] 8473226.
1990
Thyroid and adrenal function tests in adult male ferrets.
American journal of veterinary research.
51(1):32-5
[PMID] 2154147.
1988
Bacteremia and septic arthritis in a West African dwarf crocodile.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
192(10):1453-4
[PMID] 3292493.
1988
Use of halothane to maintain anesthesia induced with etorphine in juvenile African elephants.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
193(2):254-6
[PMID] 3403359.
1986
Effects of oxygen supplementation on blood gas values in chemically restrained juvenile African elephants.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
189(9):1071-4
[PMID] 3146562.
1986
Hyalohyphomycosis caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus in an Aldabra tortoise.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
189(9):1143-5
[PMID] 3505955.
1986
Osteosclerosis in a skunk with renal fibrous osteodystrophy.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
189(9):1162-3
[PMID] 3505965.
1986
Urethral incarceration and colonic obstruction caused by vaginal leiomyoma in a margay.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
189(9):1207-8
[PMID] 3505987.
1986
Ventriculostomy for removal of multiple foreign bodies in an ostrich.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
189(9):1117-9
[PMID] 3505946.
1985
Cementoblastoma in a Dama gazelle.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
187(11):1246-7
[PMID] 4077655.
Grants
Jan 2005
– May 2021
Grahm/Gilman Fellowship
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF FOUNDATION
Aug 2004
– Jun 2020
LFB Avian Funds
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF FOUNDATION
Education
PhD Cardiopulmonary Physiology and Pharmacology
1987-1992
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University of Florida
Residency Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
1985-1987
·
University of Florida
Residency Veterinary Anesthesia
1983-1985
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University of Florida
Diploma Veterinary Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
1982
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Sydney University
Bachelor Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS)
1980-1981
·
Murdoch University
Bachelor Science (BSc) Veterinary Biology
1977-1979
·
Murdoch University
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 392-2235
Emails:
- Business:
- heardd@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100123
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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VC55 215
GAINESVILLE FL 32611