Harrison Avian Research & Conservation Collaborative
Our Ultimate Goal
Healthy Happy
Pet Birds
Five Inaugural Research Grants
Below are INTERPRETIVE SUMMARIES from recipients of the five inaugural research grants on how their projects will benefit avian practitioners.
Our Ultimate Goal
Healthy Happy Pet Birds
HARCC invites your participation in determining what projects are needed by avian clinicians
Our Mission and Objectives
Harrison Avian Research and Conservation Collaborative (HARCC) is committed to defining and solving challenges relevant to avian clinicians through research and conservation funding.
To support an environment that encourages new ideas and new approaches to avian research that drive advances in avian care.
To communicate the results of HARCC’s research projects, first through respected scientific publications, then broadly to veterinarians through international social media platforms.
To be willing to carefully consider novel, well described, clinically relevant projects that may not fit more traditional criteria for funding.
To be mindful of our carbon footprint in awarding grants.
To select projects with results that directly impact the practitioner who needs dependable knowledge and scientific-based guidance in addressing his avian patients.
What's New?
Advancing Avian Anesthesia Research at LSU
We’re proud to share a recent milestone from one of our fully funded projects at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Tom Tully (PI), Dr. Hugo Gonzalez (Co-PI), and their dedicated team have completed data collection for their study titled “Hypothermia and Rewarming Times During General Anesthesia in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis): A Comparative Study of 3 Thermal Support Strategies and a Novel Body Temperature Measuring Tool.”
The research, which explores innovative approaches to monitoring and maintaining safe body temperatures during avian anesthesia, involved the use of three different temperature measurement tools: an esophageal temperature probe, a cloacal thermometer, and a subcutaneous transponder.
We are honored to support this important work and look forward to sharing more updates as the team moves into data analysis and publication.
Stay tuned for more highlights from our funded projects — and be sure to follow us on Facebook for additional photos and updates.