JAY SWEENEY - BIOGRAPHY

 

Jay C. Sweeney, V.M.D.

 

Education:

 

  • University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA., 1967 71 (Veterinary Medicine).
  • San Diego State College, San Diego, California, 1965 67 (Zoology).
  • Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, 1963 65 (Biology).

 

Honors:

 

  • Excellence in Aquatic Animal Medicine Award, International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 2002.
  • Sonny Allen Professional Achievement Award, International Marine Animal Trainers Association, 2005.
  • Special award from International Marine Animal Trainers Association recognizing contributions towards growth of the association and education of its members, 1987.
  • Graduate Magna Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1971.
  • Society of Phi Zeta (Academic Honor Society) University of Pennsylvania, 1969 71.

 

Fellowships:

 

  • University of Pennsylvania Student Research Fellowship   1968.
  • University of Pennsylvania Student Research Fellowship   1969.
  • American Veterinary Medical Association Student Research Fellowship   1970.

 

Professional Organizations:

 

  • Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums,
    • Head of Animal Management Committee, 1996-2002
    • Board Member 1997-2003
    • President, 2004, 2005
  •     American Veterinary Medical Association
  •     European Association for Aquatic Mammals
  •     International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (I.A.A.A.M.)
    • Member, Executive Committee, 1973‑76
    • Member, Legislative Liaison Committee, 1974‑76
    • President Elect, 1976‑77
    • President, 1977‑78
  •     International Marine Animal Trainers Association

 

Advisory Positions:

 

  • Board of Advisors, California Marine Mammal Center, Ft.Cronkite, California.
  • Board of Scientific Advisors, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, International Journal, published in West Germany.
  • Board of Scientific Advisors, Dolphin Research Center, Marathon, Florida.
  • Board of Directors, Pacific Marine Life Fund, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

Experience:

 

  •     Consulting Practice in Aquatic Animal Medicine, l978 ‑ Present.
    • Practice  with international clientele in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of aquatic mammals and fish. Emphasis on preventive medicine and incorporating updated methods for early diagnosis of disease.  Services to clients includes animal acquisitions, medical support and training of personnel in medical capabilities.  Provide support to design and architectural efforts in the areas of conceptual masterplanning, site selection, life support systems, environmental layout, preventive maintenance planning and management of personnel.  Management services are offered in the acquisition, training and operational maintenance of training, keeper and medical staffs for marine mammal facilities. Conceive and conduct research within the clinical studies discipline and conduct activities in support of field research within the general field of marine mammal biology.
  •     Owner/President, Dolphin Quest, 1988 ‑ present.
    • Public display of dolphins in large natural lagoon environments for education through interaction.  Operate facilities at:
      • Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa, Hawaii
      • French Polynesia Bermuda Maritime Museum, Bermuda
      •  Kahala Hotel & Resort, Kahala, Hawaii.
  •     Partner, Dinnes Memorial Veterinary Hospital, May l977 ‑ September l978.
    • Practice limited to zoo and aquatic animal medicine and surgery.
  •     Private Marine Mammal Medical Consultation Practice, September l974 ‑ May l977.
    • General medical consulting practice in the diagnosis and the treatment of marine mammal Disease problems.
  •     Sea World of San Diego, September 1974 ‑ January 1977.
    • Medical consultant for special diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
  •     Sea World of San Diego, December l971 ‑ September 1974.
    • Responsible for park animal health including all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of marine animals, birds and fish.  Served in consultant advisory capacity in matters of anima nutrition, housing, transportation, water quality, record keeping, research and animal collecting.
  •     Naval Undersea Center, San Diego, June 1971 ‑ May 1977.
    •  Responsible for marine mammal health including all aspects of nutrition, surgery, radiology, pathology and general husbandry procedures.  Responsibilities include medical and logistical support for research projects conducted by facility scientists and the direction of clinical research projects of my own design.  Performed supervisory functions as head of the clinical medicine branch of the San Diego facility.  Throughout six years, was responsible for collection of all marine mammals for the U.S. Navy and the Naval Undersea Center, including dolphins, seals and sea lions.
  •     Sea World of San Diego, June ‑ September l969; June ‑ September 1970.
    • Veterinary assistance in marine mammal medicine including responsibilities in microbiology, pathology, nutrition and general clinical procedures.  Performed, under research fellowship, project in carbohydrate metabolism in seals and sea lions.
  •     Village Veterinary Clinic, December 1965 ‑ 67.
    • Veterinary assistance including animal restraint, clinical laboratory procedures, microbiology, surgical preparation and assistance, anesthesia, treatments and patient maintenance primarily in small domestic animals.

 

Population Health Assessment Field projects:

 

  • Wild Dolphin Societies, Sarasota Dolphin Research Program Annual Dolphin Health
  • Assessments, Sarasota, Florida, 1984 to present (donated services).
    • Principal in veterinary team conducting health assessment and collecting vital physiological information from bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus for long term (34 years) population study.  Project, under the direction of Dr. Randall Wells, is responsible for the largest accumulation of biological information about Tursiops or other cetacean species.
  • NMFS Marine Mammal Mortality Survey, San Diego, CA, 1987 to present (donated services).  Principal in conducting necropsies on marine mammals stranded dead along coast of Southern California.  Instructor of necropsy technique to NMFS observers on high seas fishing vessels.
  • NMFS Assessment of Wild Dolphins in Matagorda Bay, TX, 1992 and Beaufort, NC. 1995.
    •  Principal of veterinary team conducting health assessments of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in response to a mortality event involving this population.  Report establishes procedures, analyses and equipment necessary for critical response to naturally occurring population health disasters.
  • Pinniped Health Assessment on California Channel Islands, 1972 - 1985.
    • Veterinary evaluation and collection of physiologic specimens from pinnipeds on San Miguel and San Nicholas Islands.
  • Various other field projects, some as donated services, 1972 - present.

 

College Credit Courses Participated in as a Lecturer:

 

  • Aquatic Animal Medicine, University of California School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California (1976, 77, 78, 79).
  • Aquatic Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1978).
  • Aquatic Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas (1979).
  • Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (1979).
  • Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Vet. Medicine, U. of Georgia, Athens, GA (1979).
  • Biology of Marine Mammals, Long Beach State University, Long Beach, CA(l975‑76).
  • Biology and Natural History of Marine Mammals, U. of California at Los Angeles (1977).
  • Biology, Zoology and Natural History of Marine Mammals, Museum of Natural History, San Diego, California (1977).
  • Lecture Series on the Sciences, CA Academy of Science, San Francisco, CA (l977, 78).
  • Lecture Series on the Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, California (1977).
  • Short course on Marine Mammal Husbandry, California Marine Mammal Center, Ft.Cronkite, California (1977).
  • Short course on Marine Mammal Medicine (20 hours of lecture).  Presented through International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine and the Long Beach Ocean Studies Consortium, Los Angeles, California (1979).
  • Comparative Medicine of Aquatic Mammals, short course on Comparative Internal Medicine, Lake Tahoe, California (1979).
  • Short course on Marine Mammal Medicine (8 hours of lecture).  Presented through the University of California of Santa Cruz Extension, Santa Cruz, California (l982).
  • Short course on Marine Mammal Medicine and Husbandry (12 hours of lectures), International Congress for Comparative Medicine.  Presented through the University of Mexico School of Veterinary Medicine, Cuernavaca, Mexico (1983).
  •  Veterinary Externship offered at MarineLand, Palos Verdes, California in cooperation with Schools of Veterinary Medicine in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Holland and Switzerland. (l981, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88).
  •  Medicine and Husbandry in Aquatic Mammals, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (l984).
  • Behavior and Husbandry of Aquatic Mammals, Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA (1988-91).
  •  Workshop on Preventive Medicine in Marine Mammals (16 hours of lecture and wet laboratory demonstrations).  Conducted at Dolphinarium Brugge, Belgium (1991).
  • Workshop on Hand-Rearing of Neonatal Cetaceans (16 hours of lecture and wet laboratory demonstrations).  Conducted at Dolphinarium Brugge, Belgium (1992).
  • Workshop on Treatment Protocol in Marine Mammal Medicine (16 hours of lecture and wet laboratory demonstrations).  Conducted at Duisberg Zoo, Germany (1993).
  • Workshop on Cytology in Marine Mammals Medicine (16 hours of lecture and wet laboratory demonstrations).  Conducted at Zoomarine, Albufera, Portugal (1996).
  • Workshop on Marine Mammal Medicine.  Marine Biological Institute, U. of HI (1997, 98).
  • Workshop on Dolphin Reproduction: Stages of parturition and Normal Early Calf Development, Nutritional Requirements of the Dam.  San Diego, CA (1999).

 

Oceanarium/Zoological Development Projects:

 

  • Aquatic Habitats, Smithsonian Institution/National Zoological Society, Washington, D.C., Liebhardt and Weston Architects, La Jolla, CA.
  •  Aquaticus, Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma City, OK, Jones and Jones Architects, Seattle, WA, Enartec Consulting Engineers, San Diego, CA.
  • Sea Lion Habitat Exhibit, Audubon Zoological Society, New Orleans, LA, Enartec Consulting Engineers, San Diego, CA.
  • National Aquarium at Baltimore Marine Mammal Expansion Competition, RTKL Architects, Baltimore, MD, Montgomery Consulting Engineers, La Jolla, CA (2nd place selection).
  • Living Seas Pavilion, Walt Disney EPCOT Center, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Value Engineering Study, Montgomery Consulting Engineers, La Jolla, CA.
  • Living Seas Pavilion, Walt Disney EPCOT Center, Lake Buena Vista, FL, In House Life Support System and Animal Health Evaluation, W.E.D. Enterprises, Pasadena, CA.
  •  Sea Cliffs Habitat, New York Aquarium, New York, NY Value Engineering Study, Edward J. Nichols and Assoc., Alexandria, VA.
  • Seven Seas Complex, Brookfield Zoological Society, Brookfield, IL, Jones and Jones Architects, Seattle, WA, Enartec Consulting Engineers, San Diego, CA.
  • World of the Sea, Ocean Park, Hong Kong, Leigh and Orange Architects, Hong Kong, Montgomery Consulting Engineers, La Jolla, CA.
  • National Aquarium at Baltimore Pier 4 Marine Mammal Expansion Project, Baltimore, Maryland, Value Engineering Study, Gilbane Building Company, Landover, MD.
  • Santa Barbara Zoological Garden, Santa Barbara, CA, Sea Lion Pool Life Support System renovation.
  • Dolphin Lagoon Complex, Hyatt Regency Waikoloa, Waikoloa, HI, Lawton and Umemura Assoc., Honolulu, HI, Architects, Howard Fields and Assoc., Sausalito, CA, Design and Engineering, Sausalito, CA.
  • Awaji Sea Life Park, Awaji, Japan, Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock/Architects, Orlando, FL, Enartec Consulting Engineers, San Diego, CA.
  • Dolphin Lagoon Complex, Moorea Beachcomber Parkroyal, Moorea, French Polynesia.
  • Dolphin Lagoon Complex, Southampton Princess, Bermuda
  • Dolphin Lagoon Complex, El Conquistador, Fahardo, Puerto Rico

 

Of Interest:

 

  • Was veterinarian responsible for the health, research and eventual release of "Gigi", the only grey whale successfully maintained in captivity, Sea World Inc., San Diego, l971‑72.
  • Participated in extensive study of diseases of free living marine mammals with emphasis of California sea lions in their natural habitat on the Santa Barbara Channel Islands.
  • Have directed the successful transportation of dolphins, killer whales, beluga whales, pilot whales, grey whales and a wide variety of seals and sea lions.
  • Pioneered diagnostic methodology in large delphinids and was the first veterinarian to have performed endoscopy in a killer whale.  Implemented design of gastric foreign object retrieval devices for use in large cetaceans.
  • Pioneered techniques in marine mammal anesthesia, biopsy procedures, intravenous catheterizations for both clinical and research purposes, adapted liver function test procedures to cetaceans, established cytology as a routine clinical diagnostic procedure plus conducted numerous drug trials establishing new therapeutic measures in marine mammals.
  • Headed research team funded by the U.S. Navy that established practical testing procedures for measuring immune globulins and presence of T‑lymphocytes in cetaceans.  This important effort allows for the identification of pre‑disease susceptibility states in dolphins and whales.
  • Was co‑investigator in the establishment of ultrasound sector and linear ray scanning as a major advance in diagnostic capabilities in marine mammals. Monitoring of fetal development as well as evaluation of organ pathology was made possible by this work.
  • Traveled to Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Guam, Holland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal,  Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland to consult on marine mammal health procedures.
  • During six years with the Naval Undersea Center, San Diego, was the only veterinarian in the world performing successful routine general anesthesia on dolphins.
  • Special interest with a wide experience in the design and maintenance of water purification systems for aquatic mammals, fish and invertebrates in intensive culture and in the design and functional management of natural habitat displays for aquatic mammals.

 

Publications:

 

Peer-reviewed Journals, Books, Book Chapters and Reports

 

  • Sweeney, J.C. Campbell, M, McBain, J., St. Leger, J., Xitco, M., Jensen, E., Ridgway, S., 2009, Report to AMMPA on Tursiops Neonate Survivability Workshop, Report presentation to AMMPA annual meeting, April, 2009
  • Hall, A.J., R.S. Wells, J.C. Sweeney, F.I. Townsend, B.C. Balmer, A.A. Hohn, and H.L. Rhinehart.  In Press. Annual, seasonal and individual variation in hematology and clinical blood chemistry profiles in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, Florida.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
  • West K.L., O.T. Oftedal, J.R. Carpenter, B.J. Krames, M. Campbell and J.C. Sweeney. In Press. Effect of lactation stage and concurrent pregnancy on milk composition in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Zoology.
  • Klatsky, L.J., R.S. Wells, and J.C. Sweeney. 2007. Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Movement and Dive Behavior near the Bermuda Pedestal. Journal of Mammalogy 88(1):59-66.
  • Houde, M., G. Pacepavicius, R.S. Wells, P.A. Fair, R.J.  Letcher, M. Alaee, G.D. Bossart, A.A. Hohn, J.C. Sweeney, K.R. Solomon, and D.C.G. Muir. 2006. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Science & Technology 40(19):5860-5866.
  • Houde, M., Wells, R.S., Fair, P.A., Bossart, G.D. Hohn, A.A., Rowles, T.K., Sweeney, J.C., Solomon, K.R., Muir, D.C.G.  2005. Polyfluorinated alkyl compounds in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Environmental Science & Technology, 39:6591-6598.
  • Robeck, T.R., K.J. Steinman, M. Yoshioka, J.K. O’Brien, E. Katsumata, C. Gili, J.F. McBain, J. Sweeney and S.L. Monfort. 2005. Estrous cycle characteristics and artificial insemination using frozen-thawed spermatozoa in the bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Reproduction 129:659-674.
  • Wells, R.S., V. Tornero, A. Bornell, A. Aguilar, T.R. Rowles, H.L. Rhinehart, S. Hoffman, W.M. Jarmen, A.A. Hohn, and J.C. Sweeney. 2005. Integrating potential life-history and reproductive success data to examine relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Science of the Total Environment 349(1-3):106-119.
  • Wells, R.S., H.L. Rhinehart, L.J. Hansen, J.C. Sweeney, F.I. Townsend, R. Stone, D. Casper, M.D. Scott, A.A. Hohn, and T.K. Rowles. 2004. Bottlenose dolphins as marine ecosystem sentinels: Developing a health monitoring system.  EcoHealth 1:246-254.
  • Wells, R.S., Tornero, V., Borrell, A., Aguilar, A., Rowles, T.K., Rhinehart, H., Hofmann, S., Jarman, W., Hohn, A., Sweeney, J. 2004. Integrating life history and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida. International Whaling Commission Report SC/56/E19.
  • Sweeney, J.C., M.L. Reddy, T.P. Lipscomb, J.M. Bjorneby, J.M. and S.H. Ridgeway, S.H. 2003. Handbook of Cetacean Cytology. 3nd Edition. San Diego, CA: Dolphin Quest Productions.
  • Wells, R. S., Rowles, T.K., Borrell, A., Aguilar, A., Rhinehart, H.L., Jarman, W. M., Hoffman, S., Hohn, A.A., Duffield, D.A., Mitchum, G., Stott, J., Hall, A., and Sweeney, J.C. 2003. Integrating data on life history, health, and reproductive success to examine potential effects of POPs on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Organohalogen Compunds 62:208-211.
  • Sweeney, J. and M.L. Reddy. 2001. Cetacean cytology.  In L.A. Dierauf & F. M. D. Gulland (Eds.). CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine 2nd Edition (pp. 437-446). Florida: CRC Press.
  • Gaspar, G., R. Lenzi, M. Reddy and J. Sweeney.  2000. Induced Lactation By An Adult Tursiops Truncatus In Response To A Stranded Steno Bredanensis Calf. Marine Mammal Science 16(3):653-658.
  • Stone, L.R., R. L. Johnson, J.C. Sweeney and M.L. Lewis. 1999. Fetal Ultrasound In Dolphins With Emphasis On Gestational Aging.  In M.E. Fowler and R.E. Miller (Eds.), Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy, 4. Orlando, FL: W.B. Saunders Co.
  • Sweeney, J, M. Reddy, T. Lipscomb, J. Bjorneby and S. Ridgway. 1999. Handbook Of Cetacean Cytology, San Diego, CA: Dolphin Quest Productions.
  • Sweeney, J. and T. Semansky. 1995. Elements Of Successful Facility Design: Marine Mammals. In E.F. Gibbons (Ed.), Conservation of Endangered Species in Captivity (pp. 465-477). NY: State University of New York Press.
  • Sweeney, J.C. 1993.  Blood Sampling And Other Collection Techniques In Marine Mammals. In M.E. Fowler (Ed.), Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine III. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Co. (pp. 425-428).
  • Sweeney, J. C., L.R. Stone, F.G. Townsend, and D. Casper. 1992.  Veterinary Assessment Report: Tursiops truncatus, Matagorda Bay, Texas.  Report to National Marine Fisheries Service, Contract #40GENF200556.
  • Duffield, D.A., J. Chamberlin-Lea, J. Sweeney, D.K. Odell, E.D. Asper and W.G. Gilmartin. 1991. Use of corneal cell culture for R-band chromosome studies on stranded cetaceans. In: Marine Mammal Strandings. NOAA Technical Rept. Eds. J.E. Reynolds and D.K. Odell. NMFS 88:91-100.
  • Hokama, Y., A.Y. Asahina, T.W.P. Hong, K. Katsura, E. Shang, J.T. Miyahara, J.C. Sweeney and L.R. Stone. 1990.  Causitive Toxin(s) in the Deaths of Two Atlantic Dolphins.  J. Clin. Lab. Analysis. 4:474‑478.
  • Sweeney, J.C. 1990. Marine Mammal Behavioral Diagnostics. In L.A. Dierauf (Ed.), Handbook of Marine Mammal Diseases (pp. 53-72). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Inc.
  • Sweeney, J.C. 1990. Medical Behavior in Aquatic Mammals. In L.A. Dierauf (Ed.), Handbook of Marine Mammal Diseases. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
  • Sweeney, J.C. 1990.  Surgical Procedures on Aquatic Mammals.  In L.A. Dierauf (Ed.) Handbook of Marine Mammal Diseases. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
  • Sweeney, J.C. 1990. Techniques for Radiography in Pinnipeds.  In Handbook of Marine Mammal Diseases.  Edited by L.A. Dierauf.  CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
  • Hohn, A.A., M.D. Scott, R.S. Wells, A.B. Irvine and J.C. Sweeney. 1989.  Growth Layers in Teeth from Known‑Age, Free‑Ranging Bottlenose Dolphins.  Marine Mammal Science. 315‑342.
  • Sweeney, J.C. 1989.  What Practitioners Should Know About Whale Strandings.  In Current Veterinary Therapy, Small Animals.  Edited by M.E.  Fowler. W.B. Saunders Co.,  Philadelphia, PA.  721‑727.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l985.  A Comprehensive Overview of Marine Mammal Diseases.  Zoo Biology. 4:213‑214.
  • Barham, E.G., J.C. Sweeney, S. Leatherwood, R.K. Beggs and C.L. Barham, C.L. l979.  Aerial    Census of the Bottlenosed Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, in a Region of the Texas Coast.  Fisher & Bull, Vol. 77, No. 3.
  • Garibaldi, L., J. Sweeney, D. Odell and E. Asper. l979.  Pinniped and Sirenian Beachings.  In Biology of Marine Mammals: Insights Through Beachings.  Ed. by J.R. Geraci and D.J. St. Aubin.  Marine Mammal Commission Report.
  • Sweeney, J.C. and J.R. Geraci. l979.  Medical Care of Strandings.  In Biology of Marine  Mammals: Insights Through Strandings.  Ed. J.R. Geraci and D.J. St. Aubin.  Marine Mammal Commission Report No. PB 293890, MMN‑77/13.
  • Geraci, J.R. and J.C. Sweeney. l978.  Clinical Techniques: Marine Mammals (Cetacea, Pinnipedia and Sirenia).  In Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine.  Edited by M.F. Fowler, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA.  580‑587.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l978.  Clinical Consideration of Parasitic Diseases:  Marine Mammals (Cetacea, Pinnipedia and Sirenia).  In Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.  Edited by M.F. Fowler, W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia, PA. 596‑599.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l978. Infectious Diseases: Marine Mammals (Cetacea, Pinnipedia and Sirenia). In Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine. Edited by M.F. Fowler, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 589 592.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l978. Noninfectious Diseases: Marine Mammals (Cetacea, Pinnipedia and Sirenia). In Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine. Edited by M.F. Fowler, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 599 60l.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l978. Reproduction: Marine Mammals Cetacea, Pinnipedia and Sirenia). In Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. Edited by M.F. Fowler, W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia, PA. 602 604.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l977. Diagnosis of Pregnancy in Small Cetaceans with Doppler Sonography and Other Techniques. Proc. Dolphin Breeding Workshop. Ed. by S.H. Ridgway and K.Benirschke. Marine Mammal Commission Report.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l977. Difficult Births and Neonatal Health Problems in Small Cetaceans. Proc. Dolphin Breeding Workshop. Marine Mammal Commission Report.
  • Gilmartin, W.G., R.L. Delong, A.W. Smith, J.C. Sweeney, B.W. de Lappe, R.W. Risebrough, L.A. Griner, M.D. Dailey and D.B. Peakall, D.B. l976. Premature Parturition in the California Sea Lion. J. Wildlife Dis. 12:l04 115.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l976. Intratracheal Injection of Antibiotics in the California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, and Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus. J. Wildlife Disease.
  •  Sweeney, J.C., G. Migaki, P.M. Vainik, and R.H. Conklin. l976. Systemic Mycoses in Marine Mammals. J.A.V.M.A. l69:946 948.
  • Ridgway, S.H., R.F. Green and J.C.
  • Sweeney. l975. Mandibular Anesthesia and Tooth Extraction in the Bottlenose Dolphin. J. Wildlife Diseases. ll:415 418.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l975. Dolphin Medical Selection Manual. Naval Undersea Center TN 1619. San Diego, CA.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l975. Sea Lion Medical Selection Manual. Naval Undersea Center, TP. San Diego, CA.
  • Sweeney, J.C. and S.H. Ridgway. l975. Common Diseases of Small Cetaceans. J.A.V.M.A. l67:533 540.
  • Sweeney, J.C. and S.H. Ridgway. l975. Procedures for the Clinical Management of Small Cetaceans. J.A.V.M.A. l67:540 545.
  • Sweeney, J.C. 1974. Common Diseases of Pinnipeds. J.A.V.M.A. 165:805 810.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l974. Procedures for Clinical Management of Pinnipeds. J.A.V.M.A. 165:8ll 815.
  • Sweeney, J.C. 1974. Radiographic Atlas of the California Sea Lion Naval Undersea Center TP 378. San Diego, CA.
  • Sweeney, J.C. and W.G. Gilmartin. l974. Survey of Diseases in Free Living California Sea Lions. J. Wildlife, Dis. l0:370 376.
  • Sweeney, J.C. and J.L. Mattison. l974. Surgical Attachment of a Telemetry Device to the Dorsal Ridge of a Yearling California Gray Whale, Echrichtius robustus. Marine Fisheries Review. 36:20 22.
  • Sweeney, J.C., J.L. Mattison and J.R. Geraci. l974. Minimum Standards for the Care and Maintenance of Marine Mammals. Accepted as policy representing the I.A.A.A.M.

 

Conference Abstracts

 

  • Klatsky, L.J., R.S. Wells, and J.C. Sweeney. 2005. Bermuda’s deep diving dolphins - Movements and dive behavior of offshore bottlenose dolphins in the northwest Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda. 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. San Diego, California. December 12-16. Abstracts.
  • Biedenbach, G., G. Levine, L.R. Stone, and J.C. Sweeney. 2005 An innovative medical, surgical and behavioral approach to successfully repair a four-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin’s lacerated dorsal fin. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Marine Animal Trainers Association, Florida Keys, November 6-11.
  • Klatsky, L.J., R.S. Wells, and J.C. Sweeney. 2005. Diving behavior and movement information of offshore bottlenose dolphins near the Bermuda Pedestal. Dolphin Neonatal and Reproduction Symposium. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 8-11.
  • Sweeney, J.C., L.R. Stone, G. Biedenbach, and G. Levine. 2005. Project Newborn: Conditioning Dams and Newborn dolphin calves for medical procedures. Dolphin Neonatal and Reproduction Symposium. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 8-11.
  • Shah, R.S., West, K.L., Oftedal, O.T., Wells, R.S. and J.C. Sweeney. 2005. Milk mineral values in free-ranging and captive bottlenose dolphins. Dolphin Neonatal and Reproduction Symposium. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 8-11.
  • Eisert, R., West, K.L., Oftedal, O.T. and J.C. Sweeney. 2005. The dietary biomarker method: a new tool for cetacean research. Dolphin Neonatal and Reproduction Symposium. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 8-11.
  • Houde, M., B.C. Balmer, T.A.D. Bujas, R.S. Wells, A.A. Hohn, J.C. Sweeney, G.D. Bossart, P.A. Fair, K.R. Solomon, and D.C.G. Muir. 2005. Emerging perfluorinated contaminants in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. December 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.
  • Pabst, D.A., W.A. McLellan, S.A. Rommel, M.D. Scott, A.B. Irvine, J.C. Sweeney, R. Stone, A.S. Friedlaender, E.M. Meagher, A.A. Hohn, and R.S. Wells. 2005. Ontogeny of temperature regulation of the testes of male bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): insights from long-term field studies. 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. December 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.
  • Klatsky, L., R. Wells, and J. Sweeney. 2004. First Insights into the distribution and dive behavior of offshore bottlenose dolphins in the deep oceanic waters around Bermuda. 18th Annual European Cetacean Society Annual Conference. Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31.
  • Biedenbach, G., L.R. Stone, J.C. Sweeney, B. Hurley and G. Levine. 2004. Project Newborn: Conditioning Dams and Newborn dolphin calves for medical procedures. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Marine Animal Trainers Association, Kolmarden, Sweden, October 17-22.
  • Kucklick, J., J. Yordy, R.Wells, T. Rowles, J. Sweeney, F. Townsend, B. Balmer, H. Rhinehart, S. Hofmann, R. Swarthout, and S. VanderPol. 2004. Maternal Transfer of Organohalogen Compounds in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). 25th Annual Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry meeting, Portland, Oregon, November 14
  • Wells, R.S., Tornero, V., Borrell, A., Aguilar, A., Rowles, T.K., Rhinehart, H., Hofmann, S., Jarman, W., Hohn, A., Sweeney, J. 2004. Integrating life history and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Annual Meeting of the Scientific Committee, International Whaling Commission, 4 July 2004, Sorrento, Italy.
  • Klatsky, L., R. Wells, J. Sweeney, B. Hurley, M. Campbell, and R. Stone. 2003. New depths in research: Dolphin Quest's role in field research and conservation in Bermuda. Proceeding of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Marine Animal Trainer's Association, 19 November 2003, Long Beach, CA. 2nd place for Education and Conservation.
  •     Wells, R, T. Rowles, H. Rhinehart, S. Hofmann, G. Mitchum, W. Jarman, A. Borrell, A. Aguilar, A. Hohn, J. Sweeney, D. Duffield, and A. Hall. 2003. Integrating life history, health, and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine contaminants for bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida. 151h Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. December 14-19,2003, Greensboro, NC.
  • Wells, R.S., T.K. Rowles, A. Borrell, A. Aguilar, H.L. Rhinehart, W.M. Jarman, S. Hofmann, A.A. Hohn, D.A. Duffield, G. Mitchum, J. Stott, A. Hall, and J.C. Sweeney. 2003. Integrating data on life history, health, and reproductive success to examine potential effects of POPs on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Dioxin 2003: 23rd International Symposium on Halogenated Environmental Organic Pollutants and POPs, 24-29 August, 2003, Boston, MA
  • Gaspar, C., West, K.L., Manire, C.A., Rhinehart, H.L., Hanahoe, E., Sweeney, J.C., and R. Stone. 2002. Serum cortisol and thyroid hormone concentrations in stranded and healthy rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). 33rd Annual International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference. Abstracts.
  • Wells, R.S., T.K. Rowles, J.C. Sweeney, H.L. Rhinehart, W.M. Jarman, S. Hofmann, A.A. Hohn, D.A. Duffield, G. Mitchum, J. Stott, A. Hall, and P. Fair. 2002. Assessment of contaminant loads, toxic effects, health condition, and reproductive success of bottlenose dolphins. Annual Meeting, Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 16-20 Nov 2002, Salt Lake City, UT.
  • West, K.L., Carpenter, J., Atkinson, S., Sweeney, J.C., Krames, B., and J. Krames. 2001. Changes in milk composition during lactation and the relationship to reproductive status in the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus. 14th Biennial Conference of the Biology of Marine Mammals. Abstracts.
  • West, K.L., Hanahoe, E., Atkinson, S., Sweeney, J.C., and R. Stone. 2001. Thyroid hormones in female bottlenose dolphins: Establishing baseline values for medical management. 16th Big Island Science Conference, University of Hawaii at Hilo Chapter of Sigma Xi. Abstracts.
  • West, K.L., Atkinson, S. Schwetz, C., Sweeney J.C., and Stone, R. 2001. Thyroid hormone concentrations during different reproductive states in adult female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). 32nd Annual International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference. Abstracts.
  • Gaspar, C., West, K.L., Atkinson, S., and J.C. Sweeney. 2000. Variations in blubber thickness of individual dolphins and between species. 31st annual International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, joint with American Association for Zoo Veterinarians Conference. Abstracts
  • Dold, C.D., J.C. Sweeney, T. Reiderson, J. McBain, and S. Monfort. 2000. Circulating levels of cortisol and aldosterone in the Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): a comparative look at display animals. 31st annual International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, joint with American Association for Zoo Veterinarians Conference. Abstracts.
  • West, K.L., Carpenter, J., Atkinson, S., Sweeney, J.C., Krames, B., and J. Krames. 2000. The relationship between milk composition and reproductive status in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). 31st annual International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, joint with American Association for Zoo Veterinarians Conference. Abstracts.
  • Gaspar C, West K, Atkinson S, Sweeney J. 2000. Variations in blubber thickness of individual dolphins and between species. Proceedings of the 31st IAAAM Annual Conference. Sweeney, J.C., T. Samansky. 1987. Course of Therapy Utilized in a California Sea Lion with Blastomycosis. Proc. Int'l Assoc. Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference, Monterey, CA.
  • Sweeney, J.C., N. Vedros and L.R. Stone. 1987. Dolphin IgG Determination in Clinical Applications Using Field Use Radial Immunodiffusion Assay Plate Method. Proc. Int'l Assoc. Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference, Monterey, CA.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l984. Behavioral Techniques for Preventive Medicine in Marine Mammals. Proc. Int'l Assoc. Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference, Tampa, FL.
  •  Bernirschke, K., J.R. Henderson and J.C. Sweeney. l981. Vaginal Fetus in Delphinus delphis. Proc. Cetacean Reprod. Workshop. National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region. San Diego, CA.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l979. Medical Care and Husbandry Practices: the Role of Stress in Disease. Proc. Int'l. Marine Animal Trainers Assoc. Redwood City, CA.
  • Sweeney, J.C. l979. The Professionals in Aquatic Animal Medicine: The State of the Art. Proc. Int'l Assoc. Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference, St. Augustine, Florida.
  • Sweeney, J.C. and G.A. Antonelis. l974. Transfusion of Homologous and Heterologous Red Blood Cells (washed and unwashed) in the California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus. Proc. Am. Assoc. Zoo. Vet., Atlanta, GA. l8l l87.

 

 

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