The causes of morbidity and mortality in Eurasian cranes from Germany during 1998-2008, the parasite burdens on contaminated soils at important stopover sites and the possible transmission of pathogenic parasites from earthworms to cranes were studied. More than half of the cranes examined (55.4%)...

The Brachyteles genus is endemic in Brazil, comprises two species, B. arachnoides and B. hypoxantus, and recent studies have shown that their wild populations can be seriously reduced. In an attempt to reverse the current scenario, efforts have been made to promote the conservation of muriquis,...

The ProMAC emerged within the University of São Paulo in response to a community demand, to address environmental problems, including the presence of stray dogs in its campus. This study aimed to address this program regarding the dynamics and health of the population of stray dogs in the campus...

Diarrhea in calves is proved to be one of the main causes of economic loss in beef herds, which is direct originated by reduction of weight gain and increment of treatment costs. It is known that the determination of appropriate preventive measures to control a disease depends on the knowledge of...

The North-American raccoon was first introduced to Germany in 1934. Currently, racoons occur throughout Germany with two major populations: one in the centre (Hessen), and the other in the northeast (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg). In their native North America raccoons are a...

The zoonotic pathogen Dirofilaria repens, which is transmitted by mosquitos, has been found to date in eastern and southern regions of Europe. In recent years, this parasite was found repeatedly in dogs from Brandenburg and Baden-Württemberg as well as in local mosquito species, amongst others in...

Populations of domestic felines have worldwide distribution and are found in a high density over different ecosystems (urban, rural and forest). This specie has been associated with different problems. In the case of public health, they are mainly involved in the transmission of zoonoses. Likewise, ...

The Wistar rats are widely used as an animal model in biomedical research and the health monitoring of animal facilities is essential to ensure the experiments quality. The aim of this study was to characterize the Wistar rats colony's health status in a conventional breeding facility, to determine ...

This thesis is based on 5.097 autopsy records of birds belonging to 34 orders from the Zoological Garden of Berlin. The postmortem examinations were performed by the Institut für Lebensmittel, Arzneimittel und Tierseuchen (ILAT) Berlin during the period 1985 to 2007. The investigation gives an...

Study of the histopathologic and ultrastructural alterations in the small intestine of poults infected experimentally with Clostridium perfringens and Eimeria spp. for the development of necrotic enteritis.