This issue contains conference proceedings on the health and veterinary management of zoo animals, aquatic animals, wild animals and exotic pets. Topics include infectious and non-infectious diseases, toxicology, diagnosis, treatment, pharmacology, reproduction, management and conservation.
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Frölich, K.; Steinbach, F.
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Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Proceedings of the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, 2005, No.6, pp 315 pp.
Designed as a human psychotropic, perphenazine is well known in zoo and wild animal medicine as a safe and effective tranquilizer. However, its use in Psittaciformes is not yet reported. Perphenazine was used empirically in six animals of five different parrot species: (Gang-Gang Cockatoo (...
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Hammer, S.; Schulz, J.; Eulenberger, K.
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Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Proceedings of the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, 2005, No.6, pp 242-245
The infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in 162 birds belonging to 41 psittacine species were studied in Hungary between 1998 and 2002. It was shown that 30.2% of the birds had postmortem features indicative of gastrointestinal diseases. Haemorrhagic enteritis was found in 9.25% of...
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Gal, J.; Lay, I.
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Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Proceedings of the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, 2005, No.6, pp 217
This paper contains the proceedings of the symposium held in Rome, Italy between 28 May and 1 June 2003. The 60 topics include the bacterial, viral, prion, fungal, parasitic, metabolic, parasitic, skin and noninfectious diseases; conservation notes and case reports; surgery and anaesthesia and...
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Wisser, J.; Hofer, H.; Frölich, K.
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Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Erkrankungen der Zootiere: Verhandlungsbericht des 41. Internationalen Symposiums über die Erkrankungen der Zoo- und Wildtiere, Rome, Italy, 28 May - 1 June, 2003, 2003, pp ix + 438 pp.
A study involving 45 parrot droppings (15 old and 30 fresh) collected from 15 families in Gujarat, India, who kept parrots in their houses was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans [date not given]. C. neoformans was isolated from 9 (8 old and 1 fresh) parrot faeces...
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Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Proceedings of the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, 2005, No.6, pp 130-133
Herpes virus infections in tortoises can be diagnosed based on histology, virus detection, and serology. Herpes virus infection is often associated with the presence of eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions in the tissues of the infected animals. An exact diagnosis in histological samples can be...
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Marschang, R. E.; Origgi, F. C.
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Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Erkrankungen der Zootiere: Verhandlungsbericht des 41. Internationalen Symposiums über die Erkrankungen der Zoo- und Wildtiere, Rome, Italy, 28 May - 1 June, 2003, 2003, pp 47-52
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Gamberale, F.; Angelis, E. de; Costantini, D.; Scaramella, P.; Groppi, C.; Friedrich, K. G.
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Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Erkrankungen der Zootiere: Verhandlungsbericht des 41. Internationalen Symposiums über die Erkrankungen der Zoo- und Wildtiere, Rome, Italy, 28 May - 1 June, 2003, 2003, pp 361
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Strike, T.; Hildebrandt, T. B.; Schwarzenberger, F.; Concetto, S. di; Boardman, W.; Goeritz, F.; Fitzpatrick, M.
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Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Proceedings of the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, 2005, No.6, pp 71
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Wibbelt, G.; Müller, K.; Fritsch, G.; Kaiser, S.; Brunnberg, L.; Frölich, K.; Schettler, E.
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Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Proceedings of the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, 2005, No.6, pp 14
The sudden death of five Pere David's deer in Belgium in the fall of 2004 is discussed. Their clinical history, unsuccessful treatment and necropsy results all point to clostridial enterotoxaemia, caused by Clostridium perfringens. Unfortunately, demonstration of toxins and typing of the bacteria...
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Vercammen, F.; Deken, R. de; Brandt, J.
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Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
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Proceedings of the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, 2005, No.6, pp 141-143