Birds of the order of the psittaciformes or psittacidae, a group to which parrots, parakeets and parrots belong, are usually considered the most frequently kept in captivity, particularly in areas of high biological diversity, such as the Colombian Amazon region. Given the high mortality derived...

Lipomas are benign neoplasms made up of well-differentiated adipocytes delimited by a delicate reticular fibrous stroma. These constitute the most frequent skin tumor in birds, being soft masses that generally appear in the subcutaneous tissue. A case of a captive Amazon Parrot (Amazona aestiva)...

Amazona aestiva xanthopteryx commonly known as Chaco chatter parrot, yellow-winged amazon or Argentine amazon. Its population is distributed in Argentina from the phytogeographic district of the Selva Pedemontana of the Yungas phytogeographic region and the areas near the districts of Western...

Illegal bird trafficking, especially parrots, is frequent in Peru. The methods of capture and the poor conditions of transport and captivity cause them to suffer trauma and physical injuries, which can damage bone structures. These animals are confiscated and sent to rescue centers in order to...

For the detection of heart diseases in psittaciforms, there are many factors that make their diagnosis difficult, in addition to the fact that the signs of a cardiac parrot are generally not specific and the physical examination of the cardiovascular system is limited. The most frequent diagnostic...

Introduction. The intake of heavy metals can cause health problems in animals. Objective. To determine the concentration of cadmium, mercury, lead, and arsenic in 34 imported balanced foods marketed in Costa Rica for dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, turtles, and ornamental fish. Materials and...

In a 19-month long period there were outbreaks in which 16 exotic birds that belonged to the collection of the Cali Zoo died. Most of the affected animals were Australian parrots, of which a large percentage had sudden death. Mortalities occurred in enclosures with different characteristics,...

The objective of the present work was to describe the hematological parameters of one-month old Pionus maximiliani from wild origin in captivity, clinically healthy. These birds are coming from the illegal trafficking of fauna from the north-central region of Argentina. In order to determine these...

The ornamental fish trade is one of the most important economic activities for thousands of people in the Amazon region. Among fish that are exported from Peru, Apistogramma sp., Cichlasoma amazonarum (Kullander, 1983) and Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823) are highly demanded in the ornamental...

Knowledge of parasitic nematodes in reptiles in Argentina is scarce, knowing so far 26 species of nematodes reported in 40 species of reptiles. Among the reptile species studied, the genus Liolaemus has the largest records of nematodes analyzed. With the aim of contributing to the parasitic...