Pathological Characteristics of a Dead Domestic Crested Ibis in China

Abstract

Some systematic pathological examinations of a dead dornesticated crested ibis were car 、 「 ied・ut ・S・me ch ・ ・a ・t・・i ・ ti ・ p ・th・1 ・ gi ・ ・ 1 ・ ympt ・m ・ we ・e f・und l ・ li ・ ・ e ・ and 1 ・ng ・h。 wi 。 g many t。 bercul。− sis − lik ・ feat ・ ・e ・ ・b・i・g ・… ci・t・d with li … cell d・g・n ・・ati ・n ， P・eum ・ n − c ・ng ・・ti ・・ ， pneum 。 h，m 。，rh 。 gi 。 ， epith ・lium ・ell ・ d・g ・n ・・ati ・n ・f t・b・ li t・n ・1 ・・ ， i・t… titi ・l h・ ph ・iti ・ ， kidney ・ ・ h・m 。rrh 、 g 。 、。 d ，nt 。 ，iti 、 ， P。ヒh ． ological examinations strongly indicated typical tubercu 】 osis of Crested ibis ． These pathological observations suggest some relationship between population size and survivability of captivated Crested ibis． The reason for these phenomena should be clarified in order to increase the number of this species in wild conditions ， Key Words ；Pathological examinations ， Crested Ibis ， tuberculesis ， pneumonopathy Jpn ． J ． Zoo Wildi ． Med ．5(1丿 93 − ． 97 ，2000

Ascarisspp. andCapillaria caudinflatainfections in captive-bred crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in China

“…Crested ibis were susceptible to a variety of infections (viral, bacterial, parasitic) that may impair health of individuals and consequently impact population vigor [Zhou et al, ; Fan et al, , ; Xi et al, ; Qing et al, ]. Compared with that of the wild population, the health of captive‐bred N. nippon was mainly affected by intestinal parasitic diseases.…”