Ursidae

Collins, Darin

doi:10.1016/b978-1-4557-7397-8.00050-5

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“…Dental pathology is common in captive bears, primary dental disease syndromes are fractured teeth, caries and periodontal diseases (Collins, 2015). Retrospective survey of the available literature failed to detect any report of epulis in sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) and this paper might be the first to report bilateral epulides in a sloth bear with its successful surgical management.…”

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Surgical Management of Bilateral Epulides in a Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) at Nandankanan Zoological Park

Nath¹,

Sahu²,

Panda³

et al. 2021

IJAR

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Background: Epulides, tumors of periodontal origin, are commonly reported in dogs and infrequently in cats. But its documentation among wild animals is scarce. Retrospective study of the available literature did not find any report of epulis in sloth bears, though dental pathology is common in captive sloth bears. The present study depicts the details about an incidence of bilateral epulides in a captive sloth bear of Nandankanan Zoological Park, Bhubaneswar, India and its successful surgical management.Methods: A male sloth bear aged about 15 years, developed bilateral swellings at the upper jaw, protruding out of the oral cavity, impeding with its normal feeding and drinking. Close physical examination under general anaesthesia revealed that the swellings are bilateral epulides at the upper jaw involving canines of both sides. The epulides were surgically excised, histopathology of the excised mass was conducted and a course of antibiotic treatment was followed.Result: The epulides were found to be of fibromatous and ossifying type. In the present case, there was no recurrence of epulides at the surgical site after their excision and the procedure proved curative. This work is a complementary contribution to the dental pathology study of sloth bears in captivity.

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Surgical Management of Bilateral Epulides in a Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) at Nandankanan Zoological Park

Nath¹,

Sahu²,

Panda³

et al. 2021

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“…We conclude from our analyses that the reduced basal activity of bear GPR84 orthologs is likely a trait acquired in the last common ancestor of all Ursidae ( Figure S5 , Tables S8 and S9 ). Ursidae are geographically widespread and occupy a broad range of ecologic niches ( Collins, 2015 ; Kumar et al., 2017 ). Thus, it is difficult to attribute a trait shared by all bears to be associated with the lower basal activity observed for GPR84.…”

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Evolutionary analyses reveal immune cell receptor GPR84 as a conserved receptor for bacteria-derived molecules

Schulze¹,

Kleinau²,

Krakowsky³

et al. 2022

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“…The onset and progression of some of these health issues can be influenced by an appropriate environment and management. The environment bears are kept in should be carefully designed and managed to meet their physical, emotional, social, and behavioural needs and should vary according to the season and specific physiological states of the animals ( 10 ). For example, bear nutrition should not only meet the nutritional requirements targeted for the specific physiologic state but should also fulfil the feeding ecology, nutritional strategies, and nutritional wisdom of the animal ( 11 , 12 ).…”

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A retrospective study on the prevalence of main clinical findings in brown bears (Ursus arctos) rescued from substandard husbandry conditions

Stagni,

Sequeira,

Brscic

et al. 2023

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Brown bears (Ursus arctos) are kept under varied captive conditions, some of which may greatly compromise their welfare. FOUR PAWS is an NGO that rescues some of these bears kept in substandard conditions and houses them in species-appropriate sanctuaries, where preventive and reactive veterinary care is provided. This retrospective study aims to provide an overview of pathologies and clinical abnormalities reported in veterinary records and their prevalence according to body system affected and pre-rescue bear origin. Origin was categorised as subzoo (bears coming from substandard zoos), dancing (used to “dance” upon a music cue), restaurant (used to attract clients), private keeping (used for various purposes, such as photo props), circus (used for shows), and bear-baiting (exploited for hunting dog training in baiting stations). Clinical findings were extracted from reports of veterinary examinations done from 2006 to 2021, during rescue, routinely, in response to clinical signs, and/or post-mortem. Their prevalence was calculated according to the body system affected and neoplasia (specific group independent from the organ) over the findings’ total number. Prevalence was also calculated according to pre-rescue origin (general and relative values in proportion to the number of reports per origin). Results refer to 302 veterinary reports of 114 bears examined, rescued from 1998 to 2021, with the age at rescue varying from a few months to 30 years (median 13 years). The total number of clinical findings was 1,003, and the systems with more findings were oral cavity (56.0%), abdominal cavity and digestive system (7.9%), integumentary (7.9%), ocular systems (7.7%), and musculoskeletal (7.6%). Findings involving other body systems and neoplasia were less prevalent (≤2.8%). Results showed a higher prevalence of some clinical findings for bears rescued from certain origins compared to others. Straightforward associations between pre-rescue origin and clinical findings were not feasible due to unknown anamnesis and details on pre-rescue conditions, and because some housing and management characteristics might be transversal to origins. Results suggest that bears rescued from certain origins were prone to specific clinical findings, supporting the need for the creation of ad hoc preventive veterinary and husbandry management plans after rescue, thus contributing to the improvement of captive bear welfare.

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Ursidae

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Surgical Management of Bilateral Epulides in a Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) at Nandankanan Zoological Park

Surgical Management of Bilateral Epulides in a Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) at Nandankanan Zoological Park

Evolutionary analyses reveal immune cell receptor GPR84 as a conserved receptor for bacteria-derived molecules

A retrospective study on the prevalence of main clinical findings in brown bears (Ursus arctos) rescued from substandard husbandry conditions

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