COPROPARASITOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CAPTIVE WILD BIRDS

Authors

  • Alessandra Snak Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Paola Fernanda Lenzi Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Kira Maria Agostini Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Luis Eduardo Delgado Zoológico Municipal de Cascavel
  • Cleuza Rocha Montanucci Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Marivone Valentim Zabott Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/cab.v15i4.25797

Keywords:

Animal Parasithology

Abstract

In most instances of parasitism in captive birds there is no expression of clinical signs. This fact underscores the importance of performing frequent parasitological examinations in these animals. The aim of this study was to do a coproparasitological analysis to monitor parasitic infections in captive birds in Danilo Galafassi Municipal Park (Municipal Zoo of Cascavel-PR), project approved by the Committee of Ethics and Animal Welfare (CEBEA) Campus Palotina-UFPR, protocol nº 29/2010. A total of 228 fecal samples were analyzed from 37 species of captive birds from 22 enclosures in the period from August 2010 to July 2012. Chilled feces were analyzed through flotation methods of Willis-Mollay and simple sedimentation of Hoffmann, Pons and Janer. Out of the analyzed samples, 127 (55.7%) were positive and among these 55 (43.3%) presented mixed infection. The parasites that were found belonged to the genus Strongyloides, Eimeria, Capillaria, Deletrocephalus and Isospora, the superfamilies Strongyloidea, Ascaroidea and Spiruroidea, the order Trichurida and the class Cestoda. The examinations results of the enclosure of Jabiru mycteia (tuiuiú) and Cariama cristata (seriema) were negative throughout the study period. Hygienic-sanitary measures and movement control measures of animals and people circulation were introduced to minimize bird’s infection, but it requires further analysis to assess their impact.

KEYWORDS: : captive birds; parasitological diagnosis; zoo.

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Author Biographies

Alessandra Snak, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Graduanda em Medicina Veterinária pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, atualmente em período de Estágio Curricular Supervisionado Obrigatório na Universidade Estadual de Londrina e posteriormente na Universidade de São Paulo. Aluna de Iniciação cientifica dois anos consecuttivos na área de endoparasitas de animais silvestres, medicina veterinaria preventiva e saúde pública

Paola Fernanda Lenzi, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Graduana em Medicina Veterinaria pela UFPR, aluna de Iniciaçao cientifica na area de parasitologia veterinaria.

Kira Maria Agostini, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Atualmente residente do hospital Veterinário da Universidade Federal do Paraná, possui graduança e foi aluna de Iniciaçao cientifica na area de parasitologia veterinária.

Luis Eduardo Delgado, Zoológico Municipal de Cascavel

Veterinario resposavel pelo Zoológico Municipal de Cascavel, Paraná.

Cleuza Rocha Montanucci, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Técnica do Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias e Parasitologia da Universidade Federal do Parná

Marivone Valentim Zabott, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Professora responsável pela disciplina de Parasitologia Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Paraná

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Published

2014-12-23

How to Cite

SNAK, A.; LENZI, P. F.; AGOSTINI, K. M.; DELGADO, L. E.; MONTANUCCI, C. R.; ZABOTT, M. V. COPROPARASITOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CAPTIVE WILD BIRDS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 4, p. 502–507, 2014. DOI: 10.1590/cab.v15i4.25797. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/25797. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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