voluntary muscles of the same individual. The encysted or infective stage larvae in the muscles, reach a length of approximately one m.m. The parasite is found in many carnivorous and omnivorous warm-blooded animals. Birds are not susceptible to this infection and from the point of view of transmission, birds do not play, a part. The same is the case with cold blooded animals which cannot be in...

Parasitic infections can be a serious health problem for wild animals kept in captivity, however, coproparasitological assessments Brazilian zoos are scarce and spaced. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of endoparasites feces exotic captive zoo Matinha Municipal Park, Itapetinga, Bahia, Brazil, only interior through Mini-FLOTAC® technique, providing subsidies diagnosis ther...

Birds are one of the animals most widely used by humans and are highly valued as pets. The present work reports the use of wild birds as pets in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba State (PB), Brazil. The owners' choice and perceptions of the species ecology was assessed as well. The methodology employed included unstructured and semi-structured interviews, guided tours and direct observations....

Five diseases recorded in ostriches are regarded as posing a potential animal health threat to meat-importing countries. Newcastle disease causes an atypically low mortality in ostriches: infected birds display typical nervous symptoms but no pathognomonic lesions which could be detected during post-mortem inspection. The vaccination of feedlot birds and a thorough ante-mortem examination are r...

Light pollution is known to affect important biological functions of wild animals, including daily and annual cycles. However, knowledge about long-term effects of chronic exposure to artificial light at night is still very limited. Here we present data on reproductive physiology, molt and locomotor activity during two-year cycles of European blackbirds (Turdus merula) exposed to either dark ni...

probiotics are live microorganisms with beneficial health effects on host animals which exert their effects on performance, gastrointestinal tract and immune system. various probiotic products are available in the market. this study compared the effects of various probiotic products on broiler performance, intestinal morphology and some immunological and hematological parameters. five probiotic...

Abstract Melanins are the most common pigments in birds and mammals. The synthesis of sulfurated form melanin, termed pheomelanin, is promoted by high levels thiols melanocytes. Exposure to elemental sulfur environment can potentially influence intracellular thiol terrestrial animals, but this has never been investigated wild. This particularly relevant areas with a volcanic activity that facil...