During a routine clinical examination of a four-year-old female Cuban boa (Epicrates angulifer)
belonging to a zoological park located in northern Portugal, a skin lesion was observed. …

The molecular methods for sex identification in birds are important resources commonly
used in population studies, management and conservation plans, breeding programs and …

Parthenogenesis is a biological process of asexual reproduction. Recent studies have
highlighted the significance of this fascinating phenomenon in the vertebrate evolution. Although …

Background: In this report, we describe the clinical, macro-, and microscopic findings of a
newborn zebra victim of a fatal trauma and its possible causes are discussed in detail. Case …

O enriquecimento ambiental é um conceito que descreve como os ambientes dos animais
em cativeiro podem ser modificados para o seu benefício. Consiste na adição de estímulos …

A popularidade crescente dos répteis como animais de companhia, tem contribuído para a
sua reprodução em cativeiro, contudo, ainda há poucos estudos sobre a prevalência de …

Chlamydia psittaci is an agent that causes ornithosis or psittacosis, which can infect homing
and wild birds, mammalian animals and humans. Since this disease is an important …

Chlamydia psittaci uzročnik je ornitoze (psitakoze) koja može inficirati i domaće i divlje ptice,
sisavce, ali i ljude. S obzirom da je ova bolest sveprisutna zoonoza koja može biti fatalna, a …

The Carolina duck (Aix sponsa, Linnaeus 1758) is an Anatidae species originating from North
America. Several types of neoplasms have been reported in this species. The aetiology is …

A volvulus is a twisting of the intestine on its mesenteric axis that could result in bowel obstruction
and ischemic injury. Here the authors report a case of intestinal volvulus in a 20 years …