Mortality causes of owl monkeys (Aotus nancymae and Aotus vociferans) in captivity |
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| Authors: | A Gozalo E Montoya |
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| Institution: | Center for Reproduction and Conservation of Non-Human Primates, Instituto Veterinario de Investigaciones Tropicales y de Altura, Iquitos, Perú. |
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| Abstract: | To determine the main causes of death in "owl monkeys" (Aotus nancymae and A. vociferans) in captivity, 115 necropsies were performed. According to the macroscopic findings and clinical data, results are as follow: acute lobular pneumonia (25.2%), chronic nephropathy (10.4%), acute catarrhal enteritis (8.7%), acute hemorrhagic enteritis (7%), acute toxic hepatitis (5.2%), trauma (5.2%), and others. |
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| Keywords: | Necropsy Pathology Disease Microorganism Breeding Cebidae |
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