Vitamin E responsive neurological signs in ostriches (Struthio camelus).

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dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos Meireles, Marcelo
dc.contributor.authorCastendo Simoes, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorGodik Antunes, Romulo
dc.contributor.authorMachado, Gisele Fabrino [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSavoya da Silva, Valeria Maria
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T15:32:16Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T15:32:16Z
dc.date.issued2008-01-01
dc.description.abstractEncephalomalacia in birds is commonly related to vitamin E deficiency. To the best of our knowledge, in ostriches there are no reports of neurological signs associated to nutritional deficiencies. Fourteen ostriches aged from 1 day to 3 weeks old were sent to necropsy and showed apathy, progressive weight loss, twisting or S-shaped flexure of the neck and mortality. Gross changes were mild and consisted of congested blood vessels besides edematous aspect of the cerebrum and cerebellum. Microscopic examination revealed congested meningeal vessels. Capillaries were evident in cortex and white matter of the encephalon. Focal spongy vacuolation and reactive gliosis were observed within the white matter of cerebellum. Four birds that presented neurological signs were inoculated by the subcutaneous route in the neck with 50 mg of vitamin E (alfatocoferol acetate), followed by clinical evaluation. These birds were fully recovered in a period of 24 h. Macroscopic and microscopic lesions associated to the clinical signs and to the therapeutic improvement provided by vitamin E administration are strong evidences of nutritional encephalomalacia (vitamin E deficiency).en
dc.description.affiliationCurso de Medicina Veterinaria, UNESP, Campus de Aracatuba, Rua Clovis Pestana, 793, Bairro Dona Amelia, 16060-680, Aracatuba, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespCurso de Medicina Veterinaria, UNESP, Campus de Aracatuba, Rua Clovis Pestana, 793, Bairro Dona Amelia, 16060-680, Aracatuba, SP
dc.format.extent33-38
dc.identifierhttp://www.fmvz.unesp.br/rvz/index.php/rvz/issue/view/7
dc.identifier.citationVeterinaria E Zootecnia. , v. 15, n. 1, p. 33-38, 2008.
dc.identifier.issn0102-5716
dc.identifier.lattes0903513897615274
dc.identifier.lattes0310405558125634
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/41219
dc.identifier.wosZOOREC:ZOOR14510065010
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofVeterinaria E Zootecnia
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.titleVitamin E responsive neurological signs in ostriches (Struthio camelus).en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.fmvz.unesp.br/rvz/index.php/rvz/about/editorialPolicies#openAccessPolicy
unesp.author.lattes0903513897615274
unesp.author.lattes0310405558125634
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0063-5172[1]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Araçatubapt

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