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<p> The paper describes avian tuberculosis in a captive bred cassowary. A two-and-a-half-year-old bird was obtained by a Polish zoo in 2010 from the Netherlands under conditions compliant with the recommendations of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. Despite being of small size for the age, the bird appeared healthy and showed no signs of the disease until the day when it was found recumbent in its pen. Later on it was euthanised due to lack of treatment possibilities. Pathological changes typical of avian tuberculosis were found in the liver and spleen. Mycobacterium avium ssp. avium was cultured from both organs.</p>
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The paper describes avian tuberculosis in a captive bred cassowary. A two-and-a-half-year-old bird was obtained by a Polish zoo in 2010 from the Netherlands under conditions compliant with the recommendations of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. Despite being of small size for the age, the bird appeared healthy and showed no signs of the disease until the day when it was found recumbent in its pen. Later on it was euthanised due to lack of treatment possibilities. Pathological changes typical of avian tuberculosis were found in the liver and spleen. Mycobacterium avium ssp. avium was cultured from both organs.

Avian tuberculosis in a captive cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Journal of Veterinary Research

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The paper describes avian tuberculosis in a captive bred cassowary. A two-and-a-half-year-old bird was obtained by a Polish zoo in 2010 from the Netherlands...

Avian tuberculosis in a captive cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 483 - 488

Received: Aug 24, 2015

Accepted: Nov 23, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bvip-2015-0072

Keywords
cassowary, avian tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium ssp. avium, zoo

© National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Avian tuberculosis in a captive cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 483 - 488

Received: Aug 24, 2015

Accepted: Nov 23, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bvip-2015-0072

Keywordscassowary, avian tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium ssp. avium, zoo

© National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
cassowary, avian tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium ssp. avium, zoo