Rothschild B M, Rühli F R
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH 44272, USA.
J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med. 2007 Jun;54(5):265-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2007.00937.x.
This systematic survey of museum ratite (Pterocnemia, Rhea, Casuarius, Struthio, Dromias and Apteryx) skeletal collections was performed to reevaluate previous perspectives and assess effect of captivity on macroscopically detectable pathology. Trauma-related pathology (e.g. focal periosteal reaction, malformed vertebrae) was significantly more common in captive birds (chi2 = 13.414, P < 0.0001) with variable timing of the different injuries. Pathology unrelated to trauma was equally represented in captive and wild-caught ratites. The latter included osteophytes of osteoarthritis, osteochondritis dissecans, infectious arthritis, gout (reported for the first time in a ratite) and neoplasia.
对博物馆平胸鸟（南美小鸵、美洲鸵、鹤鸵、鸵鸟、侏鸵鸟和几维鸟）骨骼标本进行了系统调查，以重新评估以往的观点，并评估圈养对宏观可检测病理的影响。与创伤相关的病理（如局灶性骨膜反应、畸形椎骨）在圈养鸟类中明显更为常见（卡方 = 13.414，P < 0.0001），不同损伤的发生时间各不相同。与创伤无关的病理在圈养和平胸鸟中同样存在。后者包括骨关节炎的骨赘、剥脱性骨软骨炎、感染性关节炎、痛风（首次在平胸鸟中报道）和肿瘤。
