圈养黑翅长脚鹬（Himantopus novaezelandiae）的足部皮炎

Pododermatitis in captive-reared black stilts (Himantopus novaezelandiae).

作者信息

Reissig Elizabeth Chang, Tompkins Daniel M, Maloney Richard F, Sancha Emily, Wharton David A

机构信息

Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, National University of La Plata, P.O. Box 296, La Plata 1900, Argentina.

出版信息

J Zoo Wildl Med. 2011 Sep;42(3):408-13. doi: 10.1638/2010-0215.1.

DOI:10.1638/2010-0215.1

PMID:22950312

Abstract

A potential cause of pododermatitis ("bumblefoot") was investigated in captive-reared juvenile black stilts at the Department of Conservation "Kaki Recovery Program" at Twizel, New Zealand. To address the importance of substrate, the development of clinical signs in individuals was compared among aviaries that contained rubber matting and/or salt footbaths, and controls. No effect of either experimental manipulation of the environment was apparent on pododermatitis development. With the substrate appearing not to be an initiating factor, and a previous study that indicated that the birds' diet fulfills the nutritional requirements for rearing black stilts in captivity, results of this study suggest that insufficient space for exercise may instead be the cause.

摘要

新西兰特威泽尔保护部“黑秧鸡恢复计划”中，对人工饲养的幼年黑秧鸡发生足部皮炎（“禽掌炎”）的一个潜在原因进行了调查。为了研究基质的重要性，在装有橡胶垫和/或盐足浴盆的鸟舍与对照鸟舍中，比较了个体临床症状的发展情况。环境的任何一种实验性操作对足部皮炎的发展均无明显影响。由于基质似乎不是引发因素，且先前的一项研究表明，鸟类的饮食满足人工饲养黑秧鸡的营养需求，因此本研究结果表明，运动空间不足可能是病因。