ESOPHAGEAL DISSECTION AND HEMATOMA ASSOCIATED WITH OBSTRUCTION IN AN INDIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS INDICUS)

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-427
Author(s):  
Kristen A. Phair ◽  
Meg Sutherland-Smith ◽  
Geoffrey W. Pye ◽  
Allan P. Pessier ◽  
Tracy L. Clippinger
Keyword(s):  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Esophageal Dissection ◽  
Indian Elephant

scholarly journals A note on the presence of the Elephant Louse Haematomyzus elephantis piaget (Mallophaga: Rhynchophthirina) in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
L.E.O Braack
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Loxodonta Africana ◽  
African Elephant ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Ethiopian Region ◽  
Indian Elephant

First described in 1869, this rather unusual insect has been found to be a common ectoparasite on the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), and has been collected in low numbers from the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in nearly all of sub-saharan Africa (Ledger 1979, The arthropod parasites of vertebrates in Africa south of the Sahara (Ethiopian Region) Vol. IV.

scholarly journals Cobboldia elephantis (Cobbold, 1866) larval infestation in an Indian elephant (Elephas maximus)

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 364-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ananda K. Javare Gowda ◽  
N. K. Dharanesha ◽  
P. Giridhar ◽  
S. M. Byre Gowda
Keyword(s):  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Indian Elephant

Morphology and surface topography of the schistosome Bivitellobilharzia nairi from the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) in Sri Lanka

2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.P.V.J. Rajapakse ◽  
M. Iwagami ◽  
S. Wickramasinghe ◽  
S.M. Walker ◽  
T. Agatsuma
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Liver Parenchyma ◽  
Asian Elephant ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Sem Study ◽  
Indian Elephant ◽  
Scanning Electron

AbstractBivitellobilharzia nairi was first recorded from an Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Berlin. Infections with this parasite have become increasingly important in E. maximus maximus populations in Sri Lanka. The present work is the first morphological description of this schistosome from Sri Lanka. A number of adult worms were recovered from a dead Asian elephant near the elephant orphanage, Pinnawala, in Sri Lanka. The observed clinical features of the infected elephant included emaciation, subventral oedema and anaemia. Post-mortem results indicated that the liver was enlarged and adult schistosomes were found in the blood vessels of the liver parenchyma. The total number of worms recovered from a portion of the liver was 129,870, which is an average of 22 worms per 100 g of liver. The present study uses both light microscopic and scanning electron microscope (SEM) techniques for the morphological and topographical characterization of this parasite and to permit comparison with other species of schistosomes. Morphologically, these worms correspond very well to the description of B. nairi by Dutt & Srivastava (1955). Moreover, it is clear that B. nairi is a distinctive species easily differentiated from other schistosomes. The SEM study of the tegument of male worms shows that the surface of B. nairi is smoother than in other schistosomes.

scholarly journals Monitoring Three Pregnancies of an Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) by a Rapid Enzyme Immunoassay of Progestins in Plasma Without Extraction(Reproduction)

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-102
Author(s):  
Yoshinori OHTA ◽  
Natsuki HAMA ◽  
Eiko SHIMOKAWA ◽  
Akiko YAMADA ◽  
Takashi KONO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Immunoassay ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Indian Elephant

Histomorphological studies on the stomach of Indian elephant (Elephas maximus)

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.R. Indu ◽  
K.M. Lucy ◽  
S. Maya ◽  
J.J. Chungath
Keyword(s):  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Indian Elephant

A case of rabies in an Indian Elephant Elephas maximus

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 2172-2172 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Aravind ◽  
M. Anilkumar ◽  
S. Raju ◽  
M.R. Saseendranath
Keyword(s):  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Indian Elephant

HEMATOLOGY OF THE INDIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)

1967 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 985-991 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Nirmalan ◽  
S. G. Nair ◽  
K. J. Simon
Keyword(s):  
Blood Gases ◽  
Erythrocyte Count ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin ◽  
Corpuscular Hemoglobin ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Primitive State ◽  
Indian Elephant ◽  
Very High

Blood samples from 11 baby elephants, 14 tuskers, and 16 females comprising 5 pregnant and 11 nonpregnant nonlactating elephants (Elephas maximus) were analyzed to assess the hematological values and the influence of age, sex, and pregnancy on these. The results obtained show that, compared with other mammals, the erythrocyte count in the blood of elephants is low and the mean corpuscular volume (m.c.v.), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (m.c.h.), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (e.s.r.) are high. The very high values for m.c.v. and m.c.h. and the low erythrocyte count seen in elephants suggest that in the evolution of blood though they are more advanced than reptiles and birds in having eliminated the nuclei from the erythrocytes, they are still in the primitive state compared with the other mammals in as much as their erythrocytes have not attained the efficiency in the transportation of blood gases that results from a reduction in size to facilitate numerical increase. A low erythrocyte count and packed cell volume, a high e.s.r., an increase in neutrophils, and a decrease in the percentage of lymphocytes and eosinophils characterize pregnancy. In baby elephants there is an increase in the total leucocyte and lymphocyte counts and a decrease in eosinophils.

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