scholarly journals REPORTE DE ECTOPARÁSITOS EN AVES DE CAUTIVERIO, Y SU CONTROL

e-CUCBA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Nayeli Joceline De la Crúz-Romero ◽  
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Vanessa Lizeth Gudiño-Mendoza ◽  
Carlos Manuel Ocegueda-Gutiérrez ◽  
Ana Belén Solorzano-Mazariegos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Zoonotic Infections ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Prophylactic Method ◽  
Timely Treatment

Mexico is found in the top 10 countries worldwide that export wild birds. While there is an increasing demand for owning birds among Mexicans, there is insufficient information on how to appropriately care for them. Mexico is home to approximately 1,060 ofthe world’s bird species, roughly 10%. Removal of these birds from their natural habitat for commercial purposes without regulation is a practice widely undertaken in the country. As a result of he lack of knowledge and irresponsible practices while keeping these birds in captivity, their well-being is not maintained. They therefore become susceptible to the proliferation of external arthropod parasites, called ectoparasites. Ectoparasites can cause disease in humans, domestic and wild animals by acting as a reservoir for important pathogens that can transmit zoonotic infections. In this work, clinical cases of domestic birds obtained from Veterinarians of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara that were infected by ectoparasites were reviewed. In all the cases analyzed, the presence of the ectoparasite Knemidokoptesspp., cause of scabies, was found. The most commonly used treatment for elimination ofparasitosis is topical Ivermectin, and the main risk factor identified is the lack of cleanliness in bird housing. A timely treatment for these parasitic infections is able to prevent the death of these birds. Additionally, a proper diet and carrying out a necessary prophylactic method for each species will improve their quality of life in captivity.

scholarly journals Enrichment Preferences of Raptors at Elmwood Park Zoo

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Elisa Tyler Tyler
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Enrichment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bald Eagle ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Haliaeetus Leucocephalus ◽  
Bald Eagles ◽  
Buteo Jamaicensis ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Natural Enrichment

Environmental enrichment is often offered to animals in captivity to aid in enhancing quality of life by providing appropriate environmental stimuli that improve psychological and physiological well-being. Due to the limited amount of research conducted on raptors and enrichment, I sought to determine raptor preferences of enrichment types through the observation of captive bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) in the education department at Elmwood Park Zoo. I predicted that the raptors would interact more with natural enrichment items compared to ones that were man-made. Although results showed only the female bald eagle to interact enough with the enrichment items to gather an adequate number of observations, she was found to interact significantly more frequently with natural enrichment items compared to ones that were man-made (p 0.0001, FET). These results are not meant to infer that all female bald eagles prefer natural enrichment items over man-made ones, or that all male bald eagles and female and male red-tailed hawks do not prefer any enrichment items. Nonetheless, they justify future research on environmental enrichment preferences involving many more individuals and many more taxa to determine more appropriate enrichment regimens for captive birds of prey.

scholarly journals Effects of Music Therapy on Well-Being of People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingzi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

The number of people in the United States diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is projected to increase, posing an urgent need for more effective treatments. Music therapy (MT), a clinical treatment that primarily uses music and involves no medication, is known to evoke memory of music-related experiences among patients with AD and dementia. To better understand the effects of MT on patients with AD and related dementia, I conducted a literature review. The findings suggest that MT is effective in promoting well-being as well as the mental and physical health of patients with AD and related dementia, although no significant effect on patients’ cognitive functions was found. Considering the increasing demand for care and treatment for patients with AD and related dementia, MT should be employed in conjunction with other forms of treatment, in order to improve the patients’ quality of life and relieve the burden on families. More detailed research is needed to help achieve a better understanding of the potential benefits of MT on patients with AD and related dementia.

scholarly journals Parasitological findings and antiparasitic treatment of captive Jaguarundis Herpailurus yagouaroundi (Carnivora: Felidae) in a conservation center in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 11916
Author(s):  
Nárjara Veras Grossmann ◽  
Anderson Silva De Sousa ◽  
Rebecca Martins Cardoso ◽  
Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Severe Infection ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasites ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Domestic Species ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
In Captivity

Ex situ management of wildlife provides a possibility for species maintenance, research development and environmental education.  But as captive facilities are usually much smaller than the area occupied by a species in the natural habitat, cleaning might be insufficient, domestic species such as cats might be in close proximity, and wild animals in captivity are inevitably stressed, animals kept in these facilities are more at risk of acquiring parasitic infections.  Therefore, an appropriate prophylactic protocol and consequent anti-parasitic therapy of affected animals are fundamental for any wildlife conservation center.  This report describes the procedures adopted in a conservation center for wild felines in which four adult Jaguarundis were diagnosed with severe infection with gastrointestinal parasites and flea infestation.  Two animals died and based on the necropsy findings and fecal examinations, infections with Ancylostoma caninum and Toxocara cati were diagnosed, as well as severe infestations with Ctenocephalides felis felis fleas, all common parasites of domestic cats.  We discuss the applied therapy and the adopted environmental management, along with the importance of regular health assessments and a preventive medicine program for this species in captivity.  

scholarly journals Animal welfare and environmental enrichment in the domestic breeding and ornamental rearing of geese and mallards

2021 ◽  
pp. 107-125
Author(s):  
Luiza Isaia de Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Environmental Enrichment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bird Breeding ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The Right

The concept of animal welfare has been widely studied and discussed in recent years. This is a science, which seeks an improvement in the quality of life of animals, ensuring that they have the right to their 5 basic freedoms respected. Animal welfare practices seek to have animals express their natural behavior, even when they are in captivity, ensuring their physical and psychological health. Such techniques help in the adaptation of the animal to the environment, especially in captive animals and in breeding. There is a direct relationship between the implementation of animal welfare practices and the ability of them to adapt and have a good quality of life in the environment in which it was inserted. The growing increase in ornamental bird breeding and as pets has revealed the need to study and ensure welfare practices in the rearing of these animals. One of the techniques used to ensure animal welfare is the implementation of different types of environmental enrichments. Environmental enrichment seeks through different techniques and materials to provide more attractive and stimulating environments to animals, allowing interaction between animals and animal-environment, enabling them to enjoy and explore the environment, optimizing the available spaces, providing opportunities for the development of behaviors and natural abilities of the species, reducing the stress caused by space limitation and absence of stimuli. The objective of this work was to relate animal welfare in the implementation of environmental enrichment in two breeding stake of geese and mallards, one for ornamental and domestic purposes, birds being reared as pets. In particular describe the creation, report the implementation of three types of environmental enrichment: food, physical and social, and response of birds after the implementation of this technique of animal welfare promotion. The results of the implementation of food, physical and social environmental enrichment, to improve the well-being of birds, were verified in both breedings, obtaining a positive result. There was an improvement in the behavior of the animals, which is closer to the natural in both groups, attesting to improvement in quality of life and providing physical and psychological well-being to birds.

scholarly journals Effects of conditioning on the welfare of jaguars (Panthera onca) in captivity

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 1076-1084
Author(s):  
L.C.F. Garcia ◽  
B. Dallago ◽  
L.G.D. Dantas ◽  
F.E.M. Bernal
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Enrichment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environmental Stimulus ◽  
Animal Management ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
The Face ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Routine Procedures ◽  
Spatial Limitation

ABSTRACT The jaguar is the largest feline in the Americas and in the face of the threat of extinction and the reduction of natural areas, keeping the species in captivity may be important for its conservation. This condition can lead to a reduction in well-being, especially due to spatial limitation and lack of environmental stimulus. In recent decades, techniques have been sought to minimize the negative impacts of captivity, with an increase in the use of environmental enrichment and operational conditioning in order to facilitate routine procedures for the animal management. In this scenario, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of conditioning on the welfare of jaguars in captivity, analyzing behavioral and physiological effects through salivary cortisol. Seven jaguars were studied in a Scientific Breeder. There was an increase in behaviors associated with welfare and cortisol during conditioning, possibly related to learning. The increase in behaviors associated with welfare suggests that the technique can contribute to improve the quality of life of these animals in captivity.

scholarly journals Chemical Restraining and Electroejaculation Protocols for Semen Collection in White-Lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renan Luiz Albuquerque Vieira ◽  
Celso Henrique Souza Costa Barros ◽  
Thaise Da Silva Oliveira Costa ◽  
Marcus Antônio Rossi Feliciano ◽  
Sérgio Luiz Gama Nogueira-Filho
Keyword(s):  
Induction Time ◽  
Captive Breeding ◽  
Sperm Concentration ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Tayassu Pecari ◽  
Semen Collection ◽  
In Captivity

Background: In order to reverse the White-lipped peccary decline, besides protecting its habitat and controlling hunting, it is necessary a captive breeding program. There are reports, however, on the low fertility of white-lipped peccary, making it difficult its reproduction in captivity, making artificial insemination one of the main tools to prevent the loss of genetic diversity of species kept in captivity. Information on safe methods of anesthesia and the collection of semen should be investigated. Therefore, we aimed to compare the effects of the anesthetic protocols acepromazine/ketamine and xylazine/ketamine, as well as electroejaculation protocols, for semen collection in white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari).Materials, Methods & Results: Twelve adult male white-lipped peccaries were submitted both to the xylazine/ketamine and acepromazine/ketamine anesthetic protocols. The anesthetic induction time and duration, the degree of muscle relaxation, the time for anesthetic recovery and the quality of the animals’ recovery were evaluated. Additionally, the quality of the sedation was evaluated based on the animal’s behavior. We also evaluated the effect of drugs on erectile functions as well as the efficiency of three electroejaculation protocols with increasing or fixed voltages (2 to 4 V; 5 to 12 V; 12 V). The acepromazine/ketamine combination promotes shorter induction time, duration and recovery from anesthesia than the xylazine/ketamine association. There were no differences, however, between the tested anesthetic protocols in relation to heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature. Ejaculate was obtained from only 2 animals when using the xylazine/ketamine protocol and adoption of stimuli between 5 and 12 V, with 10 stimuli at each voltage. In turn, ejaculate was obtained from four animals submitted to the acepromazine/ketamine protocol, three of them with the adoption of stimuli between 5 and 12 V and one with the adoption of fixed 12 V stimuli, with 45 stimuli at this single voltage.Discussion: The animals presented less deep anesthesia and, consequently, worse indicators of well-being during and after the collection procedures when submitted to the xylazine/ketamine protocol compared to the acepromazine/ketamine protocol. When submitted to the acepromazine/ketamine protocol, the animals allowed the observer to approach and handle them, facilitating handling and collection of semen, in addition to promoting better indicators of animal welfare. Also, with this aforementioned protocol, the animals showed better anesthetic return. For both anesthetic protocols, the protocol of increasing stimuli from 5 to 12 V, with 10 stimuli at each voltage, resulted in penile erection and in obtaining ejaculate in a greater number of animals in relation to the other electroejaculation protocols. In turn, the use of the growing protocol 2 V to 4 V did not even cause an erection in any of the 12 animals. From the ejaculates collected from the white-lipped peccary, volumes (0.2 to 1.0 mL) and average sperm concentration (379.1 x 106 sperm/mL) were comparatively higher than those from Pecari tajacu. The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) is considered an aggressive animal, and this characteristic can explain the relatively low success in obtaining ejaculates, as aggressiveness is directly related to stress, which is an antagonist of ejaculation. Thus, we proposed to test chemical restraint with the aid of a blowgun in future studies.

scholarly journals Environmental enrichment for neotropical primates in captivity

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanner Boere
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Enrichment ◽  
Captive Breeding ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Neotropical Primates ◽  
Breeding Colony ◽  
Behavioral Needs ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Review Reports

Captivity is an extreme non-natural environment for primates. The success of a breeding colony depends of management and veterinarian procedures which must rely on the knowledge of primates' behavioral needs. Environmental enrichment consists of a series of procedures that improve the quality of life of captive animals by meeting their ethological needs. Enrichment can reduce stress, while increasing animal well being in captivity. Suitable ethical conditions, incidences of behavioral disorders, minimal clinical interventions, low mortality, higher reproduction rates and cost/benefit relationship, reflect directly on the quality of captive breeding colonies. Anthropoids like Neotropical primates possess complex neural structures and relate, in a sophisticated manner, to the environment. This review reports important experiences on enrichment procedures for Neotropical primates and the physiological events which could explain improvement of animal well-being.

scholarly journals Avian diversity in geothermal power plant areas: Case studies in Kamojang, Darajat, and Gunung Salak, West Java, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
TEGUH HUSODO ◽  
KHEMAL PASHA MOCHTAN ◽  
Sya Sya Shanida ◽  
SYAHRAS FATHIN AMINUDDIN ◽  
INDRI WULANDARI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Avian Diversity ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
West Java ◽  
Geothermal Power Plant ◽  
Geothermal Power

Abstract. Husodo T, Mochtan KP, Shanida SS, Aminuddin SF, Wulandari I, Putra IS, Megantara EN. 2020. Avian diversity in geothermal power plant areas: Case studies in Kamojang, Darajat, and Gunung Salak, West Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 1049-1059. Land cover changes that occur in the development of industrial areas have impact on the quality of biophysical and socio-economic environments. This study aimed to investigate the diversity of birds (avifauna) in three geothermal power plant areas in West Jawa Province, Indonesia (i.e., Kamojang, Darajat, and Gunung Salak). Transect and spotlighting methods were conducted in this study. We found that areas around geothermal power plant in Gunung Salak had the highest diversity of bird species with 105 species from 43 families, followed by Kamojang with 82 species from 34 families, and Darajat with 80 species from 40 families. In total, there were 134 species from 51 families in which two species are Endangered (EN) under the IUCN Red List category, five are endemic to Java, 11 are protected by CITES Appendix II and 14 are protected by national regulations. The presence of some birds was an indicator of ecosystem condition and functioning, including indicator of food chain, quality of water, quality of natural habitat, condition of riparian habitat, and the condition of open or disturbed habitat. Some birds were also associated with particular habitats, such as natural forests, riparians, a combination of natural forests and open habitats, tea plantations, and craters. The results of this study can be used as baseline information about the state of the surrounding environment in the three geothermal power plant areas and as a reference in biodiversity management in the future.

Perceived Overprotection and Its Association With Quality of Life in Dementia

GeroPsych ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
Mechthild Niemann-Mirmehdi ◽  
Andreas Häusler ◽  
Paul Gellert ◽  
Johanna Nordheim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Patient Autonomy ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Mental Well Being

Abstract. To date, few studies have focused on perceived overprotection from the perspective of people with dementia (PwD). In the present examination, the association of perceived overprotection in PwD is examined as an autonomy-restricting factor and thus negative for their mental well-being. Cross-sectional data from the prospective DYADEM study of 82 patient/partner dyads (mean age = 74.26) were used to investigate the association between overprotection, perceived stress, depression, and quality of life (QoL). The analyses show that an overprotective contact style with PwD has a significant positive association with stress and depression, and has a negative association with QoL. The results emphasize the importance of avoiding an overprotective care style and supporting patient autonomy.

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