ABSTRACT
This is a case report of an early stage hepatic encephalopathy in a Eupsittula cactorum caused by inadequate nutritional management. The clinical suspicion was originated from the anamnesis and the clinical signs of the bird. Blood samples were collected for hemoparasites analysis, complete blood count and uric acid, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) dosages. The treatment prescribed was the administration of hepatoprotective drugs and antibiotics combined with the dietary adequacy in order to reverse the clinical picture.(AU)
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Animals , Hepatic Encephalopathy/diet therapy , Hepatic Encephalopathy/drug therapy , Hepatic Encephalopathy/veterinary , Parrots/blood , Deficiency Diseases/veterinaryABSTRACT
This is a case report of an early stage hepatic encephalopathy in a Eupsittula cactorum caused by inadequate nutritional management. The clinical suspicion was originated from the anamnesis and the clinical signs of the bird. Blood samples were collected for hemoparasites analysis, complete blood count and uric acid, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) dosages. The treatment prescribed was the administration of hepatoprotective drugs and antibiotics combined with the dietary adequacy in order to reverse the clinical picture.
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Animals , Hepatic Encephalopathy/diet therapy , Hepatic Encephalopathy/drug therapy , Hepatic Encephalopathy/veterinary , Parrots/blood , Deficiency Diseases/veterinaryABSTRACT
Background: The third largest poultry flock in Northeast Brazil is located in Ceará State. Some pathogens are commonly disseminated in broiler chicken flocks, such as the bacteria from the Enterobacteriaceae family. Among these, some strains of Escherichia coli are frequently associated with different pathological manifestations in domestic animals, while bacteria from the genus Salmonella are considered the most frequent enteric pathogens reported causing foodborne infections in humans. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella sp. and Escherichia coli strains isolated from broiler chickens in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza city, Brazil. Materials, Methods & Results: Samples were collected from July-2014 to March-2015 in ten broiler chicken farms located in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza city, Brazil, with birds in pre-slaughter age. From each farm, 100 individual cloacal swabs were randomly collected from broilers independent of clinical status. Distinct methodologies were used in order to provide optimal isolation conditions for both the bacterial species. For Escherichia coli, the methodology consisted in enrichment with BHI broth, plating in EMB agar and biochemical identification, after which some isolates were maintained in nutrient agar for antimicrobial resistance evaluation. For the isolation of [...]
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Animals , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Escherichia coli/isolation & purification , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Chickens/microbiology , Salmonella enterica/isolation & purification , Poultry/microbiology , Enterobacteriaceae/isolation & purification , Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests/veterinaryABSTRACT
Background: The third largest poultry flock in Northeast Brazil is located in Ceará State. Some pathogens are commonly disseminated in broiler chicken flocks, such as the bacteria from the Enterobacteriaceae family. Among these, some strains of Escherichia coli are frequently associated with different pathological manifestations in domestic animals, while bacteria from the genus Salmonella are considered the most frequent enteric pathogens reported causing foodborne infections in humans. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella sp. and Escherichia coli strains isolated from broiler chickens in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza city, Brazil. Materials, Methods & Results: Samples were collected from July-2014 to March-2015 in ten broiler chicken farms located in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza city, Brazil, with birds in pre-slaughter age. From each farm, 100 individual cloacal swabs were randomly collected from broilers independent of clinical status. Distinct methodologies were used in order to provide optimal isolation conditions for both the bacterial species. For Escherichia coli, the methodology consisted in enrichment with BHI broth, plating in EMB agar and biochemical identification, after which some isolates were maintained in nutrient agar for antimicrobial resistance evaluation. For the isolation of [...](AU)