Physiologic parameters in female Red-billed curassows (Crax blumenbachii) in rehabilitation

Abstract

The present paper reports blood gas analysis, hematologic and micro bacteriologic information on four female Red-billed curassows, rescued from illegal wild animal trading, that were undergoing habilitation for reintroduction into the wild through Projeto Centrofauna/Botucatu-SP. There is a lack of physiological data on this species, endemic to the region of Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica), now under threat of extinction. This lack of information makes the clinical evaluation of these birds very difficult and has a direct and adverse effect on any of these birds received for medical treatment in hospitals, veterinary clinics and centers for research and conservation, as well as in reintroduction centers.

Seriemas: A Literature Assessment and Recommendations for Future Research

“…Apart from the records on their breeding behavior, behavioral records of seriemas in captivity are scarce. The few studies examining the behavior Studies on seriema parasites are the sole example of a research topic that has been widely explored both in wild (Price 1968, Hellenthal et al 2001, Brum et al 2003, Marietto-Gonçalves et al 2009, Sousa et al 2010, Lunaschi and Drago 2012, Lunaschi et al 2015, Luz et al 2016) and captive birds (Teixeira et al 2008, da Silva et al 2009, Marietto-Gonçalves et al 2012, Snak et al 2014, Martins et al 2017. Of particular interest are those studies on potentially zoonotic parasites (Marietto-Gonçalves et al 2008, Vitaliano et al 2014, as people and seriemas can live in close proximity (Boyle 1917, Alvarsson 2012, Alexandrino et al 2019, and in some locations people hunt seriemas for food (Altrichter 2006, Alvarsson 2012.…”