Hematologic and biochemical reference intervals of brown-throated sloths (Bradypus variegatus).
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DOI: 10.1111/vcp.13036
Abstract: The brown-throated sloth, Bradypus variegatus, is a common species endemic to South and Central America. Nonetheless, maintaining these animals in captivity can be challenging, and very few institutions manage to do so. The São Paulo… read more here.
Keywords: reference intervals; hematologic biochemical; bradypus variegatus; variegatus ... See more keywords
ULCERATIVE AND NECROTIZING GASTRITIS IN A CAPTIVE SLOTH (BRADYPUS VARIEGATUS, XENARTHRA, BRADYPODIDAE) DUE TO SEVERE PARASITISM WITH PARALEIURIS LOCCHII (NEMATODA, SPIROCERCIDAE)
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DOI: 10.1638/2016-0135.1
Abstract: Abstract This is the first reported case of lethal gastric parasitism by the nematode Paraleiuris locchii in a captive sloth (Bradypus variegatus). There were more than 600 parasites in the stomach of the sloth, associated… read more here.
Keywords: captive sloth; bradypus variegatus; paraleiuris locchii; parasitism ... See more keywords