EARLY-ONSET LEUKOENCEPHALOMYELOPATHY AND POLYNEUROPATHY IN EASTERN QUOLLS () IN THE EUROPEAN CAPTIVE POPULATION.

Leukoencephalomyelopathy (LEM) is suggested to be an age-related degenerative condition in geriatric Eastern quolls (), manifesting in animals greater than 3.5 yr of age. This case series describes four LEM cases from two zoologic collections; three in nongeriatric animals, with one only 1 yr of age, and details advanced diagnostic investigation, including magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and electrodiagnostic studies, not previously reported in Eastern quolls.

HEALTH SCREENING OF THE EUROPEAN ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM CAPTIVE POPULATION OF THE PINK PIGEON ().

The population of the Mauritian pink pigeon () fell to fewer than 20 individuals in the 1970s. Following intensive conservation efforts, the free-living population is now estimated to be 470 individuals. However, because of the population bottleneck the species remains at risk of extinction because of genetic loss and inbreeding depression.

RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF MORTALITY IN CAPTIVE PINK PIGEONS () HOUSED IN EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS: 1977-2018.

The Mauritian pink pigeon () is vulnerable, with only 400 individuals remaining in the free-living population. A European captive population was established in 1977 and a European Endangered Species Program (EEP) in 1992. The EEP long-term management plan recommends integrating the EEP and free-living Mauritius populations through pigeon transfers.

Characterisation of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium isolates from wild birds in northern England from 2005 - 2006.

Background: Several studies have shown that a number of serovars of Salmonella enterica may be isolated from wild birds, and it has been suggested that wild birds may play a role in the epidemiology of human and livestock salmonellosis. However, little is known about the relationship between wild bird S. enterica strains and human- and livestock- associated strains in the United Kingdom.