A 7-day-old gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) was found dead and postmortem examination revealed impaction of the ventriculus with feathers. A review of mortality in gentoo penguin chicks from 1997 to 2007 at that institution revealed another case of feather impaction of the ventriculus in a 4-week-old chick, a sibling of the previous chick. A third case of gastrointestinal impaction occurred in a 24-day-old king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with omphallitis and enteritis. In this chick, a fibrin mat produced a complete obstruction of the intestine at the level of Meckel's diverticulum.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1647/1082-6742-23.4.290 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
penguin chicks
8
gentoo penguin
8
impaction ventriculus
8
gastrointestinal obstruction
4
penguin
4
obstruction penguin
4
chicks 7-day-old
4
7-day-old gentoo
4
penguin pygoscelis
4
pygoscelis papua
4
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!