Polioencephalomalacia in Captive Harbour Seals ( Phoca vitulina)
Summary In a colony of 11 harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina Linné 1758) two episodes of central nervous disorders occurred within 2 years causing fatalities in seven adult animals. Clinical signs comprised dyspnoea, anorexia, apathy, incoordination and lateral recumbency. Vitamin B complex therapy was...
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crwiley:10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.t01-1-00500.x 2024-06-02T08:13:12+00:00 Polioencephalomalacia in Captive Harbour Seals ( Phoca vitulina) Wohlsein, P. Peters, M. Geburek, F. Seeliger, F. Böer, M. 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.t01-1-00500.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1439-0442.2003.t01-1-00500.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.t01-1-00500.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A volume 50, issue 3, page 145-150 ISSN 0931-184X journal-article 2003 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.t01-1-00500.x 2024-05-03T12:07:30Z Summary In a colony of 11 harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina Linné 1758) two episodes of central nervous disorders occurred within 2 years causing fatalities in seven adult animals. Clinical signs comprised dyspnoea, anorexia, apathy, incoordination and lateral recumbency. Vitamin B complex therapy was successful once. Pathomorphological examination of seven carcasses revealed acute and subacute malacia of the cerebellar grey matter. Additional acute malacic lesions located in the cerebral cortices and basal ganglia were observed. Mesencephalic nuclei were less severely affected and displayed acute changes. Despite intense search for environmental toxins and infectious agents, the cause of the fatalities remained undetermined. However, the type and pattern of the lesions are most suggestive of a thiamine deficiency. Article in Journal/Newspaper Phoca vitulina Wiley Online Library Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A 50 3 145 150 |
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Summary In a colony of 11 harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina Linné 1758) two episodes of central nervous disorders occurred within 2 years causing fatalities in seven adult animals. Clinical signs comprised dyspnoea, anorexia, apathy, incoordination and lateral recumbency. Vitamin B complex therapy was successful once. Pathomorphological examination of seven carcasses revealed acute and subacute malacia of the cerebellar grey matter. Additional acute malacic lesions located in the cerebral cortices and basal ganglia were observed. Mesencephalic nuclei were less severely affected and displayed acute changes. Despite intense search for environmental toxins and infectious agents, the cause of the fatalities remained undetermined. However, the type and pattern of the lesions are most suggestive of a thiamine deficiency. |
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Wohlsein, P. Peters, M. Geburek, F. Seeliger, F. Böer, M. Polioencephalomalacia in Captive Harbour Seals ( Phoca vitulina) |
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Polioencephalomalacia in Captive Harbour Seals ( Phoca vitulina) |
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Polioencephalomalacia in Captive Harbour Seals ( Phoca vitulina) |
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Polioencephalomalacia in Captive Harbour Seals ( Phoca vitulina) |
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