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000121080 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.jveb.2022.01.006
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000121080 041__ $$aeng
000121080 100__ $$aHernández-Aco, Rodrigo S.
000121080 245__ $$aGeophagia in a large felid in captivity: A case report of lethal gastrointestinal impaction in a Bengal tigress (Panthera tigris tigris)
000121080 260__ $$c2022
000121080 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000121080 5203_ $$aDeliberate geophagia or sand-eating behaviour has been widely documented in herbivorous and omnivorous mammals, but never in large felids at captivity. Here we report a case of apparent lethal gastrointestinal impaction from sand intake in a 10-year-old captive Bengal tigress. After 2 days of anorexia and prostration the tigress was admitted to the University Veterinary Hospital with abdominal distension and diarrhoea and died shortly afterwards. A post-mortem examination revealed oesophageal perforation, abundant liquid in the stomach and pyloric obstruction due to the presence of compacted sand and some masses of poultry bones. It is hypothesized that geophagy (of sand) may have been a strategy to alleviate indigestion by consumption of rotten poultry carcasses, but evolved into a compulsive/obsessive-compulsive disorder over time, possibly due to a restricted and barren environment. Zoo animal welfare involves a series of challenges that include an adequate diet in quantity and presentation, as well as complex behaviours such as the motivation to ingest non-food substances under certain contexts during life in captivity.
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000121080 590__ $$a1.8$$b2022
000121080 592__ $$a0.57$$b2022
000121080 591__ $$aVETERINARY SCIENCES$$b50 / 144 = 0.347$$c2022$$dQ2$$eT2
000121080 593__ $$aVeterinary (miscellaneous)$$c2022$$dQ1
000121080 591__ $$aBEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$$b40 / 52 = 0.769$$c2022$$dQ4$$eT3
000121080 594__ $$a4.2$$b2022
000121080 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
000121080 700__ $$aVillarroel, Morris
000121080 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-6848-1010$$aMiranda-de la Lama, Genaro C.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000121080 7102_ $$12008$$2700$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali.$$cÁrea Producción Animal
000121080 773__ $$g50 (2022), 13-17$$pJournal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research$$tJournal of Veterinary Behavior$$x1558-7878
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