HEMOCHROMATOSIS IN BIRDS OF THE RAMPHASTIDAE FAMILY

Authors

  • Vivian Marques Massarotto
  • Guilherme Augusto Marietto- Gonçalves

Keywords:

Ramphastidae, toucan, hemochromatosis, iron, ornithopathology

Abstract

This article reviews and updates existent data related to hemochromatosis in birds of the family ramphastidae (toucan and toucanet). This hard-to-diagnose disease is caused by excessive iron storage in the organism. It affects mainly hepatic tissue, does not show specific clinical signs, and involves captive birds of the aforementioned species. Current literature was used in order to review the physiology of iron metabolism, etiology, pathology, clinical aspects, diagnosis, and treatment of the hemochromatosis.

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Published

2022-12-14

How to Cite

1.
Massarotto VM, Gonçalves GAM-. HEMOCHROMATOSIS IN BIRDS OF THE RAMPHASTIDAE FAMILY. RVZ [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 14 [cited 2024 May 18];17(4):450-6. Available from: https://rvz.emnuvens.com.br/rvz/article/view/1154

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 4 (2010)

Section

Review Articles

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