Vitamin A deficiency and its treatment in captive Sunda pangolins
Abstract The high incidence of disease in captive pangolins is a major obstacle in pangolin‐conservation breeding programs. Therefore, elucidating pangolins’ susceptibility to disease is the key to conservation progress. At the Pangolin Research Base for Artificial Rescue and Conservation Breeding o...
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| author | Fuhua Zhang Yue Min Yishuang Yu Na Xu Wenhua Wang Shibao Wu |
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| description | Abstract The high incidence of disease in captive pangolins is a major obstacle in pangolin‐conservation breeding programs. Therefore, elucidating pangolins’ susceptibility to disease is the key to conservation progress. At the Pangolin Research Base for Artificial Rescue and Conservation Breeding of South China Normal University (PRB‐SCNU), vitamin A deficiency was diagnosed in 14 captive Sunda pangolins. Typical eye signs included lacrimal eyes, keratopathy and a blank, milky orb. The afflicted pangolins were treated with vitamins A and D for 15–30 days; all individuals recovered. We report the detection and treatment of vitamin A deficiency in captive Sunda pangolins at the PRB‐SCNU. Our results could provide guidance for the future prevention and treatment of vitamin A deficiency and associated diseases in pangolin species, both to reduce the incidence of these diseases in captive pangolins and to aid conservation efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0544f0a3adf4db2aad7540a112d33992022-12-21T22:02:27ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine and Science2053-10952021-03-017255455810.1002/vms3.367Vitamin A deficiency and its treatment in captive Sunda pangolinsFuhua Zhang0Yue Min1Yishuang Yu2Na Xu3Wenhua Wang4Shibao Wu5School of Life Science South China Normal University Guangzhou P. R. ChinaSchool of Life Science South China Normal University Guangzhou P. R. ChinaSchool of Life Science South China Normal University Guangzhou P. R. ChinaSchool of Life Science South China Normal University Guangzhou P. R. ChinaSchool of Life Science South China Normal University Guangzhou P. R. ChinaSchool of Life Science South China Normal University Guangzhou P. R. ChinaAbstract The high incidence of disease in captive pangolins is a major obstacle in pangolin‐conservation breeding programs. Therefore, elucidating pangolins’ susceptibility to disease is the key to conservation progress. At the Pangolin Research Base for Artificial Rescue and Conservation Breeding of South China Normal University (PRB‐SCNU), vitamin A deficiency was diagnosed in 14 captive Sunda pangolins. Typical eye signs included lacrimal eyes, keratopathy and a blank, milky orb. The afflicted pangolins were treated with vitamins A and D for 15–30 days; all individuals recovered. We report the detection and treatment of vitamin A deficiency in captive Sunda pangolins at the PRB‐SCNU. Our results could provide guidance for the future prevention and treatment of vitamin A deficiency and associated diseases in pangolin species, both to reduce the incidence of these diseases in captive pangolins and to aid conservation efforts.https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.367captive pangolinsconservation breedingPholidotavitamin deficiency |
| spellingShingle | Fuhua Zhang Yue Min Yishuang Yu Na Xu Wenhua Wang Shibao Wu Vitamin A deficiency and its treatment in captive Sunda pangolins Veterinary Medicine and Science captive pangolins conservation breeding Pholidota vitamin deficiency |
| title | Vitamin A deficiency and its treatment in captive Sunda pangolins |
| title_full | Vitamin A deficiency and its treatment in captive Sunda pangolins |
| title_fullStr | Vitamin A deficiency and its treatment in captive Sunda pangolins |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vitamin A deficiency and its treatment in captive Sunda pangolins |
| title_short | Vitamin A deficiency and its treatment in captive Sunda pangolins |
| title_sort | vitamin a deficiency and its treatment in captive sunda pangolins |
| topic | captive pangolins conservation breeding Pholidota vitamin deficiency |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.367 |
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