2015/02/03 by Anna Le Souëf, C. Holyoake, Simone Vitali +1 · 1 citation
Veterinary · Environmental Science · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Human-Animal Interaction Studies #Biology #Presentation (obstetrics) #Veterinary medicine #Medicine #Surgery
paper · doi:10.7589/2014-08-203
openalex publication_date 2015/02/03 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
The veterinary records of three species of free-living, endangered black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus spp.; n = 565) admitted to the Perth Zoo Veterinary Hospital in Western Australia during a 10-yr period (2000-09) were analyzed to determine the effect of clinical presentation and treatment on survival to release. The most-common reason for admission was trauma (at least 76.7% of cases), and trauma was also the most-frequent finding on necropsy examination (80.1% of cases). Anemia and paralysis-paresis were significant factors determining the decreased likelihood of survival of cockatoos undergoing rehabilitation. Human activities, in particular vehicle strike, were significant causes of morbidity and mortality in free-living black cockatoo populations.