Fibrous Osteodystrophy in a Captive Common Eland Antelope (Taurotragus oryx)

Authors

  • Fabrizio Grandi Laboratory of Investigative and Comparative Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Univ. Estadual Paulista – UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil Author
  • Lourdes M. B. Pessoa Fioravante Galvani Park, Luís Eduardo Magalhães – Bahia, Brazil Author
  • Francisco Lúcio Filho School of Veterinary Medicine, Ceará State University - UECE, Ceará, Brazil Author
  • Rochele de Araújo Haras Claro Comercial Farmer, Caucaia – Ceará, Brazil Author
  • Rafael M. Rocha Department of Investigative Pathology, A. C. Camargo Cancer Hospital, Antônio Prudente Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil Author
  • Cláudia Del Fava Center for Research and Development in Animal Healthy, Biological Institute, São Paulo, Brazil Author

Keywords:

antelope, eland, fibrous osteodystrophy, pathology, Taurotragus oryx

Abstract

Fibrous osteodystrophy (FO) is a common condition described mainly in domestic species, with only few cases described in wild ones kept in captivity. Herein we report a case of FO in a 2 yr-old female common eland antelope (Taurotragus oryx) maintained in captivity and fed with a horse pelleted ration plus hays. The animal showed a firm bilateral symmetrical enlargement of upper maxillary bones which was submitted to histological evaluation. Microscopic findings were those related to extensive bone resorption and fibroplasia.

Author Biographies

  • Fabrizio Grandi, Laboratory of Investigative and Comparative Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Univ. Estadual Paulista – UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil

    Laboratory of Investigative and Comparative Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Univ. Estadual Paulista – UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil

  • Lourdes M. B. Pessoa, Fioravante Galvani Park, Luís Eduardo Magalhães – Bahia, Brazil

    Fioravante Galvani Park, Luís Eduardo Magalhães – Bahia, Brazil

  • Francisco Lúcio Filho, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ceará State University - UECE, Ceará, Brazil

    School of Veterinary Medicine, Ceará State University - UECE, Ceará, Brazil

  • Rochele de Araújo, Haras Claro Comercial Farmer, Caucaia – Ceará, Brazil

    Haras Claro Comercial Farmer, Caucaia – Ceará, Brazil

  • Rafael M. Rocha, Department of Investigative Pathology, A. C. Camargo Cancer Hospital, Antônio Prudente Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil

    Department of Investigative Pathology, A. C. Camargo Cancer Hospital, Antônio Prudente Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil

  • Cláudia Del Fava, Center for Research and Development in Animal Healthy, Biological Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

    Center for Research and Development in Animal Healthy, Biological Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

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Published

2011-11-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2011): BJVP

Section

Artigos

How to Cite

Grandi, F., Pessoa, L. M. B., Lúcio Filho, F., Araújo, R. de, Rocha, R. M., & Del Fava, C. (2011). Fibrous Osteodystrophy in a Captive Common Eland Antelope (Taurotragus oryx). Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 4(3), 239-242. https://bjvp.org.br/bjvp/article/view/106