Feather damaging behaviour in adult specimen of scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Authors

  • Norma Ganem G. Hogar de Paso para Fauna Silvestre HPFS, Universidad de la Amazonia, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia
  • Blanca Zuluaga G. Hogar de Paso para Fauna Silvestre HPFS, Universidad de la Amazonia, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia
  • Ivan Camilo Sanchez Rojas Hogar de Paso para Fauna Silvestre HPFS, Universidad de la Amazonia, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia
  • Jorge Valencia A. Hogar de Paso para Fauna Silvestre HPFS, Universidad de la Amazonia, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i2.16243

Keywords:

macaw, feather, stress, homeopathy, nutrition, anthropization, feather pecking

Abstract

A case of feather damaging behaviour in a specimen of a scarlet macaw (Ara macao), non-sexed, which entered the Hogar de Paso para Fauna Silvestre of the University of Amazonia on August 24, 2018 is reported. The clinical examination revealed a poor appearance of feathers, with the presence of stress bands in the occipital, temporal, keel, wheelhouse and rower regions. The results of the hemogram, blood chemistry, stool and skin scraping examinations ruled out the presence of bacteria or internal and external parasites as etiology. After the diagnosis of stress feather pecking, a holontological treatment consisting of aromatherapy, homeopathy, therapeutic baths, nutritional balancing and environmental enrichment was established for a period of seven weeks. As a result, a notable improvement was evident, both in the plumage aspect and in the plucking behaviour.

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Published

2020-06-20

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Comunicaciones

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Copyright (c) 2020 Norma Ganem G., Blanca Zuluaga G., IVAN CAMILO SANCHEZ ROJAS, Jorge Valencia A.

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How to Cite

Ganem G., N., Zuluaga G., B., Sanchez Rojas, I. C., & Valencia A., J. (2020). Feather damaging behaviour in adult specimen of scarlet macaw (Ara macao). Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 31(2), e16243. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i2.16243