Necrobacilosis in a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus peruvianus) from the Sauce Grande sector of the El Angolo Game Reserve, Piura, Peru

Authors

  • Roberto Elias Laboratorio de Vida Silvestre, Sección de Biociencias y Ciencias Clínicas, Departamento Académico de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
  • Javier Mamani Laboratorio de Vida Silvestre, Sección de Biociencias y Ciencias Clínicas, Departamento Académico de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
  • Ricardo Grandez Laboratorio de Vida Silvestre, Sección de Biociencias y Ciencias Clínicas, Departamento Académico de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
  • Pedro Vásquez Departamento de Manejo Forestal, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i1.18016

Keywords:

white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus peruvianus, El Angolo Game Reserve, necrobacillosis

Abstract

The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus peruvianus) is an ungulate mammal that is widely distributed in the Peruvian coast and mountains and is one of the most exploited hunting species in the country, especially in the El Angolo Game Reserve in Piura. In 2011, hundreds of deer with signs of salivation, lameness and diarrhea were reported there, and they were finally found dead. A necropsy was done of a female found dead, samples were taken for pathology, radiology, and microbiology. Resulting in the presence of three genera of anaerobic bacteria, Fusobacterium sp., Arcanobacterium sp. and Actinomyces sp. and lesions compatible with necrobacillosis.

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Published

2021-02-26

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Comunicaciones

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How to Cite

Elias, R., Mamani, J., Grandez, R., & Vásquez, P. (2021). Necrobacilosis in a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus peruvianus) from the Sauce Grande sector of the El Angolo Game Reserve, Piura, Peru. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 32(1), e18016. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i1.18016