Raul Antunes Silva Siqueira

Análise da condição corpórea, biometria externa e das vísceras do trato gastrointestinal de canários-da-terra, Sicalis flaveola braziliensis

Analisaram-se em canarios-da-terra, Sicalis flaveola brasiliensis, apreendidos pelo Cetas-IBAMA/PB e que morreram logo apos sua chegada, as medidas biometricas externas, condicoes corporeas e de plumagem, medidas biometricas das visceras do trato gastrointestinal (TGI), assim como a topografia visceral, a fim de fornecer dados morfologicos e caracterizar as condicoes em esses passaros chegaram a esse centro de triagem. A topografia visceral estava em consonância com a de periquitos e avestruz, a excecao que essa ultima especie apresenta um ceco. Verificou-se que ha relacao entre as condicoes corporeas desfavoraveis e a perda de plumagem. Conclui-se, que S. flaveola braziliensis possui medidas biometricas em consonância a de outros Passeriformes, contudo possui divergencias para aves do mesmo genero e poucas diferencas biometricas entre machos e femeas. Atraves do estudo, verifica-se que as condicoes corporeas de animais traficados devem ser consideradas nos centros de triagem, a fim de se fazer um melhor manejo nutricional e/ou clinico, diminuindo a mortalidade.

Descrição morfológica de duas espécies de Sapajus encontradas na Paraíba: S. libidinosus e o recém-redescoberto e já criticamente ameaçado S. flavius

Sapajus flavius and S. libidinosus are two species of capuchin monkeys found in the state of Paraiba, Brazil. S. flavius or Macgraves capuchin monkey was recently rediscovered and is now critically endangered, found only in remaining fragments of Atlantic forest in the coastal region of the Brazian Northeast. S. libidinosus has a larger population and distribution, coexisting with S. flavius in Paraiba, however living in the western part of the state, in the semi-arid. Since there is a lack of knowledge about these species, a morphologic description of them was made, involving external and gastrointestinal tract biometry, visceral topography and anatomic description. Although the literature describes S. flavius as the smaller monkey of the Sapajus genus, we conclude that there are no morphological differences between these species. Such information contributes to best management practices for conservation of the species and to the correct taxonomic classification of the genus recently modified.

Enterite ulcerativa e granulomatosa com parasitismo de Molineus torulosus em primatas neotropicais

Bacalhao M.B.M., Siqueira R.A.S., Nery T.F.L., Firmino M.O., Oliveira Neto T.S., Nascimento H.H.L., Guerra R.R. & Lucena R.B. 2016. Ulcerative and granulomatous enteritis associated with Molineus torulosus parasitism in neotropical primates. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 36(10):1005-1008. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro Ciências Agrárias, Cidade Universitária, Areia, PB 58397-110, Brazil. E-mail: lucena.rb@gmail.com This paper reports eleven cases of ulcerative and granulomatous enteritis associated with Molineus torulosus parasitism in different species of neotropical primates of the Sapajus genus. All of the affected monkeys had been apprehended by the environmental police and were being treated in a rehabilitation center for wild animals. The clinical history was weight loss and debility. During the necropsy, several nodules were found on the duodenum and proximal jejunum wall, with ulcers on the adjacent intestinal mucosa, including the nodules in the pancreas of four monkeys. Histologically, eosinophilic granulomas were observed in the small intestine, associated with fibrosis, eggs and adult models of Trichostrongylidae, etiology consistent with Molineus torulosus. This study describes the first cases of parasitism in Sapajus flavius, a species previously considered extinct, but recently rediscovered, and presents the occurrence of M. torulosus in two other species, Sapajus libidinosus and Sapajus apella.