Boa constrictor occidentalis (Argentine Boa) DIET [PDF]
Boa constrictor occidentalis is the southernmost subspecies distributed from 30 º N to 36 º S and is the only member of the genus Boa present in Argentina.
Acosta, Juan Carlos +3 more
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Detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia duodenalis in Reptiles in Thailand. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis are significant intestinal protozoan parasites affecting humans and animals worldwide. These infections are transmitted through the faecal–oral route, by contaminated water, food or close contact with infected hosts.
Sutthikornchai C +9 more
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Adenovirus Hepatitis in a Boa Constrictor (Boa Constrictor) [PDF]
A boa constrictor was submitted for postmortem evaluation. At necropsy, there were no substantial lesions except in the liver. Light microscopy revealed severe multifocal to coalescing coagulative necrotic hepatitis, with basophilic and eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions in hepatocytes within the necrotic foci.
A, Ramis +5 more
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Virtopsy of a gravid Boa constrictor using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
: This article presents radiologic examinations of a deeply sedated Boa constrictor with boid inclusion body disease (BIBD) as an adjunction to the subsequent necropsy. This method is known as virtopsy. The Boa constrictor in the present case was gravid.
Dominic Gascho +5 more
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Prevalence of inclusion body disease and associated comorbidity in captive collections of boid and pythonid snakes in Belgium [PDF]
Inclusion body disease (IBD) is caused by reptarenaviruses and constitutes one of the most notorious viral diseases in snakes. Although central nervous system disease and various other clinical signs have been attributed to IBD in boid and pythonid ...
Hellebuyck, Tom +3 more
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling improves occurrence and detection estimates of invasive burmese pythons. [PDF]
Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods are used to detect DNA that is shed into the aquatic environment by cryptic or low density species. Applied in eDNA studies, occupancy models can be used to estimate occurrence and detection probabilities and thereby ...
Margaret E Hunter +7 more
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The Boa constrictor is one of the most common reptiles bred in captivity. To achieve a successful breeding season, thorough knowledge of the females’ reproductive activity is necessary.
Mara Bertocchi +7 more
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Differential Disease Susceptibilities in Experimentally Reptarenavirus-Infected Boa Constrictors and Ball Pythons. [PDF]
Inclusion body disease (IBD) is an infectious disease originally described in captive snakes. It has traditionally been diagnosed by the presence of large eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions and is associated with neurological, gastrointestinal, and ...
Boback, Scott M +9 more
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Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in captive reptiles [PDF]
The genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium in reptiles was analyzed by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequence analysis of the small subunit rRNA gene.
Xiao, L. +12 more
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CURVA DE CRESCIMENTO E EFICIÊNCIA ALIMENTAR DE SUBSPÉCIES DE Boa constrictor MANTIDAS EM CATIVEIRO [PDF]
The growth curve is an important parameter for estimating the development of an animal and assisting breeding programs and assessing welfare. However, little data is available on the growth curves of snakes, including native species such as Boa ...
Almeida, Erin Caperuto +5 more
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