Clinical and anatomopathological findings of lipid-related lesions in wild and pet birds from the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil

• Published in: Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira Vol. 43
• Main Authors: Oliveira-Filho, Hodias S., Duarte, José L.C., Paranhos, Gabriel F., Oliveira, Rafael L., Farias, Roberto C., Araújo, Jeann Leal de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2023
• Subjects: Atherosclerosis; avian pathology; birds; Brazil; lipid; lipoma; xanthomas

Diseases related to lipid metabolism disorders are reported in several orders of birds, especially in psittacines, and include obesity, atherosclerosis, hepatic lipidosis, egg yolk coelomitis, lipomas, liposarcomas, xanthomas and xanthogranulomas. This study describes epidemiological, clinical and a...