title: Gastrointestinal parasites of owls (Strigiformes) kept in captivity in the Southern region of Brazil.
abstract: The aim of this research was to study the gastrointestinal parasitism in 12 adult owls kept in captivity in the Southern region of Brazil. Cloacal contents of the species Rhinoptynx clamator, Tyto alba, Athene cunicularia, Megascops spp., and Bubo virginianus were evaluated. Feces and urine were collected and analyzed by the zinc sulfate centrifugal-flotation method and stained by the modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique. Eggs of Capillaria spp. and Strongylida, oocysts of Cryptosporidium spp., Eimeria spp., and Isospora spp. were observed. The birds showed no clinical signs, probably due to the mild nature of the infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Faixa de Camobi, Km 9, Campus Universitário, Prédio 20, Sala 4232, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. aleksandro_ss@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Aleksandro S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Régis A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Zanette
authors.forename: Valéria M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: Luciane T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Gressler
authors.forename: Adriano B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Carregaro
authors.forename: Janio M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Santurio
authors.forename: Silvia G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Monteiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002988:Cloaca / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum / Q000166:cytology; D010271:Parasites / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D020305:Strigiformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D014556:Urine / Q000469:parasitology