title: Pododermatitis in captive-reared black stilts (Himantopus novaezelandiae).
abstract: A potential cause of pododermatitis ("bumblefoot") was investigated in captive-reared juvenile black stilts at the Department of Conservation "Kaki Recovery Program" at Twizel, New Zealand. To address the importance of substrate, the development of clinical signs in individuals was compared among aviaries that contained rubber matting and/or salt footbaths, and controls. No effect of either experimental manipulation of the environment was apparent on pododermatitis development. With the substrate appearing not to be an initiating factor, and a previous study that indicated that the birds' diet fulfills the nutritional requirements for rearing black stilts in captivity, results of this study suggest that insufficient space for exercise may instead be the cause.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, National University of La Plata, P.O. Box 296, La Plata 1900, Argentina. eli.changreissig@gmail.com
authors.forename: Elizabeth Chang
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Reissig
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Tompkins
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Maloney
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sancha
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wharton
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001717:Birds; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D006799:Housing, Animal; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride