title: Severe laminitis in multiple zoo species.
abstract: A 10-year record review from a zoological institution in the western USA identified four cases of severe laminitis resulting in rotation and protrusion of the third phalanx through the sole. Laminitis is reported in a Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), a Sichuan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana), a greater Malayan chevrotain (Tragulus napu) and a giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus). This is the first report of severe laminitis with pedal bone rotation and protrusion in multiple species of non-domestic hoofstock, and the first report of this disease in three of these species (takin, chevrotain, and giant eland).
authors.affiliation: a Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wiedner
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trupkiewicz
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uzal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D005260:Female; D005529:Foot Bones / Q000473:pathology; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006724:Hoof and Claw / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012418:Ruminants; D013045:Species Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
keywords: Malayan chevrotain; Masai giraffe; Sichuan takin; giant eland; laminitis; pedal bone rotation; ungulate; zoo species