title: Presentation and prognostic indicators for free-living black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus spp.) admitted to an Australian zoo veterinary hospital over 10 years.
abstract: The veterinary records of three species of free-living, endangered black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus spp.; n = 565) admitted to the Perth Zoo Veterinary Hospital in Western Australia during a 10-yr period (2000-09) were analyzed to determine the effect of clinical presentation and treatment on survival to release. The most-common reason for admission was trauma (at least 76.7% of cases), and trauma was also the most-frequent finding on necropsy examination (80.1% of cases). Anemia and paralysis-paresis were significant factors determining the decreased likelihood of survival of cockatoos undergoing rehabilitation. Human activities, in particular vehicle strike, were significant causes of morbidity and mortality in free-living black cockatoo populations.
authors: 1  Conservation Medicine Program, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Le Souëf
authors: Carly
authors: C
authors: Holyoake
authors: Simone
authors: S
authors: Vitali
authors: Kristin
authors: K
authors: Warren
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001315:Australia; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D046410:Cockatoos / Q000293:injuries*; D006762:Hospitals, Animal; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary
keywords: Australia; Baudin's Black-Cockatoo; Calyptorhynchus; Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo; Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo; black cockatoo; conservation; rehabilitation