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| Disease Agents |
In Rabbits:
- Numerous. May include infections, stress, trauma, genetic
predisposition, hyperthermia, toxic plants, drugs, and severe deficiencies in
protein, vitamin A or
vitamin E. (B602.18.w18,
J213.5.w1)
- Listeria monocytogenes is associated with late-term abortions. (B602.18.w18)
Further information on Disease Agents has only been
incorporated for agents recorded in species for which a full Wildpro "Health
and Management" module has been completed (i.e. for which a comprehensive literature
review has been undertaken). Only those agents with further information available are
linked below:
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In
Rabbits
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| Non-infectious
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In
Rabbits
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| Physical
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In Rabbits
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| General Description |
In Rabbits
- Abortion is uncommon. (B600.14.w14)
- Abortion usually occurs following fetal death after first three
weeks of pregnancy. Fetal death before this time results in resorption
(See: Fetal Resorption in Lagomorphs). (B602.18.w18,
J213.5.w1)
In Elephants:
- Abortions occur in elephants. (B387.w4,
B450.20.w20)
Elephas maximus
- Asian Elephant
- Spontaneous abortion was documented in a Elephas maximus
- Asian Elephant, four months after it was captured. (B450.20.w20)
- Premature stillbirths (abortions) may occur during capture
operations or in cases of twins. (J148.61.w1)
- Abortion has occurred in at least two young (one juvenile and one
sub-adult) Asian elephants in captivity; in the juvenile, a possible
second abortion occurred about eight months later. (B450.20.w20)
Loxodonta africana
- African Elephant
- "An elephant in Samburu [in Kenya] died as the result
of aborting an incompletely-formed foetus." (B387.w4)
- Necrotic fetuses have been found in cropped elephants in Africa. (B387.w4)
- Abortion occurred in a captive sub-adult Loxodonta africana
- African Elephant. (B450.20.w20)
Clinical signs:
- In a sub-adult African elephant, vulvar oedema and a bloody,
mucopurulent urogenital discharge was noted for four days prior to
abortion. (B450.20.w20)
- A juvenile Asian elephant aborted a fetus described as "early
first trimester" and about eight months later an "apparent
piece of placenta" was passed by the same animal; this was
suspected as a second abortion. (B450.20.w20)
- A sub-adult Asian elephant produced a fetus which had apparently
been dead for some time before it was aborted. (B450.20.w20)
In Bonobos:
- Abortion has been reported. (J23.20.w2,
P20.2010.w1)
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| Further Information |
In Rabbits
- Following abortion, always check whether any fetuses remain. (B602.18.w18)
- Aborted fetuses and placentas should be submitted for culture and
for histopathological examination, to determine the cause of the
abortion. (B602.18.w18,
J213.5.w1)
- Questions to be asked in the history include: "Is this the
first litter? Is there a prior history of abortion? Have any drugs
been administered recently? Has there been a recent change in
environment? Are other rabbits aborting?" (B602.18.w18)
- Abortion usually occurs following fetal death after first three
weeks of pregnancy. Fetal death before this time results in resorption
(See: Fetal Resorption in Lagomorphs). (B602.18.w18,
J213.5.w1)
- Note: Uterine infection may occur following abortion. (J213.5.w1)
See: Uterine Infection in Lagomorphs
In Elephants:
Treatment:
- Systemic antibiotics (tetracycline) were given to a sub-adult
African elephant following abortion. (B450.20.w20)
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| Associated Techniques |
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| Host taxa groups /species |
Further information on Host species has only
been incorporated for species groups for which a full Wildpro "Health and
Management" module has been completed (i.e. for which a comprehensive literature
review has been undertaken).
(List does not contain all other species groups affected by this
disease)
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| Disease Author |
Debra Bourne MA
VetMB PhD MRCVS (V.w5)
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| Referees |
Aidan Raftery MVB CertZooMed CBiol MIBiol MRCVS (V.w122)
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