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| Seixas Filho,J.T.; Santana,A.C.; Martins,A.C.P.F.; Mesquita,E.F.M.; Mello,S.C.R.P.; Hipolito,M.. |
| ABSTRACT Ascites is a pathology characterized by the extravasation of fluid from blood vessels and its accumulation in the abdominal cavity, caused by several associated factors. In this paper, we report the occurrence of this syndrome in breeding male and female Bullfrogs fed a commercial fish feed with 40% crude protein. Liver malformation was already observed due to lack of protein deposition in adult animals from the same spawning. The culture of ascitic fluid showed absence of bacterial growth. Kidney histopathology showed, in both sexes, a large number of tubular structures with strongly eosinophilic hyaline material suggesting colloid growth in both the cortical region and spinal cord. The analysis also revealed granulomas in various stages of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Captive breeding; Feeding; Histopathology; Metabolic disease; Lithobates catesbeianus. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352019000601955 |
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