Studies on Pathogenesis of Avian Hemochromatosis and Relationship with Infections
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Hsu, Chia-Da
Abstract
Hemochromatosis is a common disorder of iron metabolism resulting in iron overload and affecting human and animals, particularly avian species. Genetic and dietary factors are considered as predisposing factors to cause hemochromatosis in these affected birds. Hemochromatosis has been diagnosed in 59 (31.7%) from 186 avian necropsies in this study and the affected species included 11 avian orders, and the most affected species is weaver bird. The organs most commonly affected are the liver. Histochemistry of iron stain (Berlin blue) is routinely used to confirm iron storage in the target tissues. Twenty-one out of 59 cases are hemochromatosis combined with infectious disease and 38 cases are hemochromatosis only. The statistic results show significant difference between the infections and hemochromatosis. In another test, no significant difference is analyzed among hemochromatosis with feeding behavior, age, and sex.
Subjects
Avian
Hemochromatosis
Iron storage
SDGs
Type
thesis
File(s)![Thumbnail Image]()
Loading...
Name
ntu-97-R95629011-1.pdf
Size
23.32 KB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum
(MD5):cbdc04053094a2f55ffc49676b1db293