Delayed peracute capture myopathy in a Himalayan Ibex Capra sibirica (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae)

Authors

  • Umar Nazir Zahid Department of Wildlife Protection Kashmir
  • Latief Mohammad Dar Department of Animal Husbandry, Kashmir
  • Umar Amin Division of Veterinary Pathology, Shere-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Kashmir
  • Showkat Shah Division of Veterinary Pathology, Shere-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Kashmir
  • Rashid Yahya Naqash Department of Wildlife Protection, Kashmir
  • Dil Mohammad Makhdoomi Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Shere-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Kashmir
  • Shoaib Kamil Division of Veterinary Pathology, Shere-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Kashmir 191121
  • Intesar Suhail Department of Wildlife Protection, Kashmir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3899.10.10.12363-12367

Keywords:

Ibex, Endangered, Capture myopathy

Abstract

The present study focused on the capture myopathy as a fatal consequence of capture and rescue operation in an endangered Himalayan Ibex kid. The Ibex died 48 hours after being captured without showing specific clinical signs.  Post-mortem examination revealed renal cortical necrosis, degeneration of tubular cells and congestion as the main histopathological findings in kidneys. Myocardial lesions consisted of multifocal degenerative changes of myofibres, hyalinization and nuclear degeneration with pyknosis. Skeletal muscles that appeared grossly normal showed mild to moderate degeneration and fragmentation with intermittent loss of striation. The pathological findings were indicative of delayed peracute capture myopathy. This is believed to be the first report of capture myopathy in an endangered Himalayan ibex from India underlining the importance of understanding the causes of mortality in such endangered wild species as a prerequisite to successful conservation programme.

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26-09-2018

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Vol. 10 No. 10 (2018)

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