Objetivo. Identificar ectoparásitos en las plumas primarias de avestruces adultas alojadas un criadero del Departamento Cauca Colombia. Materiales y métodos. Un total 15 aves (mayores 7 años), con peso promedio 120 kg (10 hembras 5 machos) fueron seleccionadas para el estudio. De cada ejemplar extraídas tres ala, siendo depositadas bolsas plásticas ser enviadas al Laboratorio ciencias básicas l...

Crystals of the complex formed between the outer membrane protein OmpC from Escherichia coli and the eukaryotic antibacterial protein lactoferrin from Camelus dromedarius (camel) have been obtained using a detergent environment. Initial data processing suggests that the crystals belong to the hexagonal space group P6, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 116.3, c = 152.4 A, alpha = beta = 90, gamm...

A gaping movement of the mouth, commonly called yawning, has been identified in all major classes of vertebrates, including fish (BAERENDS & BAERENDS, 1950; MORRIS, 1954), amphibians and reptiles (MCCUTCHEON, 1970), birds (MARLER, 1956; DFLIUS, 1967) and mammals (CARPENTER, 1940; BARBIZET, 1958; SCHALLER, 1972). Detailed studies of the ethology of this behavior pattern include those of SAUER & ...

This study aimed to verify the occurrence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in rheas (Rhea americana) and ostriches (Struthio camelus) commercially breeding in Brazil. Blood samples from 20 rheas and 46 ostriches (young and adults) were serologically tested using a technique known as modified agglutination test (MAT) at an initial titration of 1:16 for ostriches and 1:25 for rheas. Antibo...