Fibrous osteodystrophy in a captive common eland antelope (Taurotragus oryx)

Grandi, FabrizioM. B. Pessoa, LourdesLúcio Filho, Franciscode Araújo, RocheleM. Rocha, RafaelDel Fava, Cláudia

Fibrous osteodystrophy (FO) is a common condition described mainly in domestic species, with only few cases described in wild ones kept in captivity. Herein we report a case of FO in a 2 yr-old female common eland antelope (Taurotragus oryx) maintained in captivity and fed with a horse pelleted ration plus hays. The animal showed a firm bilateral symmetrical enlargement of upper maxillary bones which was submitted to histological evaluation. Microscopic findings were those related to extensive bone resorption and fibroplasia

1. Taurotragus oryx
2. eland
3. pathology
4. antelope
5. fibrous osteodystrophy