Enfermedad Metabólica Ósea en Anfibios que se encuentran bajo cuidado humano

Due to the closeness between amphibians and humans, various scientific advances have been made in this species to learn more about the health problems that they present mainly in captivity and their treatments. Colombia, being the second country with the most amphibian species in the world, shows that a large part of these is in captivity conditions, either due to illegal trafficking, conservation or preservation of species, which reflects the importance of offering optimal conditions both of habitat and nutrition for them. Metabolic bone diseases in amphibians that are under human care are more common than is believed, which is why it is necessary to propose treatments for these problems. The objective of this work was to carry out a bibliographic review on metabolic bone disease in amphibians that are under human management. In the background, different articles were found that treat this, in which various important topics are mentioned, including the causes of the disease, which is caused by a permanent deficiency of calcium and phosphorus, vitamin D3 starvation, lack of UV light and treatments for them. The results of the articles of the reviewed research are concentrated in the United States with around 50%, being the main producer of related information, the second place is occupied by Ecuador and Spain with 10% respectively and there is no information on the third place of the reviewed studies. The discussion explains how amphibians under human care a specific treatment must have when meeting their needs, since not meeting environmental and dietary conditions can generate clinical disorders that will occur throughout their lives. Therefore, it is recommended to carry out studies in which research on metabolic bone diseases is in-depth, the use of vitamin D3 with signs of control to avoid hypervitaminosis D, the use of calcium and phosphorus must be adequate to meet the needs of the species, especially young specimens, with a neutral pH and an optimal temperature between 22 and 27 degrees. The UVB 10 wavelength of amphibian lamps should be between 290 nm and 320 nm. Finally, it is recommended to perform x-rays on both a healthy animal and one that is not, to compare and update doses and data regarding metabolic bone disease in amphibians.

• Autores: Ospina Ríos Isabella
• Tipo de recurso: Tesis
• Fecha de publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad Antonio Nariño
• Repositorio: Repositorio UAN
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uan.edu.co:123456789/9976
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.uan.edu.co/handle/123456789/9976
• Palabra clave: anfibio; enfermedad metabólica ósea; cautiverio; amphibians; captivity; metabolic bone disease
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)