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Prolapse of the phallus and cloaca in the ostrich (Struthio camelus)
A J Bezuidenhout1, M L Penrith, W P Burger
1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepport, Republic of South Africa.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
|December 1, 1993
Abstract:
The incidence of cloacal prolapse in ostrich chicks hatched and raised on the Oudtshoorn Experimental Farm during the 1992-1993 breeding season was investigated. The condition which occurred primarily in male chicks, affected 14.65% of the total number of chicks hatched. The mortality rate amongst chicks with cloacal prolapse was very high. Although the pathogenesis and aetiology of the condition is unknown, a species of Cryptosporidium was present in large numbers in affected cloacas. Treatment with systemic antibiotics was found to be effective in some cases.