<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a member of the family of Old World porcupines (Hystricidae). Its body is covered with multiple layers of quills, which serve for warning and attack if animal is threatened. However, the literature data on injuries caused by Indian crested porcupine are absent. We describe pathomorphological lesions in an Indian crested porcupine from the Ljubljana Zoo, which died after a fight with a younger male that caused a perforative quill injury of the thoracic wall, followed by septicaemia. Macroscopic, microscopic and bacteriological findings were detailed.</p></abstract>

Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a member of the family of Old World porcupines (Hystricidae). Its body is covered with multiple layers of quills, which serve for warning and attack if animal is threatened. However, the literature data on injuries caused by Indian crested porcupine are absent. We describe pathomorphological lesions in an Indian crested porcupine from the Ljubljana Zoo, which died after a fight with a younger male that caused a perforative quill injury of the thoracic wall, followed by septicaemia. Macroscopic, microscopic and bacteriological findings were detailed.

Quill Injury – Cause of Death in a Captive Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix Indica, Kerr, 1792)

Institute of Pathology, Forensic and Administrative Veterinary Medicine

Institute of Pathology, Forensic and Administrative Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Faculty University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Macedonian Veterinary Review

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Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a member of the family of Old World porcupines (Hystricidae). Its body is covered with multiple layers of quills,...

Quill Injury – Cause of Death in a Captive Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix Indica, Kerr, 1792)

Published Online: Nov 18, 2015

Page range: 119 - 122

Received: Nov 18, 2014

Accepted: Feb 02, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2015.02.039

Keywords
Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica), pathology, quill injury, pleuritis, septicaemia

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Quill Injury – Cause of Death in a Captive Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix Indica, Kerr, 1792)

Published Online: Nov 18, 2015

Page range: 119 - 122

Received: Nov 18, 2014

Accepted: Feb 02, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2015.02.039

KeywordsIndian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica), pathology, quill injury, pleuritis, septicaemia

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica), pathology, quill injury, pleuritis, septicaemia