CHARACTERIZATION OF TRAUMATIC INJURIES CAUSED BY SEVERAL VULNERATING AGENTS IN WILD BIRDS FROM THE STATE OF PERNAMBUCO
Blunt injury; forensic veterinary medicine; Psittaciformes; necropsy.
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to characterize traumatic injuries from a forensic veterinary medicine and identify the vulnerating agents involved in the promotion of trauma in wild birds coming from illegal trade in the state of Pernambuco. 45 wild birds of 15 different species were necropsied coming from the Center for Triage of Wild Animals - CETAS Tangará, located in Recife - PE, the external and internal injuries were evaluated and characterized, as well as the vulnerating agents involved in their promotion. After the analysis, it was possible to establish that 73% (33/45) of the birds were males and 71% (32/45) adults, 93.3% (42/45) of the birds suffered the action of a single vulnerant agent, predominantly mechanics. Based on the characterization of the injuries, the blunt type predominated, and among these, bruises and fractures. Based on the necroscopic examinations of wild birds, it can be concluded that blunt mechanical traumas inflicted by blunt instruments prevailed. Such injuries reflect the degree of mistreatment to which animals from illegal trade are subjected, which will last as long as there is no environmental education, awareness of society as a whole and the hardening of the application of the current legislation in the country.