Open AccessDeath due to volvulus in a white rhinoceros <i>ceratotherium simum</i> from the Kruger National Park
Author(s) -
V. de Vos
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v18i1.924
Subject(s) - rhinoceros , volvulus , white (mutation) , national park , zoology , biology , medicine , ecology , gastroenterology , biochemistry , gene
Acute intestinal obstruction due to volvulus is described as the cause of death in an adult white rhinoceros cow. It is also pointed out that the gross anatomical features which predispose volvulus in the horse, are also present in the white rhinoceros and is considered to have some significance in the aetiology of the present case.