Interaction of general adaptation syndrome and myocarditis causing ventricular rupture in a black swan (Cygnus atratus): case report

Abstract

Case report about the interaction of chronic myocarditis and General Adaptation Syndrome (stress) causing rupture of left ventricular wall on a young, female specie of Cygnus atratus (black swan), that came to die at the Country Zoo of Taboao da Serra, in Sao Paulo, during quarantine, after being taken on a long distance travel, under disfavorable temperature and ventilation conditions.