02082nas a2200253   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260007000043653001500113653001400128653001400142653002400156653001300180100001400193700001200207700001900219700001500238245009300253250000800346300001000354490000800364520144200372022001401814       2017                            d  c01/2017bSchlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KGaHannover10acarnivores10apathology10aparasites10abovine tuberculosis10awildlife1 aI Völker1 aM Böer1 aW Baumgärtner1 aP Wohlsein00aDiseases in captive and reintroduced Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from northwestern Germany  a1/2  a72-770 v1303 aThe necropsy cases of 15 Eurasian lynx from northwestern Germany examined between 2001 and 2011 were reviewed retrospectively. Eight animals originated from different zoos and seven belonged to a reintroduction project in the region of Harz. In all lynx different organ systems were affected simultaneously. The most frequent findings included cachectic or poor nutritional status (n = 8), intestinal endoparasitosis (n = 8), pulmonary lesions (n = 8), gastro-enteritis (n = 5), sarcoptic mange (n = 5), and traumatic injuries (n = 4). Three lynx suffered from bovine tuberculosis with varying organ involvements. In captive lynx the most frequent findings included pulmonary lesions, particularly pneumonia, followed by intestinal endoparasitosis. The pulmonary inflammations may be caused by infectious agents possibly due to a comparatively higher infection pressure in zoos. In contrast, cachexia, endo- and ectoparasitoses, and gastro-enteritis represented the predominant findings in free-ranged lynx. The cause of cachexia was most likely sarcoptic mange except in one animal that suffered from a chronic femoral fracture. Frequent concurrent disorders were gastro-enteritis and intestinal endoparasitosis. Even though the number of animals in both groups was low, the spectrum of the most frequent morphological findings in captive and free-ranging lynx differed influenced most likely by the different environmental conditions.   a0005-9366