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Item El enriquecimiento ambiental y su efectividad en zoológicos y centros de recepción de fauna silvestre en Latinoamérica: Revisión sistemática(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2024) Mina Escobar, Melisa Andrea; Guzmán Salinas, Tatiana; Casilimas Cabal, Jorge Alejandro (Director)Environmental enrichment is a fundamental, necessary and valuable resource for all animals under human care, since it contributes to improve their health and welfare, through the implementation of activities or modifications in the environment that allow an individual to express behaviors typical of its species. Wild animals under professional care require to a greater extent the application of different types of enrichment such as nutritional, sensory, structural and social, in order to reduce their stress levels, and consequently, reduce the presentation of stereotypies and infectious diseases due to immunosuppression. This paper focuses on a literature review on the mentioned subject, investigating the environmental enrichment protocols implemented by different zoos and wildlife reception centers in Latin America, contrasting the degree of effectiveness and the impact they have had on the welfare of the animals. Methodologically, information was collected from scientific articles obtained through different databases and then the information was analyzed to identify in which taxonomic groups more research is reported, which types of environmental enrichment are the most implemented, which strategies or enrichment agents are the most used and which of them have had a positive response from the animals. The purpose of this work is to serve as a reference for the design of environmental enrichment protocols or programs, and additionally, to identify the gaps in knowledge on the subject.Item Uso de la acupuntura tradicional y electro acupuntura como tratamiento para el manejo del dolor en caninos y felinos: Revisión sistemática(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2025) Cobo Capote Jessica Juliana; ; Delgado Diago Geraldine; Guarin Patarroyo, Camilo Ernesto (Director)Acupuncture and electroacupuncture have been proposed as effective complementary techniques for pain management in veterinary medicine. However, in Colombia, their use has been limited due to the lack of local scientific evidence and the scarce specialized training in these techniques. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture and electroacupuncture in canines and felines, comparing them with conventional medicine in the treatment of pain. A systematic review of the scientific literature was performed, reviewing studies published between 2019 and 2024. Studies were selected from databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, Scopus and Sage Journals, using inclusion criteria that focused on research on acupuncture applied to pain management in pets and studies conducted with non-conventional animals. Papers that did not meet the methodological standards required for this study were excluded. The results revealed that acupuncture and electroacupuncture are effective and promising techniques for the treatment of chronic, neuropathic and post-surgical pain in canines and felines. These therapies were successful in most studies in reducing pain through the stimulation of specific anatomical acupuncture points. However, the need to develop more research in Colombia to study this complementary medicine in a local context was highlighted, since the extent of its efficiency is still not very clear and there is a need for clinical studies with a more representative samplingItem Importancia clinica en el diagnostico de mastocitoma cutaneo canino: revisión sistemática(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2025) Calderon Vallejo Evelin Tatiana; Ocampo Torres Jessica; Guarin Patarroyo, Camilo Ernesto (Director)Mastocytomas are neoplasias generated by the abnormal proliferation of mast cells, classified as the most common hematopoietic neoplasia in dogs. There are breeds that are predisposed to this pathology and it is usually associated with geriatric animals. There are no studies that accurately demonstrate incidence according to sex. This work reviews the literature on the diagnosis of cutaneous mastocytoma in canines, its casuistry, clinical signs, treatment and diagnostic methods, in which we find the Patnai method to classify the histological stage and the kiupel method that allows us to know the degree at which it can remain (high or low)