Causes of morbidity in bustards in the United Arab Emirates

Avian Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-129

  Bailey, T A ^a   Samour, J H ^a   Naldo, J ^a   Howlett, J C ^a   Tarik, M ^b  

^a National Avian Research Center AbuDhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bustards; Captive breeding; Morbidity; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

OTIDIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; INJURY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYCOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MYCOSES; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0029689827     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592381     Document Type: Article

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