Aspergillosis and other causes of mortality in the stitchbird in New Zealand

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 481-486

  Cork, Susan C ^a   Alley, Maurice R ^b   Johnstone, Alistair C ^c   Stockdale, Peter H G ^b  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Batchelar Animal Health Laboratory   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Diseases; Mortality; Notiomystis cincta; Stitchbird

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOTIOMYSTIS CINCTA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTEREMIA; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; HEMOSIDEROSIS; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; BACTEREMIA; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; HEMOSIDEROSIS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033158444     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.3.481     Document Type: Article

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