Survival of Trichomonas gallinae in white-winged dove carcasses

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 551-554

  Erwin, Kathleen G ^a   Kloss, Christopher ^a   Lyles, Justin ^a   Felderhoff, James ^a   Fedynich, Alan M ^a   Henke, Scott E ^a   Roberson, Jay A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Post mortem isolation; Trichomonas gallinae; Trichomoniasis; White winged dove; Zenaida asiatica

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLUMBIFORMES; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS GALLINAE; ZENAIDA ASIATICA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CADAVER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; TIME; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CADAVER; COLUMBIDAE; TIME FACTORS; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034223034     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.3.551     Document Type: Article

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