Gizzard impaction in lesser rhea chicks (Pterocnemia pennata) raised on farms in Patagonia, Argentina

Avian Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 240-244

  Reissig, E C ^a   Robles, C A ^a  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Captivity; Gizzard; Impaction; Lesser rhea; Management

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; PALAEOGNATHAE; PTEROCNEMIA PENNATA; RHEA; RHEIFORMES;

EID: 0035072975     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593035     Document Type: Article

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