Hemochromatosis in several species of lories with high dietary iron

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 297-301

  West, Gary D ^a,d   Garner, Michael M ^b   Talcott, Patricia A ^c  

^a San Antonio Zoo   (United States)

^b Northwest Zoo Path   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d Oklahoma City Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Black lory; Chalcopsitta atra; Chalcopsitta duivenbodei; Dietary iron; Duyvenbode's lory; Hemochromatosis; Iron storage disease; Rainbow lory; Trichoglossus haematodus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035738474     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742(2001)015[0297:HISSOL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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