Husbandry practices as related to infectious and parasitic diseases of farmed ratites

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-89

  Tully, T N ^b   Shane, S M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacteria; Emus; Fungal diseases; Ostriches; Parasites; Ratites; Viral diseases

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PALAEOGNATHAE; RHEA; RHEIFORMES; SALMONELLA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PARASITOSIS; REVIEW; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0038975289     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.15.1.916     Document Type: Article

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