Intestinal and blood parasites in Amazon parrots destined for relocation in Guatemala

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-73

  Rooney, Matthew B ^a   Burkhard, Mary Jo ^b   Greiner, Ellis ^c   Zeng, Qi Yun ^c   Johnson, Jeremy ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon parrots; Blood parasites; Guatemala; Intestinal parasites; Reintroduction; Relocation

Indexed keywords

AMAZONA; AMAZONA AUTUMNALIS AUTUMNALIS; AMAZONA XANTHOLORA; COCCIDIA; PIONUS SENILIS; PSITTACIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; FECES; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PARROT; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; FECES; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PARROTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0042131894     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0071:IABPIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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