Diagnosis and Therapeutic Management of Trichomoniasis in Falcons in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 136-143

  Samour, Jaime H ^a   Naldo, Jesus L ^a  

^a Falcon Specialist Hosp Res Inst   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Crop; Esophagus; Falco species; Falcon; Infraorbital sinus; Metronidazole; Nasal cavities; Oropharynx; Saudi Arabia; Tracheobronchial syrinx; Trichomonas gallinae; Trichomoniasis

Indexed keywords

MARBOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOVE; ESOPHAGUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; OROPHARYNX; PIGEON; SATISFACTION; SAUDI ARABIA; TRICHOMONIASIS;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICONIIFORMES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; COLUMBIFORMES; FALCO; FALCO BIARMICUS; FALCO CHERRUG; FALCO PEREGRINUS; FALCO RUSTICOLUS; PEREGRINUS; STREPTOPELIA; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS GALLINAE;

EID: 1442359762     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/2001-047     Document Type: Article

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