Doxycycline-medicated drinking water for treatment of Chlamydophila psittaci in exotic doves

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 88-91

  Padilla, Luis R ^a,b,d   Flammer, Keven ^c   Miller, R Eric ^a,b  

^a St Louis Zoological Park   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Oklahoma City Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Chlamydophila psittaci; Chlamydosis; Columbiformes; Doves; Doxycycline; Fruit doves; Psittacosis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE; DRINKING WATER;

ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOVE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EXOTIC SPECIES; EXPOSURE; HEMOCONCENTRATION; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES;

AVES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COLUMBIFORMES; PTILINOPUS;

EID: 20444407176     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/2003-034     Document Type: Article

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