Evaluation of the health of free-ranging greater rheas (Rhea americana) in Argentina

Veterinary Record

Volumn 158, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 297-303

  Uhart, M ^a,d   Aprile, G ^b,e   Beldomenico, P ^c   Solis G ^b   Marull, C ^a   Beade, M ^b   Carminati, A ^b   Moreno, D ^b  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society ^*  (Argentina)

^b Fundacion Vida Silvestre Argentina   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e Servicio de Asistencia para Animales   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARIA; CESTODE; CHLAMYDOPHILA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITISM; RHEA; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ANOPLOCEPHALIDAE; ASPERGILLUS; AVES; AVIADENOVIRUS; AVIAN INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS; AVIAN ORTHOREOVIRUS; CAPILLARIA; CESTODA; CHLAMYDOPHILA; MONOECOCESTUS; NEMATODA; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA; RHEIFORMES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR PULLORUM;

EID: 33645066087     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.158.9.297     Document Type: Article

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