Feather-picking psittacines: Histopathology and species trends

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 401-408

  Garner, M M ^a   Clubb, S L ^b   Mitchell, M A ^c   Brown, L ^d  

^a NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^b Rainforest Clinic for Birds and Exotics   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Histology Consulting Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; Feather picking; Histopathology; Parrot; Psittacine; Self mutilation

Indexed keywords

AMAZONA; ARA; ARATINGA; AVES; CACATUA; CACATUIDAE; ECLECTUS; ECLECTUS RORATUS; MYIOPSITTA MONACHUS; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS; PIONITES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; PSITTACULA; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS; PYRRHURA;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; DERMATITIS; FEATHER; PARROT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASES; DERMATITIS; FEATHERS; PARROTS; SKIN DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 50949121181     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.45-3-401     Document Type: Article

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