Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases of Parrots

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-432

  Doneley, Robert J T ^a  

^a West Toowoomba Veterinary Surgery   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Flora; Infection; Parasites; Parrot; Psittacine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRD DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PARROT; REVIEW; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, ZOO; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIRD DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PARROTS;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 69549131066     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2009.06.009     Document Type: Review

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