Classification and prevalence of foot lesions in captive flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-49

  Nielsen, Adriana M W ^a   Nielsen, Søren S ^b   King, Catherine E ^c   Bertelsen, Mads F ^a  

^a CENTER FOR ZOO AND WILD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Animal Department   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flamingos; Foot lesions; Foot pad dermatitis; Phoenicopterus; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; EUROPE; FOOT DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; ZOO ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASES; FOOT DISEASES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; EUROPE; FOOT DISEASES; PREVALENCE;

AVES; PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PHOENICOPTERUS; SOLEIDAE;

EID: 77950433520     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2009-0095.1     Document Type: Article

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