Trichomoniasis in finches from the Canadian Maritime provinces - An emerging disease

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-396

  Forzán, Maria J ^a,c   Vanderstichel, Raphaël ^b,c   Melekhovets, Yuri F ^d   McBurney, Scott ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Department of Health Management ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^d Molecular Diagnostic and Research Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CANADA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FINCH; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; TRICHOMONIASIS; WILD ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASES; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRD DISEASES; CANADA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS;

AVES; CARDUELIS TRISTIS; CARPODACUS; CARPODACUS PURPUREUS; FRINGILLIDAE; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS GALLINAE;

EID: 77952341399     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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