Advanced diagnostic approaches and current management of proventricular dilatation disease

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 471-494

  Gancz, Ady Y ^a   Clubb, Susan ^b   Shivaprasad, H L ^c  

^a The Exotic Clinic   (Israel)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian borna virus; Diagnosis; Management; Proventricular dilatation disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AVIAN STOMACH; BIRD DISEASES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PSITTACINE; STOMACH DISEASES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; MALE; PROVENTRICULUS; PSITTACIFORMES; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 77955262522     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2010.05.004     Document Type: Review

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