Avian trichomoniasis: A study of lesions and relative prevalence in a variety of captive and free-living bird species as seen in an Australian avian practice

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 82-88

  Park, F J ^a  

^a Canley Heights Veterinary Surgery   (Australia)

Author keywords

Budgerigars; Corvids; Raptors; Trichomoniasis; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRICHOMONIASIS; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; AUSTRALIA; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS;

AVES; CORVIDA; MELOPSITTACUS; NINOX BOOBOOK; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; TRICHOMONADIDA;

EID: 79951668290     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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