Details

Title

Occurrence of Macrorhabdus ornithogaster in exotic birds

Journal title

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Yearbook

2024

Volume

vol. 27

Issue

No 1

Authors

Affiliation

Blagojević, B. : Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia ; Davidov, I. : Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia ; Galfi Vukomanović, A. : Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia ; Došenović Marinković, M. : Academy of Applied Studies Šabac, Dobropoljska 5, 15000 Šabac, Serbia ; Vidović, V. : Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute of Vojvodina, Put doktora Goldmana 4, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia ; Tekić, D. : Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia

Keywords

captive birds ; exotic birds ; faecal Gram’s stain ; gastric yeast ; Macrorhabdus ornithogaster

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Biologiczne i Rolnicze

Coverage

139-142

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences ; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

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Date

20.03.2024

Type

Short communication

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2024.149335
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