Oxyspiruriasis in zoo birds

Oxyspiruriasis caused by the bird eyeworm, Oxyspirura mansoni, a thelaziid nematode, in three species of pheasants, 3 Chrysolophus pictus (golden pheasant), 7 Lophura nycthemera (silver pheasant) and 9 Phasianus colchicus (common pheasant) in Zoo Negara Malaysia are reported. Birds with the disease...

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Main Authors: Vellayan, S., Jeffery, J., Oothuman, P., Zahedi, M., Krishnasamy, M., Paramaswaran, S., Rohela, M., Abdul-Aziz, N.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/8689/1/Oxyspiruriasis_in_zoo_birds.pdf