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Feather Mites of Psittacine Birds
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| Title |
Feather Mites of Psittacine Birds
Inter J Vet Sci, 4(1): 30-32 |
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| Creator |
Prathipa, A.
Jayathangaraj, M.G. Gomathinayagam, S. Thangavelu, A. |
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Feather mites
Psittacines Dermoglyphus sp. Syringophilus sp. Chennai |
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| Description |
The main objective of this study was to investigate for the presence of feather mites in psittacine birds which are reared at pet shops and private aviaries in and around Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Sixty two fallen feather samples were collected from Budgerigars, Cockatiels and African love birds and were examined for presence of mites. Syringophilus sp. (14.51%), Dermoglyphus sp. (17.74%) and mixed infestation (11.29%) of these were identified to be prevalent among these birds.
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| Date |
2016-06-14T14:17:35Z
2016-06-14T14:17:35Z 2015 |
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Article
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| Identifier |
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/67363
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| Language |
en
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| Format |
application/pdf
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| Publisher |
International Journal of Veterinary Science
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