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Title
Occurrence of Macrorhabdus ornithogaster in exotic birdsJournal title
Polish Journal of Veterinary SciencesYearbook
2024Volume
vol. 27Issue
No 1Affiliation
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, SerbiaAuthors
Keywords
captive birds ; exotic birds ; faecal Gram’s stain ; gastric yeast ; Macrorhabdus ornithogasterDivisions of PAS
Nauki Biologiczne i RolniczeCoverage
139-142Publisher
Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences ; University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynBibliography
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