Gastrointestinal parasites of a population of emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) in Brazil

Abstract Emus are large flightless birds in the ratite group and are native to Australia. Since the mid-1980s, there has been increased interest in the captive breeding of emus for the production of leather, meat and oil. The aim of this study was to identify gastrointestinal parasites in the feces...

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Main Authors: S. S. M. Gallo, C. S. Teixeira, N. B. Ederli, F. C. R. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2019-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842019005005103&lng=en&tlng=en