Evaluation of biting lice infestations (Struthiolipeurus rhea) in rheas (Rhea americana) kept in commercial breeding in the state of Piauí<br> Avaliação da infestação de piolhos mastigadores (Struthiolipeurus rheae) em emas (Rhea americana) mantidas em criadouro comercial no estado do Piauí

Evaluation of biting lice infestations (Struthiolipeurus rhea) in rheas (Rhea americana) kept in commercial breeding in the state of Piauí<br> Avaliação da infestação de piolhos mastigadores (Struthiolipeurus rheae) em emas (Rhea americana) mantidas em criadouro comercial no estado do Piauí

We evaluated the level of infestation of biting lice (Struthiolipeurus rheae) in emus (Rhea americana) kept in a breeding business in the state of Piaui. We used 16 emus, 12 adults, six of them were males and six females. Only four of emus analyzed were young. Were collected randomly, two wings and...

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Main Authors: Aírton Mendes Conde Júnior, Rômulo José Vieira, Ivete Lopes de Mendonça, Sandovaldo Golçalves de Moura, José Adalmir Torres de Souza, Antônio Sousa Júnior, Waldilleny Ribeiro de Araújo Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2012-06-01
Series:Semina : Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
Subjects:
Mastigophores
Parasitology
Ratites.
Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/8756

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