| catarrhal proventriculitis associated with a filamentous organism in pet birds. | catarrhal proventriculitis due to infection by an unidentified organism was diagnosed in 79 of 534 pet birds examined histologically. it was more prevalent in domestic birds (70 cases) than in imported ones (9 cases). a high incidence of the disease was encountered in budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus) and it was occasionally found in finches (poephila gouldiae gouldiae), parakeets (psittacula krameri manillensis), amazona parrots (amazona aestiva aestiva) and cockatiels (nymphicus hollandicu ... | 1992 | 1297007 |
| histopathological survey of protozoa, helminths and acarids of imported and local psittacine and passerine birds in japan. | a total of 534 psittacine and passerine birds consisting of 241 imported and 293 local birds were examined histologically. as a result, the following parasites were found: giardia (86 cases), knemido-coptes (26 cases), coccidia (10 cases), ascaridia (6 cases), cryptosporidium (5 cases), sarcocystis (5 cases), tapeworm (4 cases), microfilaria (2 cases), hexamita (1 case), and spiroptera (1 case). high incidences of giardiasis and knemido-coptic infestation were detected in the local birds, but ra ... | 1992 | 1297009 |
| isolation and identification of psittacid herpesvirus 1 from imported psittacines in south africa. | acute deaths occurred in 47 out of a total of 131 imported psittacine birds whilst in quarantine. few and non-specific clinical signs were seen during the course of the disease outbreak, but gross pathology revealed severe hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. a herpes virus was isolated from liver and spleen material taken from 2 birds, an amazon (amazona aestiva aestiva) and a yellow-collared macaw (ara auricollis). identification procedures included virus neutralisation tests carried out in chicken ... | 1992 | 1323676 |
| chronic pulmonary interstitial fibrosis in a blue-fronted amazon parrot (amazona aestiva aestiva). | a 30-yr-old blue-fronted amazon parrot (amazon aestiva aestiva) was presented to the clinic with a history of sneezing more often during the last 2 mo. physical examination revealed only a mild nasal discharge. complete hematologic and plasma biochemical examination showed no abnormalities. computerized tomography (ct) of the complete bird showed generalized lung alterations consistent with lung fibrosis. two lung biopsies were taken. the results of the histologic examination of the biopsies con ... | 2007 | 17461284 |
| mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a blue-fronted amazon parrot (amazona aestiva aestiva). | | 2007 | 17482386 |
| eye lesions in pet birds. | amongst eye lesions in birds that died in quarantine, cataracts were the most common disorders (37/241, 15.4%), being prevalent in the annular pads of cockatiels (nymphicus hollandicus), amazon parrots (amazona aestiva aestiva) and budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus). the incidence in male birds was more than twice that in females. deposition of crystals, mostly in the cornea, was the second most frequent lesion (21/293, 8.7%), mainly found in cockatiels, parakeets (psittacula krameri manillen ... | 1993 | 18671000 |
| [detection of psittacid herpesvirus 1 in amazon parrots with cloacal papilloma (internal papillomatosis of parrots, ipp) in an aviary of different psittacine species]. | amazon parrots (amazona aestiva aestiva;amazona ochrocephala, n=6) from an aviary with different psittacine species (n=100) were submitted to the clinic for pet animals, reptiles, pet- and wild birds with the clinical picture ofa cloacal prolaps. the cloacal mucosa showed papillomas, and internal papillomatosis of parrots (ipp) was suspected. hepatomegaly was detected in the radiographs of the clinically diseased amazon parrots, indicating the involvement of the liver in the disease process. the ... | 2008 | 19113029 |
| attempted semen collection using the massage technique in blue-fronted amazon parrots (amazona aestiva aestiva). | the purpose of this study was to establish a technique for collecting semen from blue-fronted amazon parrots (amazona aestiva aestiva) and to evaluate the samples that were collected. the massage method is the most common technique used to collect semen in birds and has been proven successful in several psittacine species; however, collection attempts in larger parrots have been unsatisfactory. six blue-fronted amazon parrot males, 3 paired with hens and 3 unpaired, were used in this study. the ... | 2011 | 21657181 |
| insufficiency of the muscular atrioventricular valve in the heart of a blue-fronted amazon (amazona aestiva aestiva). | | 2001 | 11354649 |