Ascaridia platyceri in a masked lovebird

Authors: Weekes PJ
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 29, Issue 12, pp 241-242, Dec 1981
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Avian
Subject Terms: Abdomen, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Parasites - internal
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: I recently examined a masked lovebird, (Agapornis personata), housed in the Wellington Zoological Gardens. The bird was a young female which had not been obviously ill, but died overnight. On autopsy, I removed ten Ascaridia platyceri (Hartwich and Tscherner 1979), and three CapilIaria sp. from the intestine. The pancreas, left oviduct, left dorsal peritoneal wall, both lungs, liver, ovary, and a part of the ventral surface of the vertebral column exhibited hard, irregularly-shaped lesions which each measured about 4mm in width…

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