MORTALITY OF RHEAS CAUSED BY A SYNCHAMUS-TRACHEA INFECTION

Authors
DEWIT JJ
Citation
Jj. Dewit, MORTALITY OF RHEAS CAUSED BY A SYNCHAMUS-TRACHEA INFECTION, Veterinary quarterly, 17(1), 1995, pp. 39-40
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Veterinary quarterly → ACNP
ISSN journal
01652176
Volume
17
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
39 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-2176(1995)17:1<39:MORCBA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Over the last 3 years, chronic respiratory distress occurred occasiona lly in young birds on a farm with about one hundred Rheas americana. T he sick Rheas died after 1 to 2 months, Post-mortem examination of a 7 -week-old Rhea showed severe tracheitis, This tracheitis was caused by Synchamus trachea worms, which were present in large numbers, Therapy with fenbendazole cured the respiratory distress of the other Rheas w ithin a few days.