Disseminated histoplasmosis with concurrent oral candidiasis in an Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus)
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Small intestinal foreign body in an adult Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus).
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عنوان ژورنال: Avian Pathology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0307-9457,1465-3338
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2011.554796