The Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract in Budgerigars and Peaceful Doves in Captivity

A bacteriological investigation of the upper respiratory tract of clinically healthy and sick budgerigars and peaceful doves from five pet shops within the Klang Valley as well as the antibiotic sensitivity tests of potentially pathogenic microorganisms isolated from the sick bird samples were repor...

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Main Author:	Liau, Chai Bong
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	1997
Subjects:	Budgerigar Columbidae Pigeons
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12201/1/FPV_1997_8_A.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.122012011-08-05T02:11:25Z The Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract in Budgerigars and Peaceful Doves in Captivity 1997-06 Liau, Chai Bong A bacteriological investigation of the upper respiratory tract of clinically healthy and sick budgerigars and peaceful doves from five pet shops within the Klang Valley as well as the antibiotic sensitivity tests of potentially pathogenic microorganisms isolated from the sick bird samples were reported. In the healthy budgerigar group, gram-positive microorganisms were more commonly isolated (80%) than gram-negative microorganisms (20%). In the sick budgerigar group, isolation of gram-negative microorganisms mainly E. coli was increased to 41% as compared to 20% in healthy budgerigars. In the healthy and sick dove groups, about 50% of gram-negative microorganisms were isolated in each group. Mycoplasma gallinarum and other untyped Mycoplama spp. were found mainly in the doves in both the healthy and sick groups with almost similar number of microorganisms. Antibiotic sensitivity tests revealed that most gram-negative microorganisms tested were sensitive to enrofloxacin, polymycin B and newer third generation of aminoglycosides such as amikacin and gentamicin. Budgerigar Columbidae Pigeons 1997-06 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12201/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12201/1/FPV_1997_8_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Budgerigar Columbidae Pigeons Faculty of Veterinary Medicine English
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topic	Budgerigar Columbidae Pigeons
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description	A bacteriological investigation of the upper respiratory tract of clinically healthy and sick budgerigars and peaceful doves from five pet shops within the Klang Valley as well as the antibiotic sensitivity tests of potentially pathogenic microorganisms isolated from the sick bird samples were reported. In the healthy budgerigar group, gram-positive microorganisms were more commonly isolated (80%) than gram-negative microorganisms (20%). In the sick budgerigar group, isolation of gram-negative microorganisms mainly E. coli was increased to 41% as compared to 20% in healthy budgerigars. In the healthy and sick dove groups, about 50% of gram-negative microorganisms were isolated in each group. Mycoplasma gallinarum and other untyped Mycoplama spp. were found mainly in the doves in both the healthy and sick groups with almost similar number of microorganisms. Antibiotic sensitivity tests revealed that most gram-negative microorganisms tested were sensitive to enrofloxacin, polymycin B and newer third generation of aminoglycosides such as amikacin and gentamicin.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Liau, Chai Bong
author_facet	Liau, Chai Bong
author_sort	Liau, Chai Bong
title	The Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract in Budgerigars and Peaceful Doves in Captivity
title_short	The Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract in Budgerigars and Peaceful Doves in Captivity
title_full	The Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract in Budgerigars and Peaceful Doves in Captivity
title_fullStr	The Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract in Budgerigars and Peaceful Doves in Captivity
title_full_unstemmed	The Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract in Budgerigars and Peaceful Doves in Captivity
title_sort	bacterial flora of the upper respiratory tract in budgerigars and peaceful doves in captivity
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
publishDate	1997
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12201/1/FPV_1997_8_A.pdf
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The Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract in Budgerigars and Peaceful Doves in Captivity

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