Open AccessThe parasites of ostriches
Author(s) -
Georgios Théodoropoulos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the hellenic veterinary medical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2585-3724
pISSN - 1792-2720
DOI - 10.12681/jhvms.15754
Subject(s) - pathogenicity , biology , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology
Ostrich production is a new type of venture activity which has appeared in Greece recently. The objective of this paper is to present the parasites which have been found to parasitize ostriches and related species of birds, as well as to present an update of what we know today about their pathogenicity and measures of control.