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Severe beak deformity in Melopsittacus undulatus caused by Knemidocoptes pilae

Javier Lucientes CurdiRafael Calero BernalJosé Marín Sánchez-murilloPedro María Alarcón ElbalVíctor Jesús Carmona Salido

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Public parkGeneral VeterinaryKey words: Knemidocoptes pilaemangeMelopsittacus undulatusabnormal beak growthSpainLateral deviationMangeOutbreakAnatomyBiologyMelopsittacusmedicine.diseaseBeakDeformitymedicinemedicine.symptomKnemidocoptes pilae

description

An outbreak of knemidocoptic mange caused by Knemidocoptes pilae is described in caged Australian budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) in a public park in L´Eliana (Valencia, Spain). Five individuals (5 out of 70) displayed severe malformation of the beak, with the rhamphotheca, rhinotheca, and gnathotheca affected and a slight lateral deviation of the jawbone, which did not, however, impede feeding or grooming.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2014-05-18
10.3906/kim-1204-21https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tbtkveterinary/issue/12490/150467