Helminths isolated from the digestive tract of diurnal raptors in Catalonia, Spain

The prevalence of parasitic helminths in the digestive tract of 119 diurnal raptors (Falconiformes), which had died in a wildlife rehabilitation centre in Catalonia, was studied. The birds belonged to 13 species, with 100 of them (84 percent) being kestrels (Falco tinnunculus), buzzards (Buteo buteo...

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Published in:	Veterinary record Vol. 154; no. 1; pp. 17 - 20
Main Authors:	Ferrer, D., Molina, R., Adelantado, C., Kinsella, J. M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Limited 03-01-2004 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Animals Bird Diseases - epidemiology Bird Diseases - parasitology Helminthiasis, Animal - epidemiology Helminthiasis, Animal - parasitology Helminths - classification Helminths - isolation & purification Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary Prevalence Raptors Spain - epidemiology Spain
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