Implications of Canada, snow, and white-fronted geese and Northern bobwhite as disease reservoirs for the Attwater's prairie-chicken /

(Pasteurelia multocida) and Trichostrongylus tenuis, may be

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Main Author: Purvis, Jonny Ray, 1966-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:(Pasteurelia multocida) and Trichostrongylus tenuis, may be
3 cestode, 7 nematode, and 3 trematode species. Gizzard
4 Attwater's prairie-chickens were performed. Geese harbored
agents be conducted. Research on pathology of disease agents
and numerous unidentified lice and mite species. Raillietina
Attwater's prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri).
Attwater's prairie-chicken.
avium in 20 of 62, and T. tenuis in 60 of 62. Parasites did
Because geese are known to contract these and other diseases
bobwhite, and wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) for disease
bobwhite. All hematologic tests and serologic tests were
caerulescens), and 22 white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons)
crami) infected 53 of 54 examined gizzards. Trichostrongylus
ectoparasites, endoparasites, and hemoparasites and
examination of Attwater's prairie-chicken, sympatric northern
frequently caused obvious localized damage to the gizzard
from I bird. Geese appeared to harbor less potentially
harmful parasites for the Attwater's prairie-chicken than did
in all 3 Attwater's prairie-chickens examined for these
individuals. Numerous unidentified lice and mites were taken
intensity and host weight for either geese or northern
is needed to determine the effects of these diseases on
lining; other parasite species did not appear to cause
negative. Dispharynx nasuta was found in I of 3 and T. tenuis
northern bobwhite. It is recommended that further
not appear to cause pathology in northern bobwhite. There
of concern, 10 Canada (Branta canadensis), 24 snow (Chen
parasites. Intensity of T. tenuis exceeded 1,100 in 2
pathology. Northern bobwhite harbored I cestode, 4 nematode,
prairie-chickens with sympatric range, were examined for
responsible for the continuing decline of the endangered
serologically tested for 8 infectious diseases. Autopsies of
spp. was found in 27 of 62 northern bobwhite, Strongyloides
tenuis was found in 4 of 13 geese examined. Gizzard worms
virginianus) (n = 62), the closest relative of Attwater's
was no significant (P < 0.05) correlation of parasite
were examined for endoparasites. Northern bobwhite (Colinus
worms (Amidostomum anseris, A. spatulatum, or Epomidiostomum
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