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Diseases of the Respiratory Tract of Chelonians

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2000
Diseases of the respiratory tract commonly occur in captive chelonians, and several diseases also have occurred in wild chelonians. Infectious causes include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Herpesviruses have surfaced as important pathogens of the oral cavity and respiratory tract in Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanii), spur-thighed tortoise
Origgi, F, Jacobson, E R
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Integumentary appendages of chelonians

Journal of Morphology, 1982
AbstractThe head and neck of four families of turtles, the Chelydridae, Kinosternidae, Pelomedusidae, and Chelidae, possess a diverse assemblage of skin appendages. Appendages are termed barbels when they occur in the gular region and tubercles when they occur other places.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases of Chelonians

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2013
Various new diseases have emerged in captive and wild populations of turtles and tortoises. Several of these seem to be on the rise and have the potential to cause widespread disease. This article reviews the current literature and authors' experience with intranuclear coccidiosis, cryptosporidium, iridovirus, and adenovirus. The biology, epidemiology,
Paul M, Gibbons, Zachary J, Steffes
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Toxicity and efficacy of ivermectin in chelonians

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1983
SUMMARY Five red-footed tortoises (Geochelone carbonaria) treated for intestinal nematode parasitism with a single im injection of ivermectin (0.4 mg/kg) were found in a state of extreme paresis or flaccid paralysis. One tortoise recovered normal motor function over the next 7 to 10 days.
Teare, J. A., Bush, R. Mitchell
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Clinical Applications of Cystoscopy in Chelonians

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2015
The medical approach to chelonians can be challenging. Cystoscopy may be useful to evaluate morphologic changes in the viscera without the need of celiotomy, and is a valuable diagnostic tool. The size and transparency of the urinary bladder in chelonians allows visualization of most coelomic organs.
Nicola, Di Girolamo, Paolo, Selleri
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Care of chelonians

Veterinary Record, 2011
Medical Care of Turtles and Tortoises Edited by Jan Hnizdo. Nikola Pantchev 600 pages, hardback, €128. Chimaira. 2011. ISBN 978 3 89973 493 5 THE editors describe this book's purpose to be ‘a thorough synopsis of the complexity of chelonian diseases’, but not a complete, all-encompassing reference, and I feel that on the whole their aim has been ...
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Venipuncture techniques in chelonian species

Lab Animal, 2008
Blood collection is one of the most common diagnostic procedures in chelonian species. Knowledge and case-dependent selection of appropriate sampling sites are necessary to obtain a diagnostic blood sample.
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6. Chelonians

2019
Chelonians are the tortoises, terrapins, and turtles, with the single most characteristic feature being the shell, made up of a small number of very large scales, immovably joined to one another. Inside the shell, the number of vertebrae has been greatly reduced and all traces of the lateral undulation of the body typical of most reptiles have vanished.
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Jaguar Predation on Chelonians

Journal of Herpetology, 1989
Etude de la predation chez les jaguars P. onca dans 2 localites d'Amerique du sud.
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Chelonian virology investigation

Journal of Small Animal Practice, 1998
S, McArthur, S, Divers, M, Jessop
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