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Morphological aspects of epididymal microscopy and rete testis in greater Rhea Americana [PDF]
: The purpose of this research was to study the histology and describe the microscopy findings of the epididymis epithelium of greater Rhea americana at three time periods: November 2005 (n=14), December 2006 (n= 20), and May 2007 (n= 20), to observe and
Breno Nahuel Freneau +3 more
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Drug Technology in Hunting Practice
Antiparasitic therapy in living ratites is based on the right dose and efficacy is only when the drug is pharmaceutically stable and safe. Ivermectin is considered to be the most widely used drug in the treatment of parasitosis in ruminants worlwide. For
Laca Megyesi S. +5 more
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Evolution: Flight of the Ratites [PDF]
The flightless ratite birds are scattered all across the Southern hemisphere, on landmasses that have long been separated from each other. But how did they get there? They flew in from the North.
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Morphology of the cardiovascular system in greater rhea (Rhea americana americana Linnaeus, 1758)
Greater rheas have been the subject of scientific studies in the various areas of veterinary and biology in order to obtain essential information for their captivity management.
Hélio Noberto Araújo Júnior +8 more
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Despite numerous papers addressing the topic, the gross morphology of the ratite tongue and more specifically that of the emu, has been superficially or poorly described.
M.R. Crole, J.T. Soley
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Broad-scale recombination pattern in the primitive bird Rhea americana (Ratites, Palaeognathae). [PDF]
Birds have genomic and chromosomal features that make them an attractive group to analyze the evolution of recombination rate and the distribution of crossing over.
Lucía Del Priore, María Inés Pigozzi
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Mini-FLOTAC (MF) has recently been proposed for the fecal quantification of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in birds due to its higher sensitivity and precision in comparison with the McMaster method.
João Lozano +10 more
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This study aimed to verify the occurrence of antibodies againstToxoplasma gondii in rheas (Rhea americana) and ostriches (Struthio camelus) commercially breeding in Brazil.
Amanda Brentano Almeida +8 more
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Infection of ratites with clade 2.3.4.4b HPAIV H5N1: potential implications for zoonotic risk
We detected H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza in captive Greater Rhea (Rhea americana). Viral genetic analysis revealed the mammalian associated PB2-E627 K mutation, indicating selection of mammalian-relevant mutations in ratites.
Holly A. Coombes +15 more
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The lesser rhea (family Rheidae) is a flightless large bird of South America, threatened due to habitat loss, hunting and egg collecting, with special concern in Northern Patagonia.
Silvia Puig +3 more
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