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Owuamanam, C. M., Ameen, S. A., & Adedokun, R. A. M. (2012). Clinical case report on diarrhea caused by escherichia coli in horsfields tortoise (testudo horsfieldi) at zoological garden, university of ibadan, nigeria. Global Veterinaria, 9(6), 717–719.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.5829/idosi.gv.2012.9.6.64206 BibTeX citation key: Owuamanam2012 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Bakterien - bacteria, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Veterinärmedizin - veterinary medicine Creators: Adedokun, Ameen, Owuamanam Collection: Global Veterinaria |
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Testudinidae A clinical case of diarrhea in Horsfields tortoise (Testudo horsfieldi) was reported. It was characterized by weakness, anorexia, dullness, dehydration, depression and with profuse, watery and foul smelling feces. Microbiological cultural examination of fresh faecal samples from tortoises revealed that the diarrhea was due to E. coli infection, while by parasitological examination of helminthes’ eggs were negative. The infection might be due to environmental pollution from human visitors, wild carnivores and other wild captive animals around the enclosures of the tortoises.
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