Pseudoparasitism of Broiler Chicks by Mites of the Family Uropodidae, Genus Fuscuropoda

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Journal Avian Dis

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 1988 Jul 1

PMID 3196273

Citations 2

Authors

D V Rives

H J Barnes

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Abstract

Seven 6-day-old broiler chicks were presented dead and heavily infested with ectoparasites. Tentatively identified as Argas ticks, the parasites were later determined to be non-parasitic mites of the family Uropodidae, genus Fuscuropoda.

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