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Journal for Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and Biosafety

Volume 9, Issue 1–2, June 2023, Pages 36–41

ISSN 2411-3174 (print version) ISSN 2411-0388 (online version)

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF PET BIRDS’ FECES FOR MYCOBACTERIOSIS

Zavgorodniy A. I., Pozmogova S. A., Bilushko V. V., Shapovalova O. V., Kalashnyk M. V., Busol V. O.

National Scientific Center ‘Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine’, Kharkiv, Ukraine, e-mail: andrii.i.zavgorodnii@gmail.com

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Citation for print version: Zavgorodniy, A. I., Pozmogova, S. A., Bilushko, V. V., Shapovalova, O. V., Kalashnyk, M. V., Busol, V. O. (2023) ‘Bacteriological examination of pet birds’ feces for Mycobacteriosis’, Journal for Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and Biosafety, 9(1–2), pp. 36–41.

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Citation for online version: Zavgorodniy, A. I., Pozmogova, S. A., Bilushko, V. V., Shapovalova, O. V., Kalashnyk, M. V., Busol, V. O. (2023) ‘Bacteriological examination of pet birds’ feces for Mycobacteriosis’, Journal for Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and Biosafety. [Online] 9(1–2), pp. 36–41. DOI: 10.36016/JVMBBS-2023-9-1-2-6.

Summary. The article reports findings from a bacteriological study on 232 fecal samples from 29 different companion bird species, searching for mycobacteriosis. The results of the study revealed the detection of atypical mycobacteria in 161 samples, namely M. scrofulaceum (n = 3), M. avium (n = 4), M. genavense (n = 154), which amounted to 1.3, 1.7, and 66.4% of the samples examined, respectively. Co-infections with other pathogens were detected in 62% of the examined fecal samples, independent of a mycobacterial agent’s presence. Among these co-infections, Cryptosporidium was detected in 34.0% of cases, non-acid-resistant bacteria in 32.6%, and molds and yeast-like fungi in 48.4%

Keywords: M. avium, M. scrofulaceum, M. genavense, Cryptosporidium

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