450: Pesky Parrot Parasites

About this episode

This episode discusses nematodes affecting captive Australian parrots and features a unique koala sighting.

News: Once in a lifetime Koala sighting at family-owned wildlife sanctuary Main Topic: Nematodes in Australian Parrots We cover some pesky parrot parasites this week and look at nematodes in captive Australian parrots. VetGurus Merchandise – VetGurus Etsy Store VetGurus Shop Checkout the VetGurus range of quirky, distinctive branded items. All purchases help support our podcast , helping pay for our production costs. So the bonus for you is that you get some great merchandise and you feel good inside for supporting us – win:win. So click on this link and get shopping. Order now: VetGurus Shop . Say Hi! Send us an email: VetGurus@Gmail.com. We love hearing from our listeners – give us a yell now! Become a Patron Become a Patron of VetGurus: Support us by ‘throwing a bone’ to the VetGurus – a small regular donation to help pay for our production costs. It’s easy; just go to our Patreon site. You can be a rabbit.. or an echidna.. one day we are hoping for a Guru level patron! https://www.patreon.com/VetGurus Support our Sponsors Chemical Essentials . Cleaning and disinfection products and solutions for a wide variety of industries throughout…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brendan Carmel, Mark Simpson

Topics covered

• parasitology
• Australian wildlife
• nematodes
• parrots
• animal health

Keywords

• parrot parasites
• nematodes
• Australian parrots
• wildlife sanctuary
• VetGurus

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VetGurus, Microchips Australia

Places: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Papua New Guinea

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