Inflammation of the middle ear in turtles
Keywords:
auditory canal, middle ear, inflammation, turtleAbstract
This is an article about an investigation of otitis occurrence in turtles at private practice, which partly specialized for exotic animals. During the 2 years of this study, lesions were detected in 5 animals, 3 to 10 years old females, which was bilateral in all cases. One sided feeding and suddenly occurring unfavourable environmental conditions from inadequate housing systems cause weakened immunity and finally may cause number of irreversible deficit disease.
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