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Erythroplastidcytosis in a Major Mitchell’s cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)

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Clark, Phillip
Hume, A.
Raidal, S.
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2013
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Clark, P. and Hume, A. and Raidal, S.R. 2013. Erythroplastidcytosis in a Major Mitchell’s cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri). Comparative Clinical Pathology. 22 (3): pp. 539-542.
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Comparative Clinical Pathology
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Avian erythrocytes are typically nucleated. However, a small proportion of anucleated erythrocytes, termed erythroplastids, may be encountered in the peripheral blood of birds. We document the presence of a large proportion (up to 47.6 %) of erythroplastids in the blood of a Major Mitchell’s cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri) and consider the pathophysiology of this finding.