Comparison of Two Treatment Modalities and PCR to Assess Treatment Effectiveness in Macrorhabdosis.

Macrorhabdosis is a debilitating disease condition that affects budgerigars (), cockatiels (), and many other bird species worldwide. is a pathogen which leads to nonspecific clinical signs, and to date, diagnosis as well as therapy are still challenging. In this study, medical histories of 32 budgerigars and 7 cockatiels with macrorhabdosis diagnosed clinically and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) within a period of 24 months (from January 2016 to January 2018) were retrospectively analyzed.