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GAPES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
- Poultry Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gapeworm infection 2, record 1, English, gapeworm%20infection
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gapes is caused by the roundworm designated Syngamus trachealis which attaches to the mucous membrane of the trachea and causes severe inflammatory changes. 1, record 1, English, - gapes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
This parasite produces the condition commonly known as "gapes" because infested chickens "gape" and show difficulty in breathing. 1, record 1, English, - gapes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
- Élevage des volailles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syngamose
1, record 1, French, syngamose
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Helminthose respiratoire due à la présence dans la trachée de syngames, Nématodes de l'espèce Syngamus trachea; se traduit essentiellement par de la dyspée, avec bâillement et accès de suffocation. 1, record 1, French, - syngamose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Cría de aves
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- singamosis
1, record 1, Spanish, singamosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-07-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Limidae
1, record 2, English, Limidae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Limidae(...) [have a] shell [that is] usually equivalve(...), ovate, orbicular or subtrigonal, most commonly higher than long, many forms somewhat extended obliquely in [an] anteroventral direction(i. e., opisthocline) ;[they are] typically biauriculate but with [the] anterior auride reduced or absent in some forms and [the] posterior wing or auricle usually obtuse and commonly ill-differentiated from [the] body of [the] shell; [a] triangular cardinal area with [a] shallow triangular ligament pit [is] present in both valves, [the] umbones [are] well separated; many forms(...) [have an] anterior gape close to or well separated from [the] hinge margin and some(...) [have a] posterior gape also, [the] gapes affecting both valves equally; [the] hinge [is] edentulous or with weak teeth of [the] taxodont type; [they are] mosomyarian, adductor scars rather obscure in most forms; [the] surface [is] smooth or with radial ornament, concentric ornament [is] very rare; [the] ostracum(...) [has an] outer calcitic layer and middle and inner layers of non-nacreous aragonite.(Some Recent forms capable of swimming by [a] flapping of valves,(...) [have the] valve margins disposed vertically; some construct [a] protective nest with byssus threads.) "L. Carb.-Rec. " 1, record 2, English, - Limidae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Limidae
1, record 2, French, Limidae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Limidae (...) [ont une] coquille équivalve ou presque équivalve, inéquilatérale, plus ou moins renflée, fermée ou bâillante; lisse ou ornée de côtes rayonnantes; [les] crochets [sont] recourbés vers l'avant, [il y a] souvent une lunule, fossette ligamentaire sous les crochets droite ou oblique; [le] bord cardinal [est] sans dents ou avec quelques dents parallèles, obliques, situées dans les angles supérieurs correspondant aux oreillettes; [un] byssus [est] présent ou absent; [et ils ont] une impression musculaire au voisinage du bord postérieur. Les Limidés sont libres ou fixés par leur byssus; dans le premier cas, ils peuvent se déplacer (...) par battements de leurs valves. 1, record 2, French, - Limidae
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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