1*Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Dispensary,
Udayapura, Hassan, Karnataka, India; 2Veterinary Officer,
Veterinary Dispensary, Anathi, Hassan, Karnataka, India; 3Assistant
Professor, Veterinary College, Hassan, Karnataka, India; 4
Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Dispensary, Arasikere, Tumkur, Karnataka,
India; 5Veterinary Doctor, Pet Clinic, Srinivaspura, Kolar,
Karnataka, India
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Emus are inquisitive in
nature and usually start pecking at anything that interests them, which
may cause ailments of digestive tract. This report put on record
necropsy findings of an emu died due to gizzard impaction. Post-mortem
examination revealed rigid, doughy, markedly swollen gizzard; entirely
impacted with pieces of plastic cover, partially digested feed, small
stones and sand which might have caused death.
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