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Disease may be defined in many ways; in this book the definition will include any impairment that interferes with or modifies the performance of normal functions, including responses to environmental factors such as nutrition, toxicants, and climate; infectious agents; inherent or congenital defects; or combinations of these factors.
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Wobeser, G.A. (1997). Introduction. In: Diseases of Wild Waterfowl. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5951-1_1
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