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Avians
Avians
20
Veterinary Medicine
Not Applicable
06/22/2011

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Term
Bird annual exam includes:
Definition
PE husbandry review fecal gram stain fecal wet mount & preventative deworming CBC/chem incl cholesterol contagious dz testing (chlamydophillia & PBFD)
Term
Parrot GI has large # of these:
Definition
gram positive bacteria
Term
Passerine GI has low #s of these;
Definition
Bacteria
Term
Four main avian illnesses
Definition
Chlamydiosis
Polyoma
PDD - Proventricular dilations dz
PBFD - Psittacine beak & feather dz
Term
Chlamydiosis
Definition
zoonotic
resistant in environment
lethargy, conjunctivitis, biliverdinura (green urates), hepatitis, heterophilia
Term
Polyoma virus
Definition
dangerous infection in young birds
Term
PDD
Definition
Borna virus
causes distension & lack of neuroloic fxn in proventriculous
terminal but meds can make bird fxnal
regurgitation, undigested food droppings, sometimes neurologic signs
dx via crop or proventricular biopsy
Term
PBFD
Definition
viral
feather dystrophy
lovebirds & cocatoos
eventually fatal
Term
Papillomatosis
Definition
herpesvirus
wart-like lesions
amazons & macaws (nwp)
acetic acid used to id
Term
fungal infxns
Definition
aspergillosis
candidiasis
Term
aspergillosis
Definition
life threatening
involves resp & GI
Term
Candidiasis
Definition
often secondary to immunosuppression or abx us in juvenile specis
white plaque & yeast found on cytology
Term
venipuncture locations:
Definition
right jug
basilic vein
medial metatarsal vein
1 ml/100 grams of bird
Term
Injections, SQ, IM, IO
Definition
SQ in leg or wing webs
IM in pectoral
IO ulna or tibia
Term
Remiges
Definition
flight feathers
Term
Retrices
Definition
tail feathers
Term
Apterylae
Definition
non-feather tracks between feather tracks in birds
Term
3 blood vessels to draw blood
Definition
jugular
basilic
medial metatarsal
Term
pecten
Definition
pigmented structure that is attached to retina and supplies nutrients to the vitreous
Term
Ingluvies
Definition
crop of bird
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