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Keratin
used for flight, insulation, & mate attraction |
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| What are feathers made of and used for? |
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| These feathers are used for lift and turn |
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| These feathers are used as brakes during flight. |
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| The main shaft of the feather is called the what? |
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| Feathers lay in tracts called what? |
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| non-feathered tracts are called what? |
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| Birds bruise green due to a lack of what in their blood? |
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| What do birds have instead of bilirubin. |
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| Known as the preening gland, located at the base of the tail. It produces a substance which waterproofs the feathers. |
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| Birds can have how many cervical vertebrae? |
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| This lays along the sternum and provides attachment for the large pectoral (flight) muscles. |
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| Birds lack what, which allows the liver to surround the heart? |
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| Most of a birds head consists of what? |
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| urates (consist of uric acid) |
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| Bird kidneys produce urine and what? |
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| This is responsible for sound generation in the bird, not the larynx. |
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| The bird esophagus is divided into two sections by what? It stores food and has waves of peristalsis. |
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| The true glandular stomach of the bitd is called what? |
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| This is the gizzard of the bird. |
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| The end point of the GI, reproductive, and urinary system of the bird. |
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| This part of the cloaca receives feces |
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| This part of the cloaca receives urine, urates, sperm, & eggs. |
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| This part of the cloaca is the area just before the opening which is called the vent. |
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| Blood glucose in birds is what compared to mammals. |
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| Birds have what in their blood instead of neutrophils? |
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| The psittacines is what family of birds? |
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| Passerines is what family of birds? |
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chocolate
avocadoes
excess salt
sugar
caffeine
excessive amount of peanuts. |
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| What foods are poisonous to birds? |
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| Avian Chlamydiosis is caused by what? |
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| Disease in people originating from a parrot. |
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| Disease in people originating from any species of bird. |
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| How is Chlamydiosis transmitted? |
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| lethargy, anorexia, dyspnea, nasal or ocular discharge, or conjunctivitis. |
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| Symptoms of Chlamydiosis. |
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| Treatment for chlamydiosis. |
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| This disease is common in young birds -with a mortality rate of 27-41%. |
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| Symptoms of this disease include depression, anorexia, delayed crop emptying, regurgitation, diarrhea, dehydration, SQ hemorrhage, dyspnea, and polyuria. Usually acute. |
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| There is a vaccine for this virus and typically all captive birds are recommended to have it. |
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| What is the Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD) cause by? |
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| psittacine Beak & Feather Disease |
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| Symptoms of this disease include symmetrical dystrophy of developing feathers, complete alopecia, beak abnormalities. |
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| Supportive care for secondary infections can help, but once signs have developed, the disease is always fatal. |
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| Treatment for Psittacine Beak & Feather Disease. |
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| In adult African Gray Parrots, especially those on a seed diet instead of pellets, will present with seizures, and treatment consists of administering IM calcium gluconate. |
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| Above the crop to prevent liquid from pouring into the trachea. |
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| The head and the glottis of the bird need to be kept where during anesthesia? |
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| Which feathers should be clipped for feather trimming? |
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1 patent airway
2 Check for breathing
3 Check for a heartbeat |
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| In Avian 911 what are the three things you need to check for? |
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| What is a birds blood volume? |
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| How much blood can be collected at one time on a bird? |
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Right jugular vein
Basilic (cutaneous ulnar vein)
Medial metatarsal vein |
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| Where do we collect blood on birds? |
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Water additives
food additives
direct oral
IM inj
IV inj
IO inj |
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| What routes are used for avian medication administration? |
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| How often are large feathers molted yearly? |
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| New birds are introduced into the collection. |
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| Strict quarantine, no new introduction to the collection until they are cleaned. |
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| It is recommended by the AVMA that birds be anesthetized before being given a euthanasia solution IV or IC. |
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| How are birds euthanized? |
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