Birds
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- Poultry: Causes for Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome
- Provides information on this condition of fowls which is caused by high levels of dietary energy.
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- Prevention and Control of Fowl Pox in Backyard Chicken Flocks
- Article describing the simple precautions that can be taken to avoid this disease.
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- Salmonella Can Cause Poorer Eggshell Quality
- The USDA Agricultural Research Service provides information and news about scientific research. (October 04, 2004)
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- Avian Gastric Yeast
- Formerly known as megabacteria, it grows in a narrow zone of the stomach and can infect poultry, companion, and wild birds.
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- Chlamydia Psittaci: (Parrot Fever) Infection in Companion Birds
- Doctor discusses this bacterial infection commonly known as psittacosis and contagious between psittacine species.
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- House Finch Disease Survey
- Monitors the occurrence of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, a disease that affects House Finches and other wild bird species in the United States and Canada. Describes the disease and how to recognize it.
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- Pacheco's Disease
- Caused by a group of psittacine herpesviruses. Article includes an overview, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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- Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease Today
- Describes the viral infection that many species of birds are susceptible to.
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- Alerts and Toxins
- Provides information on household products that may harm your parrot or other pet bird.
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- Testing for Zinc in Parrot Toys, Play Gyms, and Cages
- Article discussing the problem of zinc toxicity in parrots, including how to test metal toy parts.
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- Warnings for Owners of Parrots and Other Birds
- Learn more about household hazards that could injure your feathered friend.
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- Prolapse of the Rectum or Oviduct
- An emergency requiring an avian vet, usually caused by egg laying problems, where the internal organ becomes inverted outside of the rectal area. From H and D Budgerigar and Cage Bird Society Inc.
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- Prolapsed Cloaca
- Provides the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this life threatening emergency. Presents photographs.
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- Broken Blood Feathers
- How to attend to a broken blood feather in cockatiels and provides a link on how to find an avian vet.
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- Feather Picking
- Provides information on birds that engage in feather-destructive behaviors such as chewing, plucking, barbering and pulling of feathers, and skin mutilation. Includes articles and a case history.
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- Feather Plucking In Parrots
- Discusses some common causes such as malnutrition, psychological stress, parasites, and internal organ disease in relation to this behavioral problem in birds.
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- Newcastle Disease
- Information from Wikipedia on this highly contagious bird disease caused by a virus, its symptoms, and research into a variant of the virus which has been shown to target cancer cells.