Observations of basic diagnostic profile patterns seen in some common disorders of backyard poultry species.
Poultry species--chickens, ducks, geese--are becoming increasingly popular as pets. As such, requests for accurate diagnoses and treatment are being received by the veterinary community from the public. Unlike the food animal and production-oriented aspects of poultry medicine, success with these pet birds is contingent on preserving the human-pet bird bond, as defined by the individual client. This article presents some of this author's observations in diagnostic profiles on some selected disorders of backyard poultry.
Speer
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Medical Center for Birds, Oakley, California, USA.
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary*; D002645:Chickens; D004372:Ducks; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D005777:Geese; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D008380:Marek Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D009869:Oophoritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary