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.
Medical Center for Birds, Oakley, California, USA.
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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