Examination and preventive medicine protocols in psittacines.
Preventive medicine is the best insurance for effective avian health maintenance and infectious disease control. Psittacine birds should have a yearly physical examination including a thorough history. Additionally, these animals require adequate management and husbandry including a commercial bird food diet supplemented with fresh fruits and vegetables. A complete preventive medicine program should include diagnostic tests as deemed necessary by the avian veterinarian in addition to strict quarantine, vaccination, and disinfection. Necropsy and histopathology are also important components of an effective preventive medicine program.
Avicultural Breeding and Research Center, Loxahatchee, Florida, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000662:veterinary*; D011563:Psittaciformes