Reproductive Disorders in Parrots.
Disease affecting the reproductive tract of the companion parrot is often impacted by physiologic and environmental stimuli. In conjunction with appropriate medical management, some birds diagnosed with reproductive disorders may be successfully treated. Once the bird is diagnosed with a disease condition affecting the reproductive tract, therapeutic measures are focused on stabilizing and supporting the patient, and surgical intervention is required only in the most severe cases. Hormonal therapy with synthetic, long-acting GnRH agonists should be considered for chronic reproductive disease conditions in which decreasing ovarian activity can help alleviate certain disease processes.
Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70810, USA. Electronic address: ascagnelli@lsu.edu.
Alyssa M
AM
Scagnelli
Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70810, USA.
Thomas N
TN
Tully
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010311:Parrots / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D012098:Reproduction
Avian; Avian reproductive disease; Coelomitis; Dystocia; Egg-binding; Psittacine