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Avian Flashcards

1
Q

How should avians be housed?

A

large cage or aviary for multiple birds
single birds in a large indoor cage

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2
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Why should a large cage be important for multi bird housing?

A

minimize territorial stress and maximize space for flight

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3
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What should you offer breeding birds?

A

nest box

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4
Q

Why do birds require a large variety of nesting surfaces?

A

grasping
chewing
exercising the feet and reducing the risk of bumblefoot

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5
Q

Why should a large variety of toys be offered?

A

environmental enrichment and stress reduction

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6
Q

What should food and water dishes be made of?

A

stainless steel or ceramic

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7
Q

How often should you change food and water?

A

Daily

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8
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How often should you clean the cage?

A

Every 2-3 days using dilute bleach

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9
Q

What lighting should be used?

A

UVA and UVB

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10
Q

How do you ID birds?

A

leg bands or microchips

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11
Q

What do parrots eat?

A

pellets

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12
Q

What do canaries and finches eat?

A

seeds

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13
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What should birds be fed in addition to pellets or seeds?

A

Fruits and vegetables

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14
Q

What needs to be supplemented in the diet of birds

A

calcium

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15
Q

What foods are toxic to birds?

A

avocados, chocolate, comfrey

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16
Q

What foods should you avoid in birds?

A

high in sugar or salt

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17
Q

How should birds be brought into the clinic?

A

Cage or animal carrier

18
Q

Critical Condition signs in birds?

A

open beak breathing
wings out
tail bobbing
depression
feathers fluffed in the bottom of the cage
eyes closed

19
Q

What are the venipuncture sites of birds?

A

right jugular vein
basilic (wing) vein
median tarsometatarsal vein

20
Q

Dermatologic diseases in birds?

A
  1. flies
  2. lice, ticks, mites
  3. ulceration or folliculitis from bacterial infection
  4. Stress bards
  5. Feather picking
21
Q

What causes stress bars?

A

poor husbandry
infections
self mutilation

22
Q

What causes feather picking?

A

Could be disease or psychological

23
Q

What are normal droppings of birds?

A

Contain both feces and urine, comes from the cloaca, fecal part should be dark and well formed, urine part should have white crystals and small amount of liquid

24
Q

What is swollen crop?

A

GI infection that can be caused by trichomonas, candida, or bacterial

25
Q

What is PDD?

A

Proventricular Dilation Disease caused by avian Bornavirus

26
Q

What are the symptoms of PDD?

A

nervous system inflammation leading to neurologic signs and GI dysfunction

27
Q

What parasites can birds get?

A

tapeworm, giardia, and roundworms

28
Q

What is the respiratory disease of birds?

A

Aspergillosis

29
Q

What is aspergillosis?

A

fungal infection of the respiratory tract; may lead to fungal granulomas in the upper or lower respiratory tract

30
Q

What are the 3 reproductive diseases of birds?

A
  1. Egg binding
  2. Egg Yolk Peritonitis
  3. Chronic Egg Laying
31
Q

What is egg binding?

A

obstruction of eggs in reproductive tract

32
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What causes egg binding

A

poor nutrition
hypocalcemia
large eggs
obesity
tumors
infection of oviduct
stress
genetics

33
Q

What is egg yolk peritonitis?

A

occurs when ovulation occurs outside of the oviduct into the abdomen

34
Q

What can prevent chronic egg laying?

A

Dietary and behavioral changes

35
Q

What are the viral diseases of birds?

A
  1. Psittacine beak and feather disease
  2. Polyoma Virus
  3. Pachechos disease
36
Q

What is pachechos disease?

A

Parrot herpesvirus and it is often fatal

37
Q

What is Chlamdyophila psittaci?

A

zoonotic bacterial respiratory disease

38
Q

What is exotic newcastle disease?

A

Zoonotic virus that can cause clinical signs in birds but results in sinusitis and lethargy in humans

39
Q

What is west nile virus?

A

Zoonotic disease passed through infected mosquitos that causes neurologic disease in animals and humans

40
Q

What is avian influenza?

A

Zoonotic disease that can result in flu like symptoms and death in animals and people.

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