Birds Flashcards

1
Q

The environmental temperature for birds should range between __ and __ with humidity levels range __ to __%

A

61-81 f
30 -70%

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2
Q

Most birds should have a diet consisting of approximately __% pellets and __% fresh fruits and vegetables

A

70 and 30

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3
Q

When a bird is stressed or excited dropping can mostly consist of what

A

Urine

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4
Q

If a bird is anorexic droppings will

A

Be fewer in numbers

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5
Q

Auscultation of the heart should be done on what area of the bird ?

A

Ventral midline along the keel

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6
Q

To evaluate the lungs auscultation should be done at which regions

A

Dorsal midline between the shoulder blades

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7
Q

SQ injections can be given where in a bird

A

Inguinal, axillary, and dorsal regions
INGUINAL IS PREFERRED

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8
Q

IM injections can be given where in a bird

A

Pectoral muscles, located on both sides of the keel

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9
Q

What vein is is the vessel of choice for collecting blood on medium to large birds

A

Medial metatarsal vein

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10
Q

What vein is the method of choice for small birds

A

Jugular vein

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11
Q

True or false

The right jugular vein in a bird is more prominent than the left ?

A

True

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12
Q

Blood volume in birds range from __ to __%

A

6-12

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13
Q

Fluid therapy, nutritional support, and medication administration can be provided by

A

Gavage or tube feeding

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14
Q

In and alert and active patient fluids and meds can be administered how

A

Orally

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15
Q

True or false

Benzodiazepines such as diazepam and Midasolam can reduce anxiety but have no analgesic properties

A

True

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16
Q

What fluid rate is normally used for birds

A

10ml/kg

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17
Q

What two sites are optimal for placing an IV catheter in birds during anesthesia

A

The wing (cutaneous ulnar vein) and the leg (medial metatarsal)

18
Q

Elizabethan collars and other barriers can be placed for what reasons

A

Self trauma, protect a bandage

19
Q

When would a figure of eight bandage be used on a patient

A

When a patient has fractures or soft tissue injuries distal to the elbow. Or for an IO catheter.

20
Q

A zoonotic disease in birds also referred to as parrot fever.

A

Avian chlamydiosis

21
Q

A virus that infects primarily young birds and causes acute death in psitacines.

A

Polyomavirus (APV)

22
Q

Highly contagious acute disease of psittacines caused by herpesvirus

A

Pachecos’s disease

23
Q

Occurs most frequently in African greys, cockatoos, and conures and is a disease that is first seen as early as 10 weeks of age

A

Proventricular dilatation disease PPD

24
Q

A disease cause by circovirus that may first be seen neonates in an affected nursery. Lack of powder of the beak

A

PBFD psittacine beak and feather disease

25
Q

A disease that needs an injury or vectors such as mosquitoes to allow the virus to enter the body.

A

Pox virus

26
Q

Mosquito borne disease

A

West Nile virus

27
Q

What are the types of feathers ?

A

Contour
Semiplume
Down
Filoplume
Bristle

28
Q

In avian species the cell that is functionally equivalent to the neutrophil is

A

A heterophil

29
Q

True or false
Birds like other mammals do not have voluntary control over the size of their pupils

A

False

30
Q

Birds do not have what

A

Lymph nodes

31
Q

What is the main portion of bird droppings

A

Urates

32
Q

The __ gland secretes a lipoid sebaceous material that is spread over the feathers during preening

A

Uropygial

33
Q

The largest muscles in the body are the pectoral muscles and consist of _% of the birds body weight

A

20%

34
Q

What are some examples of pasittaciformes

A

Cockatoo, parrot, love bird, parakeet.

35
Q

What are some examples of columbiformes

A

Dove and pigeon

36
Q

What are some examples of passeriformes

A

Canary, finch

37
Q

What are some examples of Galiformes

A

Turkey, chicken, duck

38
Q

Psittacines are also known as what do to their curved upper beak

A

Hookbills

39
Q

What is the best type of bandage for pdodermatitis (bumblefoot)

A

Ball bandage

40
Q

What feature of red blood cells in birds make them unique

A

Oval shaped and nucleated

41
Q

What is the normal heart rate for a chicken

A

250-300

42
Q

What is a normal respiratory rate range in chickens

A

12-36