Birds Flashcards
1
Q
Colibacillosis
A
Colisepticemia & airsacculitis
E.coli➡️2° bact infx
Ventilation:⬆️ciliary fn
🎖💉mLV VAX
2
Q
Salmonellosis
A
Vertical transmission
S.enteridis (brown), S.typhimurium
Horz transmit other spp.
Caseous cecal cores
3
Q
Black head
A
Earthworm➡️cecal 🐛 (Hetarakis gallinae) ➡️ protozoa Histomonas melegridis
🎯liver necrosis
Thick ceca➡️exudate
4
Q
Slipped tendon
A
Perosis
Mg/Choline or Vit B def
Growing birds
Poor Px
5
Q
Milk fever in egg laying 🐓
A
[Ca] depletion
Caged layer fatigue
Soft bones
Hypocalcemia
Req 2g [Ca] 🍳
4g [Ca] perday
6
Q
Twisted keel
A
Rickets
Ca/P Vit D imbalance
Rubber bones, large PTH
7
Q
Canker = Frounce
A
Trichomonas
PCR Pharyngeal swab
Crop stasis
Tx metronidazole
8
Q
Crop mycosis
A
Thrush
2° Candida albicans
Tx: vinegar water, Cu-sulfate
