My Revision Birds

Question 1

Name a fungal disease?

Answer 1

Aspergillosis very common in spore rich enviroment

Question 2

What is Tuberculosis??

Answer 2

Common in ground living birds.

Marked weight loss
Euthanasia is recommended

Question 3

What causes fits and incoordination?

Answer 3

Lead, Strychnine poisons

Thiamine deficiency
Hypocalcaemia + hyper
Hyperthermia

Question 4

Symptoms of lead poisoning?

Answer 4

Ataxia
Fits

Weakness
Green feaces

Question 5

Symptoms of chlamydophilia (psittacosis)?

Answer 5

• clear nasal discharge + sneezing
• Conjunctivitis
• Greenish diarrhoea
• Dysponea short of breath

Treat with Antibiotics

Question 6

Explain ticks?

Answer 6

Secrete toxins that are fatal to birds

Fripronil can be used as a treatment.

Question 7

What is Polomavirus?

Answer 7

affects birds 14-56days

Vaccine no cure

Diagnosis clinical swabs, cloacal or fecal

Question 8

Symptoms of polyomavirus?

Answer 8

Depression
Crop slows down

Subcutaneous haemorrhages

Question 9

What is beak and feather disease?

Answer 9

• affects parrots
• feathers break and pinch off
• blood within shaft beak necrosis
• low WBC in young

Good husbandry , vaccines still experimental

Question 10

Transmission of new castles disease (paramyxovirus)?

Answer 10

• ingestion
• inhalation
• direct contact
• feral pigeons

Question 11

Explain the Sygamus (gapeworm)?

Answer 11

Hosts earthworm, slugs , snails, flies

Treatment - identify ova in feaces

Treat with anthelmintics- Ivermectin

Question 12

Metabolic bone disease?

Answer 12

Calcium deficiency
Soft shell eggs, egg binding

African greys prone to Hypocalcemia as they pick what seeds they eat

Need sunlight, cuttle bone, oyster shell grit