Parasites Flashcards
Treatment/control of Red mites?
-Clean and disinfect hen house
- Treat house
- Treat house
Clinical signs of Newcastle Disease?
- Polydipsia
- Polyuria
- Twisted Neck
- poor eye/beak co-ordination
Control of New castle disease?
- Must report to DEFA
- Birds will be slaughtered and premises disinfected
Clinical signs of Syngamus Trachea disease?
-Common in buzzards
- Neck streching
- Coughing
Treatment for Syngmus Trachea?
- Clean and disinfect house
- Treat bird with Anthelmintics
Symptoms of Capillaria (thread worm)?
- Weight loss
- loss of appetite
- chance in voice
- Resp signs
Control/measures for threat worm?
- Dont house birds near compost heap
- dont use straw/hay as bedding
- clean enviro regularly
Vitamin A defiences signs?
- sneezing, coughing, poor condition
- supplement with Vit A
Get from all seed diet, must give fresh fruit and veg.
Vitamin E Deficences?
- Occurs with rancid food
Signs muscle disease, birds are susceptible to other diseases
Iodine Deficencies??
- Common in budges
- poor feathers
- change in voice
Supplement with Iodine add to water or Iodine block
Calcium Defiences ??
-Common in African Grey Parrots
- metabolic bone disease
- soft eggs
- incoordination
Need regular supplements of cuttlefish.
Soft bills Diet?
- Nectar - liquid or dry
- Needs replaced regulary
- fruit flies - live food let out into Aviary in small groups
Parrots Diet?
- Parrot seed mix
- fresh fruit
- cuttle fish
Complete parrot diet
Parrot Accommodation?
- large aviary access to shelter out side
- Easy to clean
- suitable number of food and water dishes
- plants
- heating and lighting for winter
Accommodation for Finches?
- cage large enuff for full flight
- Extra heating and lighting in winter
- Perches at either end of cage for max flight
