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AZEW - Avian Disease
AZEW Avian Disease Review
Question | Answer |
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Chlamydiosis | Bacterial Dyspnea, green urates, anorexia, lethargy Testing inconclusive Treat with doxycycline Zoonotic |
Clostridiosis | Bacterial Gram Positive |
Viral Psittacine Hepatitis | Viral |
Pacheco's Disease | Viral Herpesvirus Sudden death, enlarged dark liver Tx None |
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease | Viral cirocirus Feather dystrophy, beak necrosis Dx serology and feather follicle biopsy Tx None |
Polyoma | Viral Anorexia, lethargy, SQ hemorrhage Tx None Dx DNA probe of feces or necropsy tissues |
Proventricular Dilatation Disease | Viral Weight loss despite good appetite, whole food passed in feces Dx crop biopsy, enlarged proventriculus on Xray Tx None |
Cloacal Papillomas | Viral Herpes Virus Wart-like lesions on cloaca, in mouth or GI DX Hx and PE Tx removal is not curative |
Aspergillosis | Fungal Sudden death, dyspnea, wasting and voice change Dx bloodwork, CBC, Xray, endoscopy |
Candidiasis | Fungal Usually occurs in neonates treated with antibiotics Delayed crop emptying or sour crop, diarrhea, regurgitation Dx crop/fecal gram stain Tx Nystatin or Ketaconazole |
Hypovitaminosis A | Nutritional - Vit A |
Hypocalcemia | Nutritional - Calcium |
Goiter | Nutritional - Iodine |
Stemostoma tracheacolum | External Parasite - Mite Tracheal/air sac mite |
Knemidokiptes spp | External Parasite - Mite scaley face/leg mite |
Giardia | Parasitic - Protozoan Diarrhea Dx fecal direct smear or ELISA test |
Trichomonas gallinae | Parasitic - Protozoan White plaque or necrotic masses in mouth and esophagus Dx cytology of an oral swab |
Atoxoplasma spp | Parasitic - Coccidian |
Sarcocystis falcatula | Parasitic - Coccidian |
Hemoproteus spp | Blood Parasite |
Plasmodium spp | Blood Parasite |
Leukocytozoon spp | Blood Parasite |
Capillaria spp | Internal Parasite - Nematode |
Syngamus trachea | Internal Parasite - Nematode |
Theobromine Toxicity | Poisoning - Chocolate |
Avian Pox | Viral |
Colibacillosis | Bacteria |
Bumblefoot | Inflammatory or degenerative condition |
Avian Cholera | Bacterial |
Botulism "Limberneck" | Bacterial |
Newcastle Disease | Viral |
Paramyxovirus | Viral |
Mycobacteriosis | Bacterial |
Gout | Metabolic |
Diabetes Mellitis | Metabolic |