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bird diseases
bird diseases
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Agriculture
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04/23/2007

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Term
roundworms
Definition
appear as long and thin white worms in the feces
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capillaria worms
Definition
will appear as small, microscopic, thread-like worms
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tapeworms
Definition
small, rice-like white segments in the feces
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trichomoniasis
Definition
caused by a flagellated protozoan and spread through contaminated feces
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red mites
Definition
usually feed on the blood of infected birds at night and then move to cracks in the cage or nest box
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feather mites
Definition
should be considered in the case of feathers that look chewed
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scaly face mites
Definition
tunnel into the soft tissues around the beaks, ceres, and faces of budgerigars, love birds, and canaries
Term
Psittacosis
Definition
also called parrot fever or chlamydiosis
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pullorum disease
Definition
symptoms include a white pasting of feces around the vent
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colibacillosis
Definition
two forms - air sac disease and omphalitis
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fowl cholera
Definition
causes joint, sinus, nasal, middle ear, or skull infections
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bumblefoot
Definition
a painful ailment of the feet of birds
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tuberculosis
Definition
causes hard, rounded gray to yellow pea-sized nodules on internal organs
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psittacine beak and feather syndrone
Definition
a viral disease that affects the immune system
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new castle disease
Definition
respiratory difficulty such as wheezing may be one of the signs
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pacheco's parrot disease
Definition
a herpes virus infection of parrots, conures, cockatoos, and macaws
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iodine deficiency
Definition
causes a swelling of the thyroid glands in the neck
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osteomalacia
Definition
a softening or deterioration of bone
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candidiasis
Definition
caused by a deficieny of vitamin A
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obesity
Definition
affected birds appear lethargic and less active
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