2 \ Module 2 – Birds
2 \ Module 2 – Birds
PSYTACID BIRDS
1 Taxonomy, anatomy and physiology
1.1 Taxonomy
1.2 Anatomy and physiology
1.2.1 Body morphology
1.2.2 Skin
1.2.3 Digestive system
1.2.4 Respiratory system
1.2.5 Genital tract
1.2.6 Urinary system
1.2.7 Musculoskeletal apparatus
1.2.8 Organs of the senses
2 Species
2.1 Lovebirds
2.2 Parakeets
2.3 Nymph or carolina
2.4 Parakeet
2.5 Red-tailed gray parrot
2.6 Amazon
2.7 Cockatoos
2.8 Macaw
3 Maintenance at home
4 Clinical management
4.1 Exploration
4.2 Clinical techniques
4.2.1 Blood collection
4.2.2 Catheter placement
4.2.3 Crop probing
4.2.4 Medication administration
5 Preventive medicine
6 Main diseases and their treatment
6.1 Skin and feather diseases
6.1.1 Pitting
6.1.2 Beak and feather disease
6.1.3 Parasitosis
6.1.4 Polyomavirus
6.1.5 Pododermatitis
6.1.6 Xanthomas and lipomas
6.2 Diseases of the digestive system
6.2.1 Peak overgrowth
6.2.2 Traumatic beak injuries
6.2.3 Crop burns
6.2.4 Trichomoniasis
6.2.5 Proventricular dilation
6.2.6 Parasites
6.2.7 Enteritis
6.2.8 Cloacal prolapse
6.3 Diseases of the respiratory system
6.3.1 Sinusitis
6.3.2 Tracheal obstruction
6.3.3 Bacterial and fungal aerosaculitis
6.4 Diseases of the cardiovascular system
6.4.1 Atherosclerosis
6.4.2 Sudden death
6.5 Reproductive system diseases
6.5.1 Chronic egg laying
6.5.2 Dystocia
6.6 Diseases of the urinary system
6.6.1 Drop
6.6.2 Kidney tumors in parakeets
6.7 Toxic-nutritional diseases
6.7.1 Hypovitaminosis A
6.7.2 Hypocalcemia
6.7.3 Heavy metal poisoning
6.8 Other diseases
6.8.1 Psittacosis or chlamydiosis
6.8.2 Pacheco’s disease
PASSERIFORM BIRDS
1 Taxonomy, anatomy and physiology Species and types
1.1 Taxonomy
1.2 Anatomy and physiology
1.2.1 Body morphology
1.2.2 Skin
1.2.3 Digestive system
1.2.4 Respiratory system
1.2.5 Reproductive system
1.2.6 Musculoskeletal apparatus
1.2.7 Organs of the senses
2 Species
2.1 Canaries
2.1.1 Singing canaries
2.1.2 Colored canaries
2.1.3 Canaries of form or posture
2.2 Diamonds
2.2.1 Mandarin Diamond
2.2.2 Ruficauda Diamond
2.2.3 Bichenov Diamond
2.2.4 Diamond bib
2.2.5 Cutthroat Diamond
2.2.6 Gouldian finch
3 Maintenance at home
4 Clinical management
4.1 Exploration
4.2 Clinical techniques
4.2.1 Blood collection
4.2.2 Catheter placement
4.2.3 Crop probing
4.2.4 Medication administration
5 Preventive medicine
6 Main diseases and their treatment
6.1 Skin and feather diseases
6.1.1 Pathological molt
6.1.2 Parasitosis
6.1.3 Pododermatitis
6.1.4 Fowl pox
6.1.5 Follicular cysts
6.1.6 Candidiasis
6.1.7 Conjunctivitis
6.2 Diseases of the digestive system
6.2.1 Atoxoplasmosis
6.2.2 Proventricular dilation
6.2.3 Megabacterial infection
6.2.4 Parasites
6.2.5 Enteritis
6.2.6 Cloaciitis and cloacal prolapse
6.2.7 Polyomavirus
6.3 Diseases of the respiratory system
6.3.1 Sinusitis – cheeks – trichomoniasis
6.3.2 Tracheal obstruction
6.3.3 Mycoplasmosis
6.3.4 Bacterial and fungal aerosaculitis
6.3.5 Respiratory mites
6.4 Diseases of the cardiovascular system
6.5 Reproductive and urinary tract diseases
6.6 Toxic-nutritional diseases
6.7 Pathologies of the musculoskeletal system
6.7.1 Ring necrosis
6.7.2 Fractures
6.8 Neurological disorders
6.9 Other diseases
BIRDS RAPTORS
1 Taxonomy, anatomy and physiology
1.1 Taxonomy
1.2 Anatomy and physiology
1.2.1 Body morphology
1.2.2 The skin
1.2.3 Digestive system
1.2.4 Respiratory system
1.2.5 Genital tract
1.2.6 Urinary system
1.2.7 Musculoskeletal apparatus
1.2.8 Organs of the senses
2 Species
2.1 Harris’s Eagle
2.2 Peregrine Falcon
2.3 Goshawk
2.4 Caracara
2.5 Owl
2.6 European scops owl
2.7 African owl
3 Maintenance in captivity
4 Clinical management
4.1 Exploration
4.2 Clinical techniques
4.2.1 Blood collection
4.2.2 Catheter placement
4.2.3 Crop probing
4.2.4 Medication administration
5 Preventive medicine
5.1 Antiparasitics
5.2 Vaccines
6 Main diseases and their treatment
6.1 Skin and feather diseases
6.1.1 Incomplete molt
6.1.2 Loss of feathers and implants
6.1.3 Parasitosis
6.1.4 Pododermatitis
6.1.5 Fowl pox
6.2 Diseases of the digestive system
6.2.1 Anorexia
6.2.2 Traumatic beak injuries
6.2.3 Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection
6.2.4 Crop impaction
6.2.5 Ingestion of foreign bodies
6.2.6 Digestive perforations
6.2.7 Avian tuberculosis
6.2.8 Crop paralysis
6.2.9 Candidiasis
6.2.10 Herpesvirus infection
6.2.11 Parasites
6.2.12 Enteritis
6.2.13 Trichomoniasis
6.3 Diseases of the respiratory system
6.3.1 Airbag rupture
6.3.2 Aspergillosis
6.3.3 Respiratory parasites
6.4 Diseases of the cardiovascular system
6.4.1 Blood parasites
6.5 Diseases of the urinary system
6.5.1 Drop
6.6 Toxic-nutritional diseases
6.6.1 Anticoagulant poisoning
6.6.2 Lead poisoning
6.6.3 Metabolic bone disease
6.7 Pathologies of the musculoskeletal system
6.7.1 Carpal injuries
6.7.2 Fractures
6.8 Neurological disorders
6.8.1 Paramyxovirus type 1 infection
6.9 Other diseases
6.9.1 Psittacosis or chlamydiosis
6.9.2 Head injury
6.9.3 Electrocutions
