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Avian giardiasis is an intestinal protozoal infection caused by Giardia psittaci (in psittacines) and Giardia ardeae (primarily i…
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Avian goiter (thyroid hyperplasia or dysplasia) is an enlargement of the thyroid glands due to abnormal proliferation of follicul…
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Gout is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperuricemia and deposition of monosodium urate crystals in tissues. Unlike mammal…
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Hypocalcemia is a critically important metabolic disorder in avian species characterized by abnormally low serum calcium levels.
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Hypovitaminosis A (vitamin A deficiency) is one of the most common and preventable nutritional diseases in captive birds, particu…
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Renal adenocarcinoma is a malignant epithelial tumor arising from the renal tubular epithelium in birds.
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Knemidocoptiasis (also spelled Cnemidocoptiasis or Knemidokoptiasis) is a parasitic skin disease caused by burrowing mites of the…
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Avian mycobacteriosis (often incorrectly termed "avian tuberculosis") is a chronic, progressive, granulomatous disease affecting …
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Crop burn (thermal ingluvitis) is a common and potentially life-threatening condition in hand-fed psittacine and other avian spec…
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Cryptococcosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by the encapsulated basidiomycetous yeasts Cryptococcus neoformans and Crypt…
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Egg binding (dystocia) is the failure of an egg to pass through the oviduct at a normal rate. It represents one of the most commo…
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Egg-related coelomitis (formerly called egg yolk peritonitis) describes an acute or chronic, usually diffuse, inflammation of the…
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