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Poultry feed voluntarily recalled

April 27, 2009

St. Paul, Minn. -- A poultry feed typically used by small flock owners has been voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer.

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Instructional videos could oust outbreaks

April 9, 2009

Ithaca, N.Y. -- A new, free tool, produced by Partners in Animal Health at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, aims to minimize animal disease outbreaks by helping veterinarians and farmers diagnose poultry diseases more quickly.

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Missouri bill would limit exotics interaction

February 26, 2009

Veterinarians and owners soon may be the only ones allowed to handle exotic animals in Missouri.

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Pet-food recall expanded again, now includes bird food

February 25, 2009

National Report -- The recall of pet foods made with peanut products possibly contaminated with Salmonella has been growing since the outbreak started in January and now includes several bird-food products.

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Hong Kong killing 90,000 chickens, may change bird-flu vaccine after outbreak

December 10, 2008

Hong Kong's government is considering changing the vaccine it uses to protect poultry against avian flu after 60 chickens were found dead at one of the city's largest poultry farms, forcing the slaughter of 60,000 birds on that farm and 30,000 more within a two-mile radius.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS

How to introduce avian and exotic patients to your practice (Proceedings)

October 1, 2008

Deciding to open your practice to seeing avian and exotic patients is definitely a great idea. Avian and exotic pets are growing in numbers and people are just as, and sometimes even more attached to them as others are to their pet dogs and cats.

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Interesting avian and exotic cases (Proceedings)

October 1, 2008

A 4 year old neutered male rabbit weighing 1.98 kg presented in December of 2002 for a 1 year history of nasal discharge and violent sneezing.

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Idea Exchange: Measure a bird's weight more accurately and with less stress by using a strawberry container

October 1, 2008

Accurately weighing birds is difficult; however, I've found that placing the bird in a clear, plastic strawberry container and weighing the bird and container make this task much easier.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS

Renal disease in birds (Proceedings)

April 1, 2008

Renal disease in avian species is a relatively common occurrence in clinical practice and can be caused by a number of disease processes.

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