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Avian Biotech: Avian Disease Center
- Offers testing for many avian diseases affecting all kinds of birds. Including DNA sexing.
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Avian Botulism
- Information on this paralytic disease caused by ingestion of a toxin produced by the bacteria, Clostridium botulinum, provided by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
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Avian Cancer
- Discusses the types of tumors that have been diagnosed in pet birds, including those of the skin and internal organs.
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Avian Goiter (Thyroid Hyperplasia or Dysplasia)
- An enlargement of the thyroid observed in many species of birds, including pigeons, canaries, budgerigars, and wild birds.
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Avian Nutritional Diseases
- Article on the inadequacies of an unsupplemented seed diet for cage birds, provided by the National Cockatiel Society.
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Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy
- Information on this neurological disease affecting waterbirds, provided by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
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CPR for Birds
- Discusses cardiopulmonary resuscitation that can save a bird's life in the correct circumstances.