Bird Diseases

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