Feather loss and feather destructive behavior in pet birds.
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract
; 17(1): 77-101, 2014 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Feather loss in psittacine birds is a common and frustrating clinical presentation. Causes include medical and nonmedical causes of feather loss with and without overt feather destructive behavior. Underlying causes include inappropriate husbandry and housing; parasitic, viral and bacterial infections; metabolic and allergic diseases; and behavioral disorders. Prior to a diagnosis of a behavioral disorder, medical causes of feather loss must be excluded through a complete medical work-up including history, physical examination, and diagnostic testing. This article focuses on common medical and nonmedical causes of feather loss and feather destructive behavior and approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
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Comportamento Animal
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Doenças das Aves
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Plumas
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Animals
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En
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Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article