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Cerebrospinal Nematodiasis (Visceral Larval Migrans) in Birds

September 13, 2022 by Mallory Pfeifer

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Cerebrospinal Nematodiasis (Visceral Larval Migrans) in Birds Martin Ficken, DVM, PhD, ACPV Nematodes of the genus Baylisascaris are recognized as causes of avian cerebral nematodiasis. Baylisascaris columnaris, the ascarid of skunks and … [Read more...] about Cerebrospinal Nematodiasis (Visceral Larval Migrans) in Birds

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: Avian, birds, chickens, parasitology, pathology, poultry

Dimitrov contributes three articles to avian diagnostic literature

February 8, 2021 by Mallory Pfeifer

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Kiril Dimitrov, DVM, PhD, virology section head, was part of three groups that recently published journal articles covering avian topics. The first article covers the discovery of a novel picornavirus associated with Runting and Stunting Syndrome … [Read more...] about Dimitrov contributes three articles to avian diagnostic literature

Filed Under: News, Research & Publications Tagged With: Avian, birds, broilers, chickens, journal, pigeons, poultry, research

Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infection in meat type chickens

May 27, 2020 by Mallory Pfeifer

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Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infection in meat type chickens Gabriel Senties-Cue, MVZ, EPAA, MS Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infection was diagnosed in a flock of 113-day-old, brown feathered, meat type, chickens. Ten live birds were submitted to the … [Read more...] about Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infection in meat type chickens

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: Avian, bacteriology, center, chickens, necropsy, poultry, TVMDL

Histomoniasis (Blackhead) in birds

February 24, 2020 by Mallory Pfeifer

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Histomoniasis (Blackhead) in birds Martin Ficken, DVM, PhD The causative agent of histomoniasis is a protozoan parasite Histomonas meleagridis. Numerous gallinaceous birds are affected by this parasite including turkeys, chickens, chukar … [Read more...] about Histomoniasis (Blackhead) in birds

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: Avian, chickens, Gonzales, poultry, TVMDL

“Hardware Disease” in Backyard Chickens

October 14, 2019 by Mallory Pfeifer

“Hardware Disease” in Backyard Chickens Martin Ficken, DVM, PhD “Hardware disease” in backyard chickens and other birds is caused by the ingestion of metal objects present in their environment. These objects range from sharp objects that … [Read more...] about “Hardware Disease” in Backyard Chickens

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: Avian, chickens, Gonzales, hardware, necropsy, pathology, poultry, TVMDL

Infectious laryngotracheitis diagnosed in laying chicken

February 1, 2018 by Mallory Pfeifer

Infectious laryngotracheitis diagnosed in laying chicken By Martin D. Ficken, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACPV With over 800,000 tests run annually, TVMDL encounters many challenging cases. Our case study series will highlight these interesting cases to … [Read more...] about Infectious laryngotracheitis diagnosed in laying chicken

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: case study, chickens, poultry, TVMDL, veterinary diagnostics

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