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Poultry
Bloodborne Organisms
Overview of Bloodborne Organisms in Poultry
Aegyptianellosis in Poultry
Atoxoplasmosis in Poultry
Filariasis in Poultry
Haemoproteus Infection in Poultry
expand / collapse Leucocytozoonosis in Poultry
Clinical Findings, Lesions, and Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
expand / collapse Plasmodium Infection in Poultry
Clinical Findings, Lesions, and Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
Other Bloodborne Organisms in Poultry
Chicken Anemia Virus Infection
expand / collapseOverview of Chicken Anemia Virus Infection
Etiology, Epidemiology, and Pathogenesis
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prevention
Dissecting Aneurysm in Turkeys
expand / collapseOverview of Dissecting Aneurysm in Turkeys
Etiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment, Control, and Prevention
Inclusion Body Hepatitis/Hydropericardium Syndrome
expand / collapseOverview of Inclusion Body Hepatitis/Hydropericardium Syndrome in Poultry
Etiology, Transmission, and Pathogenesis
Clinical Findings, Lesions, and Diagnosis
Treatment and Prevention
Perirenal Hemorrhage Syndrome of Turkeys
Overview of Perirenal Hemorrhage Syndrome of Turkeys
Spontaneous Cardiomyopathy of Turkeys
Overview of Spontaneous Cardiomyopathy of Turkeys
Candidiasis
Overview of Candidiasis in Poultry
Coccidiosis
expand / collapseOverview of Coccidiosis in Poultry
Etiology
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Chickens
Turkeys
Game Birds
Ducks
Geese
Diagnosis
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Vaccination
Anticoccidial Drugs
Coronaviral Enteritis of Turkeys
expand / collapseOverview of Coronaviral Enteritis of Turkeys
Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Cryptosporidiosis
Overview of Cryptosporidiosis in Poultry
Duck Viral Enteritis
expand / collapseOverview of Duck Viral Enteritis
Etiology and Pathogenesis
Epidemiology, and Transmission
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention, Treatment, and Control
Hexamitiasis
expand / collapseOverview of Hexamitiasis in Poultry
Etiology
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Necrotic Enteritis
expand / collapseOverview of Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry
Etiology and Pathogenesis
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention, Control, and Treatment
Rotaviral Infections in Chickens, Turkeys, and Pheasants
Overview of Rotaviral Infections in Chickens, Turkeys, and Pheasants
Trichomoniasis
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Etiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Control
Ulcerative Enteritis
expand / collapseOverview of Ulcerative Enteritis in Poultry
Etiology
Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention, Treatment, and Control
Avian Campylobacter Infection
expand / collapseOverview of Avian Campylobacter Infection
Etiology and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Control and Prevention
Zoonotic Risk
Avian Chlamydiosis
expand / collapseOverview of Avian Chlamydiosis
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Zoonotic Risk
Avian Nephritis Viral Infections
expand / collapseOverview of Avian Nephritis Viral Infections
Etiology and Transmission
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prevention
Avian Spirochetosis
expand / collapseOverview of Avian Spirochetosis
Etiology, Epidemiology, and Transmission
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
Colibacillosis
expand / collapseOverview of Colibacillosis in Poultry
Etiology and Pathogenesis
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
Duck Viral Hepatitis
expand / collapseOverview of Duck Viral Hepatitis
Etiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Enterococcosis
expand / collapseOverview of Enterococcosis in Poultry
Etiology and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prevention
Zoonotic Risk
Erysipelas
expand / collapseOverview of Erysipelas in Poultry
Etiology
Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment, Control, and Prevention
Zoonotic Risks
Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome
Overview of Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome in Poultry
Sudden Death Syndrome of Broiler Chickens
expand / collapseOverview of Sudden Death Syndrome of Broiler Chickens
Etiology and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Control
Fowl Cholera
expand / collapseOverview of Fowl Cholera
Etiology and Transmission
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment
Fowlpox
expand / collapse Fowlpox in Chickens and Turkeys
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Findings
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Zoonotic Risk
Pox in Other Avian Species
Goose Parvovirus Infection
expand / collapseOverview of Goose Parvovirus Infection
Etiology
Transmission and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Helminthiasis
expand / collapseOverview of Helminthiasis in Poultry
Transmission
Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
Hemorrhagic Enteritis/Marble Spleen Disease
expand / collapseOverview of Hemorrhagic Enteritis/Marble Spleen Disease in Poultry
Etiology and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment, Control, and Prevention
Histomoniasis
expand / collapseOverview of Histomoniasis in Poultry
Etiology
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Lesions
Prevention and Treatment
Infectious Bursal Disease
expand / collapseOverview of Infectious Bursal Disease in Poultry
Etiology and Transmission
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Lesions
Control
Listeriosis
expand / collapseOverview of Listeriosis in Poultry
Etiology and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
Zoonotic Risk
Malabsorption Syndrome
expand / collapseOverview of Malabsorption Syndrome in Poultry
Etiology and Transmission
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Control
Zoonotic Risks
Mycoplasmosis
Overview of Mycoplasmosis in Poultry
expand / collapse Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infection in Poultry
Transmission, Epidemiology, and Pathogenesis
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
expand / collapse Mycoplasma iowae Infection in Poultry
Clinical Findings, Lesions, and Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
expand / collapse Mycoplasma meleagridis Infection in Poultry
Transmission and Pathogenesis
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
expand / collapse Mycoplasma synoviae Infection in Poultry
Transmission, Epidemiology, and Pathogenesis
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
Mycotoxicoses
expand / collapseOverview of Mycotoxicoses in Poultry
Aflatoxicosis
Fusariotoxicosis
Ochratoxicosis
Ergotism
Citrinin Mycotoxicosis
Oosporein Mycotoxicosis
Cyclopiazonic Acid
Sterigmatocystin
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Neoplasms
Overview of Neoplasms in Poultry
expand / collapse Marek's Disease in Poultry
Etiology
Transmission and Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Control
expand / collapse Lymphoid Leukosis in Poultry
Etiology
Transmission and Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Diagnosis
Control
expand / collapse Reticuloendotheliosis in Poultry
Etiology
Transmission and Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Diagnosis
Control
expand / collapseNeoplasms of Unknown Etiology in Poultry
Avian Keratoacanthoma
Multicentric Histiocytosis
Adenocarcinomas
Newcastle Disease and Other Paramyxovirus Infections
expand / collapseNewcastle Disease in Poultry
Etiology and Pathogenesis
Epidemiology and Transmission
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention
Zoonotic Risk
expand / collapse Other Avian Paramyxovirus Infections
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Findings
Diagnosis
Prevention and Control
Zoonotic Risk
Omphalitis
Overview of Omphalitis in Poultry
Poisonings
expand / collapseOverview of Poisonings in Poultry
Aflatoxin
Ammonia
Botulism
Calcium
Carbon Monoxide
Coffee Weed Seed
Copper
Crotalaria
Diazinon
Gossypol
Lasalocid
Lead
Mercury
Monensin
Nicarbazin
Nitrofurazone
3-Nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic Acid
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Propane
Quaternary Ammonia
Salinomycin
Salt
Selenium
Sulfaquinoxaline
Sulfur
Thiram
Toxic Fat
Riemerella anatipestifer Infection
expand / collapseOverview of Riemerella anatipestifer Infection in Poultry
Etiology and Transmission
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Control
Salmonelloses
Overview of Salmonelloses in Poultry
expand / collapse Pullorum Disease in Poultry
Etiology and Transmission
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
expand / collapse Fowl Typhoid
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
expand / collapse Paratyphoid Infections in Poultry
Etiology
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Treatment and Control
Staphylococcosis
expand / collapseOverview of Staphylococcosis in Poultry
Etiology
Transmission, Epidemiology, and Pathogenesis
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prevention
Zoonotic Risk
Streptococcosis
expand / collapseOverview of Streptococcosis in Poultry
Etiology and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
Tuberculosis
expand / collapseOverview of Tuberculosis in Poultry
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Findings and Diagnosis
Control
Turkey Viral Hepatitis
expand / collapseOverview of Turkey Viral Hepatitis
Etiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Control
Miscellaneous Conditions of Poultry
expand / collapse Ascites Syndrome in Poultry
Pathogenesis and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Control
Breast Blisters in Poultry
Breast Buttons in Poultry
Cannibalism in Poultry
Fluke Infections in Poultry
Pendulous Crop in Poultry
Urate Deposition (Gout) in Poultry
Ectoparasites
Bedbugs of Poultry
Fleas of Poultry
expand / collapse Flies and Gnats of Poultry
Biting Midge
Black Fly
Pigeon Fly
Fowl Ticks
Lice of Poultry
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Chicken Mite
Common Chigger
Depluming Mite
Feather Mite
Northern Fowl Mite
Scaly Leg Mite
Cyst Mite
Tropical Fowl Mite
Turkey Chigger
Mosquitoes of Poultry
Gangrenous Dermatitis
expand / collapseOverview of Gangrenous Dermatitis in Poultry
Etiology, Transmission, and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
Zoonotic Risk
Disorders of the Skeletal System
Overview of Disorders of the Skeletal System in Poultry
expand / collapseNoninfectious Skeletal Disorders in Broilers
Rotational (Torsional) and Angular (Valgus/Varus) Deformity
Spondylopathies
Dyschondroplasia
Rickets
Plantar Pododermatitis
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Osteopenia (Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia)
Tendon Rupture
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Amyloidosis
Myopathies
Deep Pectoral Myopathy in Poultry
Exertional Myopathy in Poultry
Mechanically Induced Myopathy in Poultry
Minimal Myopathy in Poultry
Nutritional Myopathy in Poultry
Rupture of the Peroneus (Fibularis) Longus Muscle in Poultry
Toxic Myopathy in Poultry
Transport Myopathy of Turkeys
Viral Arthritis
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Etiology and Pathogenesis
Transmission and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
Zoonotic Risk
Avian Encephalomyelitis
expand / collapseOverview of Avian Encephalomyelitis
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Botulism
expand / collapseOverview of Botulism in Poultry
Etiology
Transmission, Epidemiology, and Pathogenesis
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prevention
Zoonotic Risk
Viral Encephalitides
expand / collapseOverview of Viral Encephalitides in Poultry
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Western Equine Encephalitis
Highlands J Virus
Israel Turkey Meningoencephalitis
Diagnosis
Prevention and Control
Zoonotic Risk
West Nile Virus Infection in Poultry
expand / collapseOverview of West Nile Virus Infection in Poultry
Etiology and Epidemiology
Transmission
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Control
Artificial Insemination
Overview of Artificial Insemination in Poultry
Disorders of the Reproductive System
Cystic Right Oviduct in Poultry
Defective or Abnormal Eggs in Poultry
Egg-Bound or Impacted Oviducts in Poultry
Egg Peritonitis in Poultry
False Layer (Poultry)
Hypocalcemia, Sudden Death, Osteoporosis, or Cage Layer Fatigue (Poultry)
Internal Layer (Poultry)
Infertility in Poultry
Neoplasia of the Reproductive System in Poultry
Oophoritis and Ovary Regression in Poultry
Prolapse of the Oviduct in Poultry
Salpingitis in Poultry
Sex Reversal in Poultry
Egg Drop Syndrome
expand / collapseOverview of Egg Drop Syndrome in Poultry
Etiology
Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Control
Air Sac Mite
Overview of Air Sac Mite in Poultry
Aspergillosis
expand / collapseOverview of Aspergillosis in Poultry
Etiology and Epidemiology
Clinical Findings and Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment and Control
Avian Influenza
expand / collapseOverview of Avian Influenza
Etiology
Epidemiology and Transmission
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Low Pathogenicity AI Viruses
High Pathogenicity AI Viruses
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Zoonotic Risk
Avian Metapneumovirus
expand / collapseOverview of Avian Metapneumovirus
Etiology
Transmission and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Bordetellosis
expand / collapseOverview of Bordetellosis in Poultry
Etiology and Pathogenesis
Epidemiology and Transmission
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Treatment
Control and Prevention
Zoonotic Risk
Infectious Bronchitis
expand / collapseOverview of Infectious Bronchitis in Poultry
Etiology and Epidemiology
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Control
Infectious Coryza
expand / collapseOverview of Infectious Coryza in Poultry
Etiology
Epidemiology and Transmission
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Lesions
Diagnosis
Control and Treatment
Infectious Laryngotracheitis
expand / collapseOverview of Infectious Laryngotracheitis in Poultry
Clinical Findings
Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment
Quail Bronchitis
Overview of Quail Bronchitis
Nutrition and Management: Poultry
expand / collapseNutritional Requirements of Poultry
Water
Energy Requirements and Feed Intake
Amino Acid Requirements
Vitamins
Minerals
Other Nutrients and Additives
Feeding and Management Practices in Poultry
Feeding Methods in Poultry
Vaccination Programs in Poultry
Management of Growing Chickens
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Artificial Lights
Record Keeping
Floor Space, Feeding, and Water Requirements
Layers per Cage
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Organic Poultry
Animal Production Claims and “Natural” Claims
Nutritional Deficiencies in Poultry
Protein, Amino Acid, and Energy Deficiencies in Poultry
expand / collapse Mineral Deficiencies in Poultry
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Rickets
Tibial Dyschondroplasia (Osteochondrosis)
Cage Layer Fatigue
Manganese Deficiency
Iron and Copper Deficiencies
Iodine Deficiency
Magnesium Deficiency
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Simple Deficiency
Electrolyte Imbalance
Selenium Deficiency
Zinc Deficiency
expand / collapse Vitamin Deficiencies in Poultry
Vitamin A Deficiency
Vitamin D3 Deficiency
Vitamin E Deficiency
Vitamin K Deficiency
Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Choline Deficiency
Niacin (Nicotinic Acid) Deficiency
Pantothenic Acid Deficiency
Riboflavin Deficiency
Folic Acid (Folacin) Deficiency
Biotin Deficiency
Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) Deficiency
Thiamine Deficiency
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