Avian Specific Resources
Did you know:
- Antibiotic sensitivity testing for anaerobes.
- Do you have a bird with coughing, sneezing, crackles, or rales? Â See our list of Avian Respiratory Diseases Samples to submit and Epidemiology (aetiologic agents, clinical signs etc) of common bacterial and viral infections as well as a list of Miscellaneous causes of respiratory disease in birds.
- Infectious Bursal Disease Virus in Chickens. A low virulence strain of IBD has recently been discovered in New Zealand. IBD causes inflammation followed by atrophy of the bursa of Fabricius with variable degrees of immunosuppression.
VetScript articles:
- Coccidiosis in Poultry (Article first published in VetScript, New Zealand Veterinary Association, May 2018)
Submission Tips:
- How much blood is needed?
- When providing Postmortem Samples more is better!
- A picture is Worth a Thousand Words! Pictures can be a big help when Interpreting histological and cytological samples.
- Microbiologists are amazing but they are not miracle workers!
Useful Links:
- Exotic Help: Â https://www.exoticshelp.co.nz/