Sentences with phrase «diseases of live birds»

The President tasked the Brong - Ahafo Regional Minister to work with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to ensure that a veterinary laboratory facility was provided to help poultry farmers in Dormaa to diagnose diseases of live birds and for research purposes.

Not exact matches

In fact, the big killer diseases of history all came to us from microbes living in other species, overwhelmingly from other warm - blooded mammals and, to a lesser extent, from birds.

«Recent reports of lapses in biosafety practices involving Federal laboratories» — the mistaken shipment of live anthrax samples by a lab at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta; the accidental contamination of benign poultry flu samples with the deadly H5N1 bird flu at the CDC; and the discovery of old vials of smallpox on the NIH campus in Maryland — «have served to remind us of the importance of constant vigilance over our implementation of biosafety standards,» the notice states.

Conventionally raised poultry is contributing to an alarming increase in antibiotic resistant microbes, since these animals are fed large doses of antibiotics regularly to fend off diseases that would otherwise disallow birds to live in cramped, overcrowded conditions.

Living in close proximity to animals has led to some of the most serious infectious diseases we humans have ever encountered, diseases such as smallpox, measles, bird flu, and tuberculosis.

It's life cycle involves an egg which develops into larval stage (6 weeks feeds on rodents and birds), then nymph (8 weeks this is believed to be the cause of Lyme disease in people also feeds on other mammals), then adult tick (current belief is that this is the cause of Lyme in the dog and feeds on other mammals).

Studies show that the animals caught by predators are generally weaker and more diseased than those killed by manmade sources.6, 7 One study found that «birds killed by cats had significantly lower mass, fat scores, and pectoral muscle mass scores» than birds of the same species killed by cars or windows.8 These studies indicate that cats are catching what some biologists refer to as the «doomed surplus» 9 — animals who would not have lived, and so whose death does not affect overall population levels.

In addition to a physical examination, the vet will likely conduct a fecal parasite check to make sure your bird has no intestinal parasites; an examination of urine and feces to be sure there are no indications of gastrointestinal or renal health problems; gram stains to detect any gram - negative bacteria and yeast, a common cause of bird illness that is treatable; a complete blood count to ensure healthy blood levels and verify the absence of blood parasites; Chlamydia testing to assess if your bird is a carrier of three common infectious diseases (psittacosis, ornithosis and parrot fever) which can spread to other birds and to people and is also treatable; and psittacine beak and feather disease, a virus that can affect birds at any stage of their lives, affects many organ systems, and usually reduces the bird's life span.

That being said, a growing body of evidence supports the fact that anti-inflammatory drugs may delay the progress of this disease and potentially greatly prolong affected birds» lives.

Be sure to remind your customers that inactive birds run the risk for various health problems including obesity, heart disease, and other cardiac disorders that may negatively affect their length and quality of life.