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Primary remiges - inner and outer valve
Secondary remiges
Coverts
Blood feathers |
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Air filled
Neumatic
Fused skull
Sinsacrum
More cervical vertebrea |
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Aglandular
Uropygial gland (preen gland) - for water resistance |
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Crop - softens food
Proventriculus - true stomach - glandular portion
Gizzard - muscular portion
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Pectoral muscle is 20% weight
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bi lobed liver
left side of repro doesnt work
Magnum - egg white
Isthmus - membrane
Uterus - shell
Cloaca - vent
Females determine sex of offspring
Males have a spur to grab females
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Finches and Canaries
pointed curved beak
three toes in front 1 in back |
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Parakeets and cockatiels
hooked bill
two toes in front and back
use feet more
good climbers
talk/whistle a lot |
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Term
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Definition
Need room to fly
Nest box
Fresh food and water
Bathing area
Perches and toys |
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Parakeets - males have blue around beak
Cockatiels - males are brighter on head and cheek |
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Term
| Chlamydiophila (Psittacosis) |
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Definition
Zoonotic feces
Caused by chlamydiophila psittaci
tx with tetrecycline for 30 - 45 days
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Term
| Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease |
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Definition
Viral
can spread to other birds
abnormal feather and beak growth
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Term
| Common Health Problems in Birds |
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Definition
Decrease in calcium due to egg laying
Crop burns
Forieng bodies
GI stasis |
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