This article deals with the first, Megabacteriosis, which has been diagnosed in many bird species, including Budgerigars, Cockatiels, Grass Parakeets, Rosellas, Lovebirds, and Ostriches. Listed in a report in 1994 were 17 species of Psittacines and nine species of Passerines in which Megabacteria had been demonstrated. It has been suggested that the condition was introduced to exhibition budger...

a dead canary from a mixed species zoological garden was presented for diagnostic necropsy. cachexia with prominent atrophy of pectoral muscles, yellowish brown discoloration of the liver and kidney, dark brown to black intestinal contents and moderate proventricular dilatation with some degree of catarrhal gastritis were the significant macroscopic findings. parenchymatous organs like the live...

macrorhabdosis is a debilitating syndrome in budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus) due to theascomycetous yeast macrorhabdus ornithogaster. in the present study, occurrences of acutemacrorhabdosis resulting in severe mortality in budgerigar fledglings and the effect of differenttreatment regimens for the control of the disease were investigated. the budgerigar (melopsittacusundulates) flock con...

There are over 2,100 pigeon fanciers in N. Ireland with approximately 150,000 racing pigeons. Historically, the sport has had little veterinary intervention. Fanciers rely heavily on various concoctions of routine treatments and antibiotics obtained principally by mail order from overseas. In recent years there have been increased losses of young birds, up to 90% in some cases. Traditionally, y...

A dead canary from a mixed species zoological garden was presented for diagnostic necropsy. Cachexia with prominent atrophy of pectoral muscles, yellowish brown discoloration of the liver and kidney, dark brown to black intestinal contents and moderate proventricular dilatation with some degree of catarrhal gastritis were the significant macroscopic findings. Parenchymatous organs like the live...

Macrorhabdosis is a debilitating syndrome in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) due to theascomycetous yeast Macrorhabdus ornithogaster. In the present study, occurrences of acutemacrorhabdosis resulting in severe mortality in budgerigar fledglings and the effect of differenttreatment regimens for the control of the disease were investigated. The budgerigar (Melopsittacusundulates) flock con...