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Recent advances in bird medicine and surgery

By Summa, Noémie M & Guzman, David Sanchez-Migallon·Published in The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice·2017·Department of Clinical Sciences, Canada·View original on PubMed

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Original publication title: Evidence-Based Advances in Avian Medicine.

Species:
bird

Plain-English summary

This article discusses recent improvements in the medical care and surgery of birds over the last five years. It highlights new findings that help veterinarians better diagnose bird diseases and describes studies on how medications work in birds. While there have been significant advancements in understanding and treating common bird health issues, the article notes that more research is still needed to fully understand the causes, effects, and best treatments for these diseases. Overall, it emphasizes that while progress has been made, there is still a lot to learn in avian medicine.

Abstract

This article presents relevant advances in avian medicine and surgery over the past 5 years. New information has been published to improve clinical diagnosis in avian diseases. This article also describes new pharmacokinetic studies. Advances in the understanding and treatment of common avian disorders are presented in this article, as well. Although important progress has been made over the past years, there is still much research that needs to be done regarding the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of avian diseases and evidence-based information is still sparse in the literature.

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Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28781035/