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Abstract
Diseases of birds not considered poultry, therefore usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. The concept is differentiated from POULTRY DISEASES which is for birds raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption, and usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc.
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Synonyms
7 entry terms
- Avian Diseases
- Avian Disease
- Bird Disease
- Disease, Avian
- Disease, Bird
- Diseases, Avian
- Diseases, Bird
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32 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.
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IM GEN or unspecified; coord IM with specific dis /vet (IM) or specific bird dis (IM); coord IM with specific bird (IM); for abnormalities or injuries, index under BIRDS /abnorm or BIRDS /inj; don't forget also BIRDS (NIM) if no specific bird is indexed; also check tag ANIMALS; differentiate from POULTRY DISEASES on basis of distinction between BIRDS & POULTRY shown under BIRDS; DF: BIRD DIS
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bird Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001715. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001715
- Bird Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12040649