Diseases

Poultry Diseases

Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The concept is differentiated from BIRD DISEASES which is for diseases of birds not considered poultry and usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild.

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Abstract

Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The concept is differentiated from BIRD DISEASES which is for diseases of birds not considered poultry and usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Disease, Poultry
  • Diseases, Poultry
  • Poultry Disease

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Aspects Covered

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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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with specific poultry (IM); for abnormalities or injuries, index under POULTRY /abnorm or POULTRY /inj; don't forget also POULTRY (NIM) if no specific fowl is indexed; also check tag ANIMALS; differentiate from BIRD DISEASES on basis of definition of BIRDS & POULTRY under POULTRY

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Poultry Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011201. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011201
  2. Poultry Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultry_disease
  3. Poultry Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7193800