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pertaining to or characteristic of birds
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| avian encephalomalacia |
a disease of young chickens due to vitamin E deficiency, in which there is ataxia, incoordination, paralysis, and severe encephalomalacia in several areas of the brain, especially the cerebellum. It must be differentiated from avian encephalomyelitis. Called also crazy chick disease.
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| avian encephalomyelitis |
a viral disease of chickens under six weeks old, caused by an enterovirus and marked by weakness of the legs followed by partial or complete paralysis of the legs, trembling of the head and neck, and degeneration of the neurons in the pons, medulla, and anterior horns of the spinal cord. Clinically, it resembles avian encephalomalacia and must be differentiated from that condition. Called also crazy chick disease and epidemic tremor.
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| avian influenza virus |
a subspecies of influenza A virus, influenza virus A avian, that causes avian influenza (fowl plague).
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| avian trichomoniasis |
trichomoniasis in birds and poultry, especially pigeons, caused by Trichomonas gallinae and T. gallinarum, and marked by necrotic lesions of the upper digestive tract.
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