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| |q1= List those medical causes of feather plucking which are or may be infectious, contagious or transmissible. | | |q1= List those medical causes of feather plucking which are or may be infectious, contagious or transmissible. |
| |a1= PBFD (circovirus); budgerigar fledgeling disease (Polyomavirus: French moult); ectoparasites (e.g. ''Dermanyssus gallinae''); endoparasites (e.g. Giardia sp.); chlamydiosis; fungal dermatitis. | | |a1= PBFD (circovirus); budgerigar fledgeling disease (Polyomavirus: French moult); ectoparasites (e.g. ''Dermanyssus gallinae''); endoparasites (e.g. Giardia sp.); chlamydiosis; fungal dermatitis. |
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| |q2= List the non-infectious medical, including metabolic, causes of feather plucking. | | |q2= List the non-infectious medical, including metabolic, causes of feather plucking. |
| |a2= Bacterial dermatitis; pulpitis or folliculitis; allergy; hepatitis; hypothyroidism; skin neoplasia; follicular cysts; post-traumatic injury, or arthritic or scar tissue pain; nutritional deficiency (e.g. hypovitaminosis A; B vitamin deficiencies; essential amino acid deficiencies (e.g. lysine)). | | |a2= Bacterial dermatitis; pulpitis or folliculitis; allergy; hepatitis; hypothyroidism; skin neoplasia; follicular cysts; post-traumatic injury, or arthritic or scar tissue pain; nutritional deficiency (e.g. hypovitaminosis A; B vitamin deficiencies; essential amino acid deficiencies (e.g. lysine)). |
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| |q3= Describe the diagnosis of the aetiologies described in q1. | | |q3= Describe the diagnosis of the aetiologies described in q1. |
| |a3= PCR for PBFD and BFD; physical examination at day and night for ectoparasites; faecal examination for endoparasites; PCR/ELISA (antigen/antibody) for chlamydiosis; skin scrape microscopic examination and culture for fungal dermatitis; stained impression smear, culture and sensitivity for bacterial infections. Also, haematology | | |a3= PCR for PBFD and BFD; physical examination at day and night for ectoparasites; faecal examination for endoparasites; PCR/ELISA (antigen/antibody) for chlamydiosis; skin scrape microscopic examination and culture for fungal dermatitis; stained impression smear, culture and sensitivity for bacterial infections. Also, haematology |
| and biochemistry, thyroid stimulation test, biopsy and histopathology, improved diet and monitoring response to therapy. | | and biochemistry, thyroid stimulation test, biopsy and histopathology, improved diet and monitoring response to therapy. |
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| |q4= List the environmental causes of feather plucking. | | |q4= List the environmental causes of feather plucking. |
| |a4= Excess tobacco smoke; excessively dry atmosphere; excessive day length in direct sunlight; lack of environmental enrichment. | | |a4= Excess tobacco smoke; excessively dry atmosphere; excessive day length in direct sunlight; lack of environmental enrichment. |
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| |q5= List the psychological causes of feather plucking. | | |q5= List the psychological causes of feather plucking. |
| |a5= Attention seeking; boredom; overcrowding; environmental change or lack of routine; sexual frustration; excessive preening; post untidy feather or wing clipping. | | |a5= Attention seeking; boredom; overcrowding; environmental change or lack of routine; sexual frustration; excessive preening; post untidy feather or wing clipping. |
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