Avian Medicine Q&A 02

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An eight-year-old red-breasted toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) was presented for a post-mortem. The bird had been in the collection for 5 years; it was an aviary bird whose mate appeared healthy. The bird was clinically normal the previous day. On external examination, no abnormalities were noted and the body weight was considered good at 435g.

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