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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What is the most likely diagnosis? [[|Link to Article]]
What are the most likely gross postmortem findings? [[|Link to Article]]
What one specific tissue would be the most likely to demonstrate the cause of death? [[|Link to Article]]
What other tissues might demonstrate characteristic changes in the bird? [[|Link to Article]]


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