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Handling
100
This is the method of anesthesia used most often in birds.
What is inhalant?
100
When restraining birds it is important to not hold them too tightly because of a lack of this structure.
What is the diaphragm?
100
This is the tool needed for a beak and nail trim on a large bird.
What is a rotary grinding tool like a Dremel?
100
Bird feces normally has this as the predominant organism type.
What is gram positive?
100
Most owners calling about a sick bird should be told this.
What is bring the bird in?
200
This is the term for birds that can be differentiated as male or female based on appearance.
What is sexually dimorphic?
200
Birds have this many air sacs in their respiratory system.
What is 8 or 9?
200
To achieve maximal flight restriction you would trim these feathers on a small bird and these on a large bird.
What are primaries and secondaries, just primaries?
200
PBFD stands for this.
What is Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease?
200
You should always cover your hand with this when restraining a bird.
What is a towel?
300
These are the two main ways to tell a psittacine from a passerine.
What are toes and beaks?
300
This is why birds have pneumatic bones.
What is they store oxygen?
300
Birds are attracted to this type of food.
What is colorful?
300
This zoonotic disease causes GI signs in birds and respiratory signs in humans.
What is Psittacosis or Chlamydia psittaci?
300
Concerning radiography of birds, what are 2 things that are necessary to obtain good films.
What is sedation or anesthesia and a restraint board?
400
Anorexic birds are usually fed this way in the hospital.
What is feeding tube into the crop or esophagus?
400
Female birds have one functional ovary on this side.
What is left?
400
The birds in the Rhampheridae group include these.
What are toucans and toucanettes?
400
PDD stands for this.
What is Proventricular Dilation Disease?
400
Hospitalized birds should be kept in this temperature incubator.
What is 80-90 degrees F?
500
This is the 4 step breathing process of birds.
What is inhale 1 to caudal air sacs, exhale 1 to lungs, inhale 2 to cranial air sacs, exhale 2 out?
500
The avian GI tract includes these structures.
What is beak, glottis, esophagus, proventriculus, ventriculus?
500
The best diet for a pet bird would include these things.
What is commercial pellets and occasional fresh clean veggies?
500
This is why we care about psittacosis in birds.
What is zoonotic?
500
Blood should be drawn from this jugular vein.
What is the right?