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Disorders of the integument
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Disorders of the integument
- Author: John Chitty
- From: BSAVA Manual of Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery
- Item: Chapter 13, pp 140 - 149
- DOI: 10.22233/9781910443194.13
- Copyright: © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
- Publication Date: September 2019
Feather and skin diseases, especially parasitism, are common reasons for poultry owners to contact a veterinary surgeon. Feather and skin disorders are often accorded an importance out of proportion with their clinical significance. This chapter discusses the management of feather and skin disorders, including conditions of the wattle, beak, feet and claws.
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Behavioural feather plucking. Feathers have been lost from the dorsum over the tail. Note the reddening of the exposed skin. This does not appear to be inflammatory in origin and is not centred on the damaged feather follicles. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Behavioural feather plucking. Feathers have been lost from the dorsum over the tail. Note the reddening of the exposed skin. This does not appear to be inflammatory in origin and is not centred on the damaged feather follicles. (© John Chitty)
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(a) Swan louse showing typical chewing louse mouthparts. (b) Louse eggs around the base of a body feather. (c) Louse eggs on the feathers of the neck skin of a turkey. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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(a) Swan louse showing typical chewing louse mouthparts. (b) Louse eggs around the base of a body feather. (c) Louse eggs on the feathers of the neck skin of a turkey. (© John Chitty)
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Feather mite. (Reproduced from the BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds; © John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Feather mite. (Reproduced from the BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds; © John Chitty)
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Skin reddening on the ventrum of a bird with a slightly pendulous abdomen. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Skin reddening on the ventrum of a bird with a slightly pendulous abdomen. (© John Chitty)
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(a) Red mites (Dermanyssus) on the feathers of a cadaver. The post-mortem examination revealed a thin anaemic carcass, as well as vast numbers of mites. (b) The typical piercing mouthparts of the red mite. (b, Reproduced from the BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds; © John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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(a) Red mites (Dermanyssus) on the feathers of a cadaver. The post-mortem examination revealed a thin anaemic carcass, as well as vast numbers of mites. (b) The typical piercing mouthparts of the red mite. (b, Reproduced from the BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds; © John Chitty)
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Northern mite. (Reproduced from the BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds; © John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Northern mite. (Reproduced from the BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds; © John Chitty)
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(a) Epidermoptid mite infestation. (b) Depluming itch on the neck of a peacock. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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(a) Epidermoptid mite infestation. (b) Depluming itch on the neck of a peacock. (© John Chitty)
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Scaly leg. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Scaly leg. (© John Chitty)
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(a)Knemidocoptid mite. (b) Egg from a knemidocoptid mite identified on a skin scrape. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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(a)Knemidocoptid mite. (b) Egg from a knemidocoptid mite identified on a skin scrape. (© John Chitty)
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Favus on the (a) head and (b) neck of a hen. Note the scale and feather loss. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Favus on the (a) head and (b) neck of a hen. Note the scale and feather loss. (© John Chitty)
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The yellow skin and wattle of this cadaver is not indicative of jaundice but of pigmentation from an exclusively corn diet. The cause of death was egg-related peritonitis. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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The yellow skin and wattle of this cadaver is not indicative of jaundice but of pigmentation from an exclusively corn diet. The cause of death was egg-related peritonitis. (© John Chitty)
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Chicken with poxvirus lesions on the comb. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Chicken with poxvirus lesions on the comb. (© John Chitty)
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Beak deformity caused by favus with fungal invasion into the germinative areas of the beak. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Beak deformity caused by favus with fungal invasion into the germinative areas of the beak. (© John Chitty)
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Misaligned beak of a peafowl. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Misaligned beak of a peafowl. (© John Chitty)
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(a, b) Pododermatitis in a duck. (© John Chitty) © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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(a, b) Pododermatitis in a duck. (© John Chitty)