Avian Medicine and Surgery

The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to companion avian medicine by reviewing the natural history and species identification of common pet psittacines, handling and clinical techniques, avian husbandry and nutritional disease, clinically-relevant anatomy, common diseases, avian therapeutics, avian radiology, clinical pathology, with an introduction to avian behavior. This course is designed to cover NAVLE focused material as a review and to equip future avian veterinarians with clinically-relevant resources that will enable them to become practice ready after graduation. 2 Credit Hours