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Campaign against accidental or illegal poisoning
Aims to reduce these incidents, affecting pets, livestock and wildlife, by advising countryside users what to look out for and for those who work in the countryside "Best Practice Guidelines" to minimise this risk.
For further information go to the website - http://www.caip-uk.info
Survey - Backyard Chicken Keepers
Laura says "Many thanks for your email and for posting the link to my questionnaire on your website. I wondered whether it would please be possible for you to post the link to my questionnaire for backyard chicken keepers as well?"
The link is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KMMBBMC
Survey of Awareness of Chicken Parasites
Survey of awareness of chicken parasites by Laura Langstaff, 4th year vet student at the Royal Veterinary College. You might like to assist in this survey (this is the Vet one). It does not take long and your contribution will be appreciated.
Welcome
About this site
If you are not interested in chickens, turkeys, ducks, pigeons, pheasants, partridge or avians in general; then this will be the most boring site you have ever stumbled across.
You will be pleased to know that the PHC Library is developing nicely. You will not be so pleased to learn that there is a subscription cost involved, much less than a good reference book but more than your favourite forum.
The PHC Library attempts to bring together accurate, up to date and relevant information about birds, their diseases, management, treatment, biosecurity and nutrition.
The stimulus to develop the library was the microscope courses that I run for pigeon fanciers. There is now a complete set of presentations on using your microscope, recognising worm eggs, coccidial oocysts, feathers, plant cell debris; pictures of the relative sizes of a coccidial oocyst, capillaria egg and ascarid egg; videos of trichomonads (canker) and how to prepare your salt flotation solution.
One of the presentations in the section on "Lab tests" gives a comparison of the results that you may expect when screening pigeon droppings qualitatively (present - "Yes" or "No") as opposed to quantitatively (counting).
These presentations are practical, I have used pictures, video or diagrams, wherever possible, to show you what I am talking about. Each presentation lasts between 10 to 20 minutes. This is to allow you to dip in and out easily.
Videos of Coccidia and worms
Canker
Feather mites
If you wish to become a subscriber to the member site, please click on register and follow the instructions.
Free Area:-
- Birds/Gamebirds - Bayer - a presentation on coccidiosis in pheasants and partridge
- Birds/Poultry - Vaccinating hobby and Backyard flocks, Marek's disease in Backyard flocks
Bristol Veterinary Students:-
Restricted area with Avian Health and Disease lecture notes and presentations. Please note that these are now available on Blackboard.
I hope you enjoy browsing through my site.
I look forward to welcoming you to the PHC Library.
David G Parsons MRCVS
April 2011
