Veterinaria Digital - 29/10/2018

Birds' proventriculus is the true stomach where digestive acids are secreted. Its mucosa is resistant to chemical abrasions and the usual pH of its surface is 2. Despite this, contact with trichothecens of feed causes chemical burns.

Veterinaria Digital - 22/10/2018

Trichotheces belong to the sesquiterpenes mycototoxin group. They cause burns of a different severity when are in contact with mucosae...

Veterinaria Digital - 15/10/2018

Septicemia is frequent in birds because of their lack of a regional lymph system. This allows the entrance of microorganisms to anatomical areas of a difficult access, such as the pericardial space. If the bacterium finds the nutritional properties in...

Veterinaria Digital - 8/10/2018

Some fusariotoxins, such as T2, are caustic in contact with tissues and produce hyperemia, haemorrhages, erosions and ulcers, among other lesions, along the gastrointestinal tract.

Veterinaria Digital - 1/10/2018

The lesion of the gastrocnemius is related to breeds with rapid muscle development, which causes an unbalance between the insertion surface and the muscular tension. This situation gets worse when there is lack of exercise due to the high density (heads...

Dilated cardiomyopathy - 24/09/2018

Dilated cardiomyopathy or round heart disease. Is a disease of unknown causes, although it is associated to genetic predisposition and virosis during early ages in birds.