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Animal Diseases > Bird Diseases

Preferred term

Bird Diseases  

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Entry terms

  • Avian Disease
  • Avian Diseases
  • Disease, Avian
  • Diseases, Avian

Note

  • IM GEN or unspecified; coord IM with specific dis /vet (IM) or specific bird dis (IM); coord IM with specific bird (IM); for abnormalities or injuries, index under BIRDS /abnorm or BIRDS /inj; don't forget also BIRDS (NIM) if no specific bird is indexed; also check tag ANIMALS; differentiate from POULTRY DISEASES on basis of distinction between BIRDS & POULTRY shown under BIRDS; DF: BIRD DIS

Scope note

  • Diseases of birds not considered poultry, therefore usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. The concept is differentiated from POULTRY DISEASES which is for birds raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption, and usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001715

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