Diet Advisory I

Diet Impacts Health Veterinarians, bird breeders, and bird-owning communities recognize the association between diet and health: Veterinarians treat many common bird health issues: Reproductive disease/egg-laying problems Liver disease Kidney disease Feather-picking/skin problems Many health issues in birds may be due to poor nutrition: Atherosclerosis/stroke Obesity Fatty liver disease Kidney failure/gout Egg-binding Feather-picking/skin disease Poor feather quality Veterinarians link many bird health issues to nutrient excesses and deficiencies: Atherosclerosis/stroke—excess fat/cholesterol/triglycerides Obesity—excess fat Fatty liver disease—excess fat Kidney failure/gout—lack of vitamin A Egg-binding—lack of calcium, vitamin D Feather-picking/skin problems—lack of vitamin A Poor feather quality—lack of vitamin A, protein