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
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 treat many common bird health issues:
- 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
