Journal article

Publication year: 1998

Pages: 498-502

Journal: Veterinary Record

Volume number: 143

Issue number: 18

ISSN: 0042-4900

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.143.18.498

Publisher: Wiley

Abstract: 
Clinical examination of 2192 psittacine birds of both sexes revealed a prevalence of 2.74 per cent (60 birds) of egg-binding. Domesticated species easily bred in captivity were the most commonly affected; the prevalence in cockatiels (15.75 per cent), and in budgerigars (5.73 per cent). An accurate diagnosis was possible in all cases by means of an evaluation of the case history, a visual examination, palpation and radiographic and ultrasonographic examinations. The case history alone was typical in 60 per cent of the cases, and reliable diagnosis was reached with the help of a visual examination in 70 per cent of the cases. Radiographic examination provided a definitive diagnosis in 30 per cent of the cases, especially in those with shelled eggs. Medullary bone proved to be a radiographic indication of laminated and thin-shelled eggs. However, laminated and thin-shelled eggs could only be differentiated definitively from abdominal masses, salpingitis and cystic degeneration by means of ultrasonography.

Harvard Citation style: Krautwald-Junghanns, M., Kostka, V. and Hofbauer, H. (1998) Observations on the significance of diagnostic findings in egg-binding of Psittaciformes, Veterinary Record, 143(18), pp. 498-502. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.143.18.498

APA Citation style: Krautwald-Junghanns, M., Kostka, V., & Hofbauer, H. (1998). Observations on the significance of diagnostic findings in egg-binding of Psittaciformes. Veterinary Record. 143(18), 498-502. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.143.18.498