Terms Related to Avian Disease

• Poultry Disease

  Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The ...

• Avian Leukosis-Sarcoma Virus

  A genus of the family RETROVIRIDAE with type C morphology, that causes malignant and other diseases in wild birds and domestic fowl.

• Fowl Pox

  A poxvirus infection of poultry and other birds characterized by the formation of wart-like nodules on the skin and diphtheritic necrotic masses (cankers) in the ...

• Fowl Plague

  Infection of domestic and wild fowl and other birds with INFLUENZA A VIRUS, AVIAN.

• Wild Animal

  Animals considered to be wild or feral or not adapted for domestic use. It does not include wild animals in zoos for which ANIMALS, ZOO ...

• Poultry Product

  Food products manufactured from poultry.

• Birds of Prey

  Birds that hunt and kill other animals, especially higher vertebrates, for food. They include the Falconiformes group, or diurnal birds of prey, comprised of EAGLES, ...