Mohamed Mahrous Amer

necropsy techniques utilized

in birds with emphasis on psittacine and passerine

species. The aim of this article is to assist the practitioner

in systematically performing a gross necropsy in

the veterinary practice setting and collecting and submitting

appropriate samples with the goal of arriving at

meaningful diagnoses.

Poultry zoonotic diseases including Avian influenza, Newcastle disease, Avian tuberculosis (Mycobacterium avium), ornithosis (C. psittaci), Erysipelas ( E. rhusiopathiae), Salmonella, Campylobacter, Escherichia coli.