During the Parrot Society of New Zealand, April 20-22, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand meeting, Dr Echols will discuss avian metabolic bone diseases and the nutritional supplement industry. For more information, go to http://www.parrot.co.nz/psnz-convention-2018.
The 2017 Association of Avian Veterinarians Annual Conference and Expo will be held in Washington DC July 29-August 2. Dr Echols will give labs and presentations related to avian bone density and surgery. For more information, please go to http://www.aav.org/?page=conferencehome.
Welt Vogel Park
Whenever I find myself in a new place, I make it a point to learn about the local animals. Of course I have a strong bend towards avian species and am always curious if there is a bird park nearby. On a 2013 trip to attend a conf…
Parrot Bytes- health topics related to pet parrots
with Emily Strong of the Austin Parrot Society and Dr Scott Echols avian specialist veterinarian
To request additional topics, please contact Emily Strong at frombeakstobarks@gmail.com
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Update on Proventricular Dilatation Disease and Bornavirus
Probably one of the most frightening and frustrating disease of parrot species is proventricular dilatation disease (or ‘PDD’). The disease goes by many names such as macaw wasting syndrom…