“We must improve pet poultry services…”

“We must improve pet poultry services”

Owners often struggle to access healthcare of pet poultry, but during the avian influenza outbreak, these birds have been neglected further by veterinary practices, argue Henrietta Kodilinye-Sims and Alex Royden (PHS Lead Vet (Northwest)).

This must be addressed both in the short term and for future provision of care: https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/vetr.1612

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