Galliformes pediatrics covers general husbandry recommendations for gallinaceous chicks as well as information on vaccination for the average backyard poultry keeper. This article also covers basic information on common diseases affecting gallinaceous chicks in a small hobby operation. The focus lies on description of disease transmission, clinical signs, age of onset, and general prognosis and focuses less on specific treatment of individual diseases.
Keywords: Chick diseases; Chick orthopedics; Chicken pediatrics; Nutritional deficiency.
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