Avian disease killing UK Birds

["Peter Shute (NUW)" <>]

On Thursday, October 12, 2006 7:01 PM ANDREW ADCOCK wrote:

> Diagnosis: Diagnosis of trichomoniasis in wild birds relies on post
> mortem examination. The signs of the disease at post mortem are fairly
> characteristic, and a variety of tests can be used to confirm presence of 
> the
> parasite.
In domestic pigeons, you just look down the throat of the dead bird. 
Infected birds have yellow stuff around the back of their throat.  No idea 
if other diseases can have the same symptom.
Peter Shute 

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