REVIEW
MORPHOLOGIC CHANGES IN RED BLOOD CELLS OF BIRDS AND REPTILES AND THEIR INTERPRETATION

H. Pendl

ARTICLES

PREVALENCE OF PSITTACINE CIRCOVIRUS IN ISRAEL

U.Bendheim, A. Karnieli, S. Perl, A. Lublin and I. Davidson

AN OUTBREAK OF PROVENTRICULAR DILATATION DISEASE IN PSITTACINE BREEDING FARM IN ISRAEL
A. Lublin, S. Mechani, I. Farnoushi, S. Perl and U. Bendheim

APPLICATIONS OF ENDOSCOPY FOR AVIAN MEDICINE

A.Y Gancz and W.M Taylor

ULTRASOUND IN PET BIRDS
C. Hochleithner

CASE REPORT
HEAVY METAL TOXICITY IN PSITTACINE BIRDS
I. Aizenberg, L. Miara and O. Ulman
 

ABSTRACTS

NEWCASTLE DISEASE VACCINATION OF PSITTACINES FOLLOWING
AN OUTBREAK IN COCKATIELS
U. Bendheim, S. Pokamunski and N.Kass

SEEING THE INVISIBLE
S. Santos
 

Editorial

Ten years have gone by since an issue of Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine was last devoted to avian medicine. The present issue contains papers on avian therapeutics, emergency medicine and abstracts from two international conferences held in Israel. At these conferences only a few Israeli veterinarians managed to attend, and the majority was from overseas universities.

Since then avian medicine in Israel has made great advances and the treatment of birds has become an integral part of the activities of many veterinary clinics. Recently the first conference on pet-bird medicine was held at the School of Veterinary Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with over one hundred participants, about half of whom were veterinarians, and most of these were graduates of the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine.

A number of diagnostic and treatment facilities are now available to avian veterinarians in Israel: a referral clinic for the treatment of birds and exotic animals has been opened at the veterinary hospital at Beit Dagan; a laboratory for the molecular diagnosis of avian diseases operates in Rehovot; and an internet forum for avian medicine now has thirty five registered members.

The present issue of the Journal aims at providing veterinarians with up-to-date information concerning tests that can be performed routinely at most clinics, such as hematology, endoscopy, ultrasound and diagnosis of viral diseases affecting Psittacines.

Among the authors of these articles, graduates of Israel’s own school of veterinary medicine stand out, as well as clinical veterinarians from abroad who have agreed to share their experiences with us.
                   

                    Uri BENDHEIM

             Guest Editor