Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee
Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Stewardship

 

Vol 17 - 17th AAVAC Annual Conference pROCEedings

Adelaide  SA.  October 15-17, 2009


The use of nebulisation in avian respiratory disease and the role of F10 - John Chitty
Salmonella typhimurium in the zoo setting - Lynley Johnson, David McLelland
Relationship of the moult and airsac mite infestation in the Gouldian finch - Rob Marshall
Avian Haematology - trust only what you can see! - Phillip Clark
Hypothyroid diagnostic challenge in a galah - Ingrid Danylyk
Raptor nutrition - John Chitty
Clinical recovery and excretion kinetics of circovirus in lorikeets infected with PBFD - Di Vankan
Mycobacteriosis in doves: a case report and review of recent discoveries - David Phalen
An update on the UK great bustard reintroduction - John Chitty
Avian chlamydiosis screening of free-ranging psittacids at supplementary feeding sites in Australia - Michelle Plant
Avian ectoparasites - John Chitty
Lead toxicosis in birds - a retrospective review of 20 cases - Bob Doneley
Update on avian bornavirus and proventricular dilatation disease - Ian Tizard
Gastrointestinal parasites in New Zealand native songbirds - Ellen Schoener
Use of cabergoline in companion birds - John Chitty
Parasites Found in the tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) in SE Queensland. - Stacey Gelis
Renal failure associated with metastatic mineralization of the kidneys in birds - David Phalen
Forum on renal failure and pelleted diets - Various
The liver roulette - Alex Rosenwax
Computed tomographic diagnosis of coracoid subluxation in a New Zealand falcon - Janelle Ward
Surveillance and monitoring avian influenza viruses in migratory birds in Bali - Sari Nindhia
Avian clinical pathology - John Chitty
Avoiding feather damage in hospitalised birds - Brett Gartrell
A critical analysis into captive management variables and regurgitation in hand reared Spix's Macaw - Heidi Groffen
Trichomonas in wildlife - role of parasites and other pathogens in understanding avian migration - Andrew Peters

 

 

Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee
Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Stewardship

 

Vol 18 - 18th AAVAC Annual Conference pROCEedings

Hobart Tas. October 4-6, 2010


Anatomy and radiography - Nigel Harcourt-Brown
Psittacine beak and feather disease in orange-bellied parrots - Shane Raidal
The ugly cockatiel - a case of chronic dermatitis - Kathy Fearnside
Twirling - a possible syndrome in Gouldian finches - Doug Black
Radiographic changes seen with vehicle trauma in birds - Anne Fowler
Treatment of squamous cell carcinoma in a sulphur-crested cockatoo - Adrian Gallagher
Unusual intracranial lesions in two Gouldian finches - Lee Peacock, Rod Reece
Mycobacteriosis in a peregrine falcon - Kathy Fearnside
Fibrosing ingluvitis in two cockatiels - Deb Monks
Genetic diversity in psittacine beak and feather disease viruses - David Phalen
Reproductive biology of the male Australian parrot - Erica Lovas
Ten practice tips for avian and exotic pet veterinarians - Bob Doneley
Update on lorikeet paralysis syndrome - Alex Rosenwax
Avian practice in the Philippines - where are we now? - Lester Lopez
Avian reproduction - Nigel Harcourt-Brown
Metabolic bone disease and how to prevent it - Nigel Harcourt-Brown
Evaluation and assessment of hypothyroidism in psittacine birds - Ingrid Danylyk
Surprises at necropsy - David Phalen
Captive bird welfare and enrichment Part 1 - Scott Echols
Why do birds get sick? - Bob Doneley
Captive bird welfare and enrichment Part 2 - Scott Echols
Faecal wet preparation and Gram stains - Pat Macwhirter
Orthopaedic surgery - Nigel Harcourt-Brown
Bird-brained - the neurology and neurophysiology of anxiety in birds - Jacqui Ley
Captive bird welfare and enrichment Parts 3 and 4 - Scott Echols
Developing an avian/exotic referral practice in your clinic - some practical tips - Kevin Turner

 

 

Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee
Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Stewardship

 

Vol 19 - 19th AAVAC Annual Conference pROCEedings

Canberra  ACT. October 20-22, 2011


Anatomy and diseases of the psittacine digestive tract - Drury Reavill
The exploratory coeliotomy - Bob Doneley
Drug use and withholding periods in (backyard) chickens - Lee Cook
Suspected poisoning in wild galahs - Shane Raidal
A new Trichomonas sp. in Australian pigeons - Andrew Peters
Pathological findings in a golden shouldered parrot infected with a new filaroid species - Shane Raidal
Anatomy and diseases of the Passerine and Ramphastid Digestive Tracts - Drury Reavill
Reservoirs of infection: the epidemiological characteristics of an emerging pathogen - David Gordon
The effect of quarantine on the health of imported pigeons - Colin Walker
Sugar and spice: diabetes and ketones in birds - Sue Jaensch
A review of the nutrition of lories and lorikeets - Stacey Gelis
Pet bird oncology - Drury Reavill
Tracheal obstructions in parrots: an approach to diagnosis and treatment - Bob Doneley
PCR - its use and abuse - Andrew Peters
Community action can a difference; the Canberra Indian myna story - Tony Peacock
A suggested health management protocol for falcon facilities in the Middle East - Colin Walker
Limiting the emergence of "new" invasive animals: policy and biosecurity loopholes - Tony Peacock
The differential diagnosis - Drury Reavill
National Avian Influenza wild bird Surveillance Program (Australia) - Tiggy Grillo
The National Significant Disease Investigation Program - Tiggy Grillo
Bacterial and fungal diseases of pet birds - Drury Reavill
Diseases that might not be seen in Australia: a cautionary tale - Drury Reavill
A review of the diagnosis and treatment of gunshot trauma in birds - Brett Gartrell
Elbow arthrodesis for salvage of a distal humeral fracture in a takahe - Sarah Michael
Veterinary management of a critically endangered seabird - Danielle Sijbranda
Acute necrotising zygomycotic ventriculitis in an eclectus parrot - Shane Raidal
Histopathology in an avian and exotic pet veterinary clinic - Lee Peacock
Suspected viral diseases in finches: an avian veterinarian's lament - David Phalen

 

 

Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee
Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Stewardship

 

Vol 20 - 20th AAVAC Annual Conference pROCEedings

Melbourne  VIC.  September 3-7, 2012


Avian ophthalmology - Principles and application - Rudiger Korbel
Weight loss syndrome in juvenile free-living galahs - Bob Doneley
Veterinary aspects of the oiled wildlife response after the Rena grounding in NZ - Sarah Michael
Diagnosis of cardiac disease in avian species - Melinda Cowan
Persistent mortality in a commercial pigeon facility - David Phalen
Pigeons, PMV and politics - Colin Walker
Avian vision - seeing within the invisible - Rudiger Korbel
Coracoid fractures and dislocations - Brett Garftrell
Comparative avian anatomy and physiology - why are birds different - Rudiger Korbel
Osteosaroma in a sulphur-crested cockatoo - Sasha Miles
Another unusual tumour in a budgerigar - Kathy Fearnside
Assisted reproduction and artificial insemination in non-domestic avian species - James Haberfield
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in a sulphur-crested cockatoo - Melinda Cowan
Update on PDD and avian bornavirus - Rudiger Korbel
Vertebral carcinoma in a New Zealand Takahe - Danielle Sijbranda
Self-mutilation in parrots with aspergillosis - Jayne Weller
Common conditions and surgical techniques in the avian eye - an interactive review - Rudiger Korbel
Lameness in a sulphur-crested cockatoo associated with hepatic iron accumulation - Alex Rosenwax
Gastrointestinal obstruction: a review, its diagnosis and treatment - Mathew Gosbell
Malicious phosphamidon poisoning in zoo birds - R. Sridhar
Intestinal obstruction in a rainbow lorikeet - Kathy Fearnside
A review of circovirus, polyomavirus and adenovirus in psittacine birds - Courtney Hilbert
Avian endoscopy - principles and application - Rudiger Korbel
Cataract removal in a geriatric captive wedge-tailed eagle - Rosemary Booth
Application and Benefits of molecular testing of some common avian pathogens - DF York
Ophthalmology and unusual pet practice - what do I need and how do I use it? - Rudiger Korbel
Avian and reptile ophthalmology - a practical approach - Rudiger Korbel

 

Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee
Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Stewardship

 

Vol 21 - 21ST AAVAC Annual Conference pROCEedings

Singapore. October 25 2013


Disease Screening of three budgerigar aviaries in New Zealand - a review - Hamish Baron
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of salicylates in broiler chickens - Preet Mohinder Singh
Avian geriatrics - Bob Doneley
Chickens as patients - Anna Meredith
Avian dermatology - non-feather plucking diseases in birds - Anna Meredith
Reintroduction of the white-tailed sea eagle into Scotland - Anna Meredith
Investigating the health of free-ranging birds in Victoria, Australia - Pam Whiteley
The physiology of heat stress in desert birds - Shangzhe Xie

 

 

Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee
Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Stewardship

 

Vol 22 - 22Nd AAVAC Annual Conference pROCEedings

Cairns Qld. April 22-23, 2014


Exotic Practice in the USA - Mark Mitchell
Favus in a backyard chicken - Hamish Baron
Backyard chickens in the consult room - Mike Cannon
Treatment of anaemia with whole blood transfusion in two turtles - Chih-Chun Wu
Lead toxicity in New Zealand brown teal - Karina Argandona
What’s the value of that test? - Mark Mitchell
Avian Medicine , Emergencies and resuscitation - Deborah Monks
What’s your diagnosis? Avian cases - Mark Mitchell
Raptor medicine - The Midddle East experience - Peter McKinney
Avian bornaviruses - an update and implications for Australia - David Phalen
Lipoma in a cockatiel - James Harris
GnRH agonists - Their role in avian reproductive disease - Hamish Baron
Interpreting diagnostic test results for exotic pets - Mark Mitchell
The use of CT imaging to assess sinus disorders in birds - Bob Doneley

 

 

Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee
Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Stewardship

 

Vol 23 - 23rd AAVAC Annual Conference pROCEedings

Sydney NSW. September 9-11, 2015


Scientific Sessions

Inspirational evolution: the avian lower respiratory tract - Sue Jaensch
Avian coelioscopy - Steven Divers
PBFD virus in wild orange-bellied parrots - Shubhagata Das
Considerations for hernia repair in parrots - Bob Doneley
Treatment of traumatic brain injury in Morepork Owls - Megan Jolly
Avian endosurgery - Steven Divers
Optimum sugar concentration in artificial nectar diets for lorikeets - Gordon Rich
Demonstration of vitamin C requirement in the Noisy Miner - Anne Fowler
Don’t think outside the square, make the square bigger - David Phalen
Diagnosis and management of testicular tumours in Eclectus parrots using computer tomography - Matthew Gosbell
Investigating gastrointestinal dysfunction in an Eclectus parrot - Michelle Sutherland
Clinical revelations from a research project - Shangzhe Xie
Avian gastro-intestinal and upper respiratory system endoscopy - Steven Divers
Feathered Einsteins - Wendy Bergen
PBFD in lorikeets - Shubhagata Das
Lead levels in backyard chickens - Alex Rosenwax
Use of topical colchicine in squamous cell carcinoma treatment in a Corella - Kim Fryer
Ringneck pheasant sedation trial - Stacey Gelis
Lasers in exotic animal practice - Steven Divers
When mites ain’t mites: A new species of Knemidocoptes in Australian Finches - Anthony Chamings
Diagnosis and management of chronic arthritis in a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo - Andrew Vermeulen
Bandaging birds - Anne Fowler

Workshop


Using the Lonestar Retractor System - Bob Doneley, Doug Black
Imping - Fiona Park, James Harris, Peter Wilson

 

Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee
Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Stewardship

 

Vol 25 - 25th AAVAC Annual Conference pROCEedings

  Auckland, New Zealand. November 28-30, 2017


Haematology: the avian blood film -Terry Campbell
Liver and liver disorders - Melinda Cowan
Confirmed cases of Trichsporon asahii in South Africa causing mortality - Coetzee de Beer
Genomic characterisation of a novel psittacid herpesvirus from Indian Ringnecks - Michelle Sutherland
Cytology of inflammation - Terry Campbell
Bill injuries of the North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) - Megan Jolly
Dealing with the neonatal emergency - Bob Doneley
Avian GI disorders Part I - Terry Campbell
Avian GI disorders Part II - Terry Campbell
Goose with bilateral bill fracture - Deb Monks
Avian radiology - Terry Campbell
Palliative care and chronic pain management - Melinda Cowan
Avian pox in shearwaters on Lord Howe Island - Shane Raidal
Common infectious diseases of psittacine birds - Terry Campbell
Construction and evaluation of a low-cost haematology slide scanning robot - Anthony Chamings