Veterinarians specializing in Birds, Wildlife and Fish are increasingly in demand. Don't think twice and improve your skills in this area"

The Postgraduate Diploma in Birds, Wildlife and Fish is a high quality training program that focuses on the study of the main pathologies, diagnostic techniques and treatments in this type of animals to provide high-level training to veterinarians who want to specialize in this field.

Keeping wild birds or birds from breeding farms is a common fact nowadays that the veterinary professional must face in the daily clinical practice, for this reason it is necessary to understand the anatomical, physiological and ethological differences in conventional pets at home and between avian species in order to approach the patient correctly. 

The need to visit a specialist in birds is generally for two specific reasons: when the bird has just been acquired for a routine check-up, deworming, comment on contagious diseases and take appropriate preventive measures; and when the bird has any pathology. 

The management of the decompensated avian patient in the clinic needs to be fast and efficient, taking into account the appropriate instrumentation. In addition, its origin must be taken into account, either to consider it as a possible transmitter of zoonotic diseases, or to evaluate its possible reinsertion into the wild if it is a possible wild bird.

On the other hand, this Postgraduate Diploma will also delve into the medicine and surgery of wild animals, focusing on veterinarians working in zoos, aquariums, rescue centers, confiscation centers and rehabilitation centers, among others. 

The veterinarian specialized in this type of animals must be qualified to develop all the rescue tasks, clinical care and reception of the animal, diagnostic techniques and interpretation of results, as well as the application of updated medical and surgical treatments that will be developed throughout this module.

Finally, it should be noted that the ornamental fish clinic is largely unknown to the vast majority of clinical veterinarians, yet there is a high awareness of responsibility in their care. As a consequence, the clinical veterinarian today is forced to perform a high level of specialization in these species. Specifically, this Postgraduate Diploma focuses on ornamental fish, fish for animal feed and laboratory fish.

Being an online diploma, the student is not constrained by fixed schedules or the need to move to another physical location, but can access the contents at any time of the day, balancing their work or personal life with their academic life as they wish.

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This Postgraduate diploma in Birds, Wildlife and Fish contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in birds, wildlife and fish
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• The latest news on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in birds, wildlife and fish
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• A special emphasis on innovative methodologies in the field of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in birds, wildlife and fish
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Do not miss the opportunity to do this Postgraduate Diploma in Birds, Wildlife and Fish with us. It's the perfect opportunity to advance your career"

Its teaching staff includes professionals from the veterinary field, who bring the experience of their work to this training, as well as recognised specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the specialist must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in Birds, Wildlife and Fish. 

This Postgraduate Diploma is the best investment you can make in selecting a refresher program to update your knowledge in Birds, Wildlife and Fish"

This training comes with the best didactic material, providing you with a contextual approach that will facilitate your learning"

The structure of the content has been designed by the best professionals in the Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery sector, with extensive experience and recognized prestige in the profession, backed by the volume of cases reviewed, studied, and diagnosed, and with extensive knowledge of new technologies applied to veterinary studies.   

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Module 1. Relevant Aspects of Birds

1.1. Taxonomic Classification of Psittaciformes: The Majority of Birds Brought to the Practice

1.1.1. Taxonomic Classification
1.1.2. Worldwide Distribution
1.1.3. Anatomic Differences

1.2. Taxonomic Classification of Passerine Birds: The Vast Majority of Wild Birds

1.2.1. Taxonomic Classification
1.2.2. Worldwide Distribution
1.2.3. Anatomic Differences

1.3. Taxonomic Classification of Falconiformes: Birds of Prey

1.3.1. Taxonomic Classification
1.3.2. Worldwide Distribution
1.3.3. Anatomic Differences

1.4. Anatomy Recap

1.4.1. Generalized Anatomy Among Species
1.4.2. Anatomy of the Skeletal System
1.4.3. Anatomy of the Organs

1.5. Maintenance: Suitable Facilities for Each Species

1.5.1. Special Furniture: Types of Cages
1.5.2. Stress
1.5.3. Physical exercise
1.5.4. Ultraviolet Light
1.5.5. Maintenance of Birds in Captivity
1.5.6. Coloring of the Feathers
1.5.7. Availability of Water
1.5.8. Drugs Added to the Water
1.5.9. Baths and Sprays With Water

1.6. Nutritional Requirements: Nutrition

1.6.1. Feeding Guidelines
1.6.2. Nutritional Composition of the Food

1.6.2.1. Carbohydrates
1.6.2.2. Proteins
1.6.2.3. Fats
1.6.2.4. Vitamins

1.6.2.4.1. Liposoluble Vitamins
1.6.2.4.2. Hydrosoluble Vitamins
1.6.2.4.3. Antivitamins

1.6.2.5. Minerals

1.7. Type of Nutrition in Psittacine Birds

1.7.1. Seed Mixture: Nature in Captivity
1.7.2. Feed: Differences Between Granulated and Extruded
1.7.3. Fruits and Vegetables: Environmental Enrichment
1.7.4. Germinated Seeds: With High Amounts of Vitamins
1.7.5. Cooked Legumes: In Raw Form They Generate Digestive Alterations
1.7.6. Breeding Paste: Desired and Undesired Effects
1.7.7. Other Products
1.7.8. Calculating Energy Needs: Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and Maintenance Energy Requirements (MER)

1.8. Generalized Diet for the Most Frequent Psittacines in the Clinic

1.8.1. Australian Parakeet (Melopsittacus undulattus)
1.8.2. Nymph (Nymphicus Hollandicus)
1.8.3. Lovebird (Agapornis Spp.)
1.8.4. African Grey Parrot, Yaco (Psithacus Erithacus)

1.9. Generalized Diet for the Least Frequent Psittacines in the Clinic

1.9.1. Amazona (Amazona Sp)
1.9.2. Macaw (Ara Sp)
1.9.3. Cockatoo (Cacatua Sp)
1.9.4. Ecleptus (Ecleptus Roratus)
1.9.5. Loris
1.9.6. Conversion of Psittacine Feeding

1.10. Other Feeding Aspects

1.10.1. Relevant Aspects
1.10.2. Feeding in Passerine Birds
1.10.3. Food in Hospitalized Patients

Module 2. Diagnostic Criteria and Treatments in Birds

2.1. The Most Important Zoonoses

2.1.1. Prevention and Protection of the Veterinary Professional
2.1.2. Risk of Zoonosis from Handling
2.1.3. Risk of Zoonosis from Ingesting

2.2. Clinical Handling and Preventive Medicine

2.2.1. Physical Examination: Complete and Orderly
2.2.2. Containing the Bird
2.2.3. Sampling and Drug Administration

2.2.3.1. Intravenous Route
2.2.3.2. Intraosseous Route
2.2.3.3. Oral Posology
2.2.3.4. Intramuscular Route
2.2.3.5. Subcutaneous Route
2.2.3.6. Topical Route

2.2.4. Preventative Medicine

2.2.4.1. Vaccination
2.2.4.2. Deworming
2.2.4.3. Sterilization

2.3. Diagnostic Imaging: Radiology in Birds

2.3.1. Ultrasound Equipment
2.3.2. Handling Techniques in Radiography
2.3.3. Ultrasound Visualization

2.4. Advanced Diagnostic Imaging

2.4.1. Ultrasound in Birds: The Use of Ultrasound 
2.4.2. Technical Issues
2.4.3. Preparing and Positioning the Patient
2.4.4. Endoscopy in Birds: Necessary Instruments

2.5. Pathologies of the Skin        

2.5.1. Acariasis: In Parakeets and Canaries                                 
2.5.2. Follicular Cysts: Usual Reason for Attending a Practice in Canaries
2.5.3. Itching: A Major Disorder
2.5.4. Cutaneous Lipomas: Very Common in Parakeets and Other Species

2.6. Other Important Diseases 

2.6.1. Avian Smallpox: Poxvirus
2.6.2. Circovirus: Diseases of the Beak and Feathers
2.6.3. Gout: Visceral or Articular
2.6.4. Limping: Multifactorial Cause
2.6.5. Spikes: “Bumblefoot”

2.7. Reproductive Diseases

2.7.1. Introduction
2.7.2. Egg Retention
2.7.3. Chronic Egg Laying Nymphs, Parakeets and Lovebirds

2.8. Listing Frequent Pathologies

2.8.1. Macrorhabdus Ornithogaster: The Megabacteria
2.8.2. Vomiting and Regurgitating: Nonspecific Type
2.8.3. PDD: Proventiculus Dilatation Disease
2.8.4. Hepatic Lipidosis: The Most Common Liver Problem
2.8.5. Nonspecific Diarrhea: In Passerines and Psittaciformes

2.9. Other Pathologies

2.9.1. Psittacosis: Potential Zoonosis
2.9.2. Hypovitaminosis A: Common in Birds Fed Exclusively on Seeds
2.9.3. Aspergillosis: Fungi of the Aspergillus Genus
2.9.4. Nonspecific Respiratory Problems: The Major Issue
2.9.5. Heavy Metal Poisoning
2.9.6. Hypocalcemia: Very common in Yacos

2.10.     Treatments

2.10.1. Key Aspects to Perform a Surgical Procedure
2.10.2. Making Bandages

2.10.2.1. Bandaging Wings
2.10.2.2. Bandaging Spikes

2.10.3. Feather Cutting

Module 3. Wild Animal Medicine and Surgery

3.1. Triage and Emergency Care of Wildlife

3.1.1. Legislation, Organization and Function of Animal Centers
3.1.2. The Philosophy and Ethics of Wild Life
3.1.3. Answering Questions About Treatment and Release to Wildlife
3.1.4. The Relationship With the Wildlife Rehabilitator
3.1.5. Emergency Treatment of Wildlife
3.1.6. Animal Identification Techniques: Indispensable for Population Control

3.2. Selection and Emergency Treatment in Wild Patients

3.2.1. Trauma
3.2.2. Oil Spills
3.2.3. Intoxications
3.2.4. Infectious Diseases
3.2.5. Geriatric Animals
3.2.6. Natural Disasters
3.2.7. Rehabilitation and Release of Wild Patients

3.3. Real Situations of Wildlife Anesthesia and Immobilization

3.3.1. Ideal Situation
3.3.2. Real Situation
3.3.3. Pre-Anesthetic Considerations
3.3.4. Public Safety

3.4. The Anesthetic Procedure in Wildlife

3.4.1. The Immobilization Process
3.4.2. Non-Injectable Anesthetics
3.4.3. Non-Injectable Anesthetics
3.4.4. Anesthetic Recovery: Capture Myopathy

3.5. Bacterial Diseases of Wildlife I

3.5.1. Leptospirosis: Leptospira Spp
3.5.2. Brucellosis: Undulant Fever
3.5.3. The Bubonic plague: Yersinia Pestis

3.6. Bacterial Diseases of Wildlife II

3.6.1. Psittacosis: Ornithosis and Chlamydiosis 
3.6.2. Salmonellosis: Salmonella Spp
3.6.3. Tetanus: Clostridium Tetanii
3.6.4. Tularemia: Rabbit Fever

3.7. Other Important Diseases in Wildlife III

3.7.1. Aspergillosis: Aspergillus Fumigatus
3.7.2. Histoplasmosis: Histoplasma Capsulatum
3.7.3. Rabies: Rhabdovirus
3.7.4. Helminth Diseases: Parasites

3.8. Ursid Medicine

3.8.1. Taxonomy: Ursidae Family
3.8.2. Most Common Species of Bears
3.8.3. Eye Anesthesia: Required Drugs
3.8.4. Most Common Infectious Diseases
3.8.5. Biometrics
3.8.6. Diagnostic Techniques
3.8.7. Vaccination: Vaccine Types and Protocols

3.9. Wild Feline Medicine

3.9.1. Taxonomy: Felidae Family
3.9.2. Most Common Species of Wild Felines
3.9.3. Anesthesia in Wild Felines: Common Drugs
3.9.4. Most Common Infectious Diseases
3.9.5. Other Important Diseases
3.9.6. Biometrics
3.9.7. Diagnostic Techniques

3.10. Medicine in Primates

3.10.1. Taxonomic Classification: Primates of the New World and the Old World
3.10.2. The Most Common Species of Primates
3.10.3. Anesthesia in Primates: Common Drugs
3.10.4. Most Common Infectious Diseases

Module 4. Care and Pathologies in Fish

4.1. Veterinary Clinical Activity in Fish: Basis for Clinical Diagnosis

4.1.1. Global Profile of the Clinical Picture
4.1.2. The Different Aquatic Environments

4.1.2.1. Natural Aquatic Environment and Ornamental Fish Keeping Facilities
4.1.2.2. Technological Role in Water Maintenance

4.1.3. Chemical Properties of Water

4.1.3.1. Chemical Criteria
4.1.3.2. Biological Criteria

4.2. Anatomic Reminder: Guidelines to Achieve Cross-Species Identification

4.2.1. Taxonomic Classification
4.2.2. Most Common Species of Fish

4.2.2.1. Ornamental Fish
4.2.2.2. Fish for Consumption
4.2.2.3. Laboratory Fish

4.3. Clinical Handling: Guidelines for Their Appropriate Handling

4.3.1. Appropriate Anamnesis
4.3.2. Correct Physical Evaluation
4.3.3. Basic Handling Techniques
4.3.4. Specialized Methods in Clinical Techniques

4.3.4.1. Taking Samples for Complementary Tests

4.4. Clinical Guidelines: The Definitive Diagnosis

4.4.1. Identifying Clinical Problems
4.4.2. Postmortem Diagnostic Techniques: The Major Finding

4.4.2.1. Necropsy Technique

4.4.3. Interpreting Clinical Findings
4.4.4. Zoonosis: The Importance of Knowledge for Our Protection
4.4.5. Biosafety:
4.4.6. Patient Protection
4.4.7. Food Safety
4.4.8. Environmental Safety

4.5. Pathologies Diagnosed with Simple Water Analysis Kits: Improper Handling of the Acuatic Environment

4.5.1. Low Concentration of Oxygen
4.5.2. Appropriate Control of the Temperature

4.5.2.1. Thermal Gradients

4.5.3. Toxicity Due to Ammonia Concentration
4.5.4. Toxicity Due to Nitrite Concentration
4.5.5. Control of the pH of the Water
4.5.6. Appropriate Use and Measuring of the pH of the Water
4.5.6. Concentration of Solutes in Water

4.5.6.1. Hard Waters
4.5.6.2. Inadequate Salinity

4.6. Pathologies Derived from an Improper Maintenance: The Fish as an Individual Patient

4.6.1. Nutritional Deficiency
4.6.2. Presence of Inappropriate Toxic Substances: Poisons
4.6.3. Pathologies Due to the Presence of Algae
4.6.4. Trauma
4.6.5. Genetic Alterations

4.7. Pathologies Caused by Microorganisms:

4.7.1. Viral
4.7.2. Bacterial
4.7.3. Parasitic

4.8. Pathologies that Require Complementary Diagnostic Tests

4.8.1. Incorrect Concentration of Gas
4.8.2. Trematode Infections
4.8.3. Nematode Infections
4.8.4. Cestode Infections
4.8.5. Ceratomyxa Shasta Infection
4.8.6. Microsporidiosis
4.8.7. Coccidiosis
4.8.8. Processes of Renal Destruction

4.9. Treatment Administration: General Concepts and the Most Used Methods

4.9.1. Guide of Treatments Used
4.9.2. Medicine Administration Routes
4.9.3. Choosing the Right Dosage

4.10. Most Commonly Used Anesthesia Techniques: Administering Anesthesia

4.10.1. Patient Response to Anesthesia
4.10.2. Euthanasia
4.10.3. Produced Toxicity and Residues Generated to the Environment

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