Poultry Medicine Course for Veterinarians in Private Practice
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There has been a growing interest in small and home poultry flocks around the country. An ever-growing population of urban chicken keepers works to change city ordinances to allow for home poultry.
As with any animal production enterprise, health problems occur. Unfortunately, there are very few avian veterinarians available to help this group of producers. Most avian veterinarians are employed by large poultry production companies. This became a serious issue starting in January 2017 when new Veterinary Feed Directive regulations restricted the availability of common antibiotics. Any small or backyard flock owner wanting to purchase some medications previously available over-the-counter now needs a prescription from a licensed veterinarian. There must be an existing veterinarian-client-patient relationship for the veterinarian to provide a prescription.
