By Anjum Andrabi · Originally published September 1, 2008
A historical entry from the OASIS animal picture blog. Original observations and discussion are preserved; this entry has not received a new veterinary review. Some photographs show clinical procedures.
Advanced dermatitis of the feet (scaly leg) due to Knemidocoptes mutans infestationHyperkeratosis of the planter surface of the feet associated with pantothenic acid or biotin deficiencyThe long bones of chicks with rickets can be bent without fractureVent peck and disembowelment in cage-housed hens can be avoided by careful beak trimming and control of light intensityEnlarged yellow yolk sac, typical of omphalitis in a 3 day old chick Grossly enlarged yolk sac of a chick showing red tinged contents associated with omphalitisRegression of the ovary in a mature hen due to Salmonella pullorum infection
