Respiratory disease in small flock of bantamshttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/24216/respiratory-disease-in-small-flock-of-bantams client has bought 15 young bantams , now 4 mths old . A few have died and my colleague has been presented with a very sick bird with torticollis , serous nasal dx and circling behaviour. we used to send these birds to the VLA in Winchester , does anyoneen-USTelligent Community 10RE: Respiratory disease in small flock of bantamshttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/157438?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:04:07 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:535b50fd-1dae-4576-bd9e-2e3c32970661janine redman<p>TDDS were very obliging and offered to transport the bird to the appropriate university via their courier system</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Respiratory disease in small flock of bantamshttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/157430?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:50:16 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0e7e5aca-7c05-4a73-ade7-cb6389cd8fcbMartin Atkinson<p>What is the usual practice for sending such specimens to labs? Being as it is not practical to send whole carcasses through the post do people make special collection arrangements or just send a few post mortem samples away. I understand that with some potential zoonoses it is not wise to start chopping things up without specialised PM facilities.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Respiratory disease in small flock of bantamshttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/157387?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:52:30 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:2dd162da-c3b7-4664-b18e-b59c3be96e87Marie Kubiak<p>I would be concerned about potential Newcastle disease and be looking to hand over investigation to APHA!</p> <p>See <a target='_blank' href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/newcastle-disease">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/newcastle-disease</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Respiratory disease in small flock of bantamshttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/157374?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:40:46 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:1724f5bd-77a1-4de9-b046-503fe87372a8janine redman<p>Thanks , and have found The Chicken Vet website too</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Respiratory disease in small flock of bantamshttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/157371?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 28 Apr 2016 11:38:04 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:915b7997-b96a-4247-a004-a64d06b6ccecGillian Mostyn<p>Pinmore Labs, Cheshire.</p> <p><a target='_blank' target="_blank" href="http://www.palsvetlab.co.uk/">http://www.palsvetlab.co.uk</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>