Incorporate the latest techniques in Poultry Medicine and Surgery into your daily practice thanks to this hands-on experience with the best professionals in the industry”

Nowadays, it is increasingly common to find cases involving small birds in veterinary clinics. In addition, taking into account society's growing concern for animal welfare and protection, there are also shelters and sanctuaries that take care of, care for and rehabilitate wild birds for their early release. Therefore, it is essential that the professional has specialized knowledge in this area, as well as sufficient expertise to care for each patient.

Therefore, in this Internship program, the veterinarian will become familiar with the different diagnostic tests, such as biopsies, hematology and cytology. You will also have access to avian proteinogram and electrocardiography tests, which are essential for an accurate interpretation of the results. In this way, during 3 weeks of continuous learning, the professional will perform basic tests for the evaluation of viral diseases, apply anesthesia in different species of birds and, of course, perform surgical procedures relevant to each case. This is an opportunity in which the specialist will become part of a team of top-level experts, with whom they will work actively and jointly in the approach to the different patients who come to their offices.

In addition, during your stay, you will have the support and guidance of an assistant tutor, who will ensure that all the requirements for which this Internship program has been designed are met. In addition, this professional has the necessary experience to teach you how to perform each procedure. On this basis, the veterinarian will work with total guarantee and safety, acquiring the most innovative techniques on the market.

For all these reasons, this program is the best option for the veterinarian who wishes to take a step further in his or her career and be able to provide care to any species.

The teaching materials of this program, elaborated by these specialists, have contents that are completely applicable to your professional experiences"

The main objective of this Internship program in Poultry Medicine and Surgery is to offer the veterinarian an in-depth update in this field, as it is a growing specialization at present. For this reason, you will have access to the facilities of the best care center for this species during a stay and learn, together with an attending expert, all the ins and outs of veterinary practice.

Make the most of this opportunity to surround yourself with expert professionals and learn from their work methodology"

General Objectives

• Master the latest techniques and procedures on Poultry Medicine and Surgery, with emphasis on the analysis of the anatomy and physiology of these species
• Incorporate into daily practice the most effective techniques in relation to nutritional guidelines
• Delve into the approach to the different existing pathologies in birds, delving into the types of treatment for each clinical case

Specific Objectives

• Identify the differences between birds and mammals
• Ascertain the most characteristic property in avian patients: capacity for flight
• Analyze variations between species based on avian anatomy and physiology
• Specify key anatomical points to select diagnostic techniques
• Establish the necessary requirements for keeping birds in captivity
• Examine the key criteria for health, welfare and success in avian
• Determine nutritional guidelines and specific diets for birds
• Generate guidelines for all birds, including birds of prey and others less clinically studied species such as pigeons
• Compile the most commonly used diagnostic techniques: radiology, endoscopy and ultrasound
• Develop specialized knowledge in all laboratory diagnostic tests
• Establish the protocols to interrupt biochemical analysis and proteinograms
• Demonstrate the correct necropsy technique in avian patients
• Generate protocols for coprology in birds
• Examine radiology techniques in avian patients
• Anticipate diagnostic difficulties in ultrasound in avian patients
• Propose endoscopy as the diagnostic technique of choice
• Analyze the main infectious pathologies in birds: Viral, bacterial, mycoplasmic, fungal and parasitic
• Develop specialized knowledge of non-infectious pathologies: genetic, metabolic-endocrine, anatomical alterations, physical-chemical imbalances and nutritional deficiencies
• Define soft tissue pathologies
• Specify treatments and prevention strategies
• Develop specialized knowledge of diseases in birds according to cause, epizootiology and physiopathogenesis
• Determine the close relationship between humans and wild birds
• Identify the routes of disease transmission
• Analyze the most frequent questions that arise in field situations
• Generate specialized knowledge of anesthetic techniques commonly used in bird clinics
• Develop the most important aspects about the types of anesthesia and frequently asked questions by veterinarians
• Analyze management techniques for exploration and anesthetic drug administration
• Determine the most common emergency situations
• Analyze the different anatomical and physiological aspects of birds to apply them to anesthetic techniques
• Examine emergencies in situations of hemorrhage and more advanced surgical problems
• Establish emergency protocols, as in any animal that is injured or needs surgical assistance
• Reach the shock state protocol, which is very difficult to determine in avian patients
• Provide nutritional and fluid therapy requirements for pathology recoveries
• Analyze the relevant aspects of drug administration
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the most used antibiotics, taking into account the routes of administration and the possible and real guidelines that can be followed in each real situation
• Acquire knowledge of new medications for birds
• Develop specialized knowledge to properly treat fractures and determine prognosis
• Determine the proper praxis in resolving fractures in avian patients, using bandages and surgical methods of osteosynthesis, by means of external immobilizations, centromedullary interlocking, external fixators or locks
• Examine the most effective methods for treating each type of bird and potential fractures in terms of physical recovery and total recovery of the limb
• Analyze the different anatomical and physiological aspects of birds to apply them to the most effective treatments

A unique training experience, key and decisive to boost your professional development"