Describe the lifecycle of poultry, and the differences between commercial and non-commercial birds.
Describe the key requirements of poultry regarding their housing, biosecurity, nutrition and protection from predators.
Evaluate a bird's general health and identify the key signs which indicate poor health.
Discuss the main categories of infectious disease affecting poultry, including examples of pathogens causing respiratory, gastrointestinal, reproductive, and dermatological infections.
Discuss the main categories of non-infectious disease affecting poultry, including examples of skeletal, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and dietary/nutritional disorders.
Discuss the importance of vaccination in disease control.
Describe the key features of avian immunity and how this differs from mammalian immunity.
Discuss the role of antimicrobials in disease treatment, and the impact of antimicrobial resistance.
Discuss the main diseases likely to present in backyard poultry in a small animal clinic and the decision process of how each condition could be managed.