{"id":81320,"date":"2026-01-07T08:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/?p=81320"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:50:05","slug":"avian-reproductive-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/avian-reproductive-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Avian Reproductive Tract Surgery:  From Egg Binding to Neoplasia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>MVDr Andrea Henrik presented this distance-learning event for the Atlantic Veterinary College Zoological and Laboratory Animal Medicine Club. This Lunch &amp; Learn presentation was co-hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/lafeber-company-veterinary-student-program\/\">Lafeber Company Student Program<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aav.org\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association of Avian Veterinarians<\/a> Student Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Henrik explored the surgical management of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/avian-anatomy-basics\/#Reproductive_system\">avian reproductive tract<\/a>, reviewing the clinical decision-making involved in determining when surgery is the best option for avian patients.<\/p>\n<p>Topics included:<br \/>\n\u2022 Diagnostic evaluation using <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/avian-radiology-webinar\/\">radiographs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/ultrasound-in-birds\/\">ultrasound<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Surgical indications for reproductive tract disease<br \/>\n\u2022 Case examples ranging from <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/reproductive-emergencies\/\">egg binding<\/a> to testicular neoplasia<br \/>\n\u2022 Key considerations and potential post-surgical complications<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Recording<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1178451463?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MVDr Andrea Henrik presented this distance-learning event for the Atlantic Veterinary College Zoological and Laboratory Animal Medicine Club. 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