Backyard poultry cases in UK small animal practices: Demographics, health conditions and pharmaceutical prescriptions

Background: Backyard poultry ownership is of keen interest in the United Kingdom. However, despite this, little is known about veterinary care engagement and outcomes of visits in this group of species. Methods: This study described and characterised veterinary practice‐visiting backyard poultry, ut...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2021-04, Vol.188 (7), p.no-no
Main Authors: Singleton, David A., Ball, Christopher, Rennie, Cameron, Coxon, Charlotte, Ganapathy, Kannan, Jones, Phil H., Welchman, David, Tulloch, John S.P.
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Language:English
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Poultry
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:Background: Backyard poultry ownership is of keen interest in the United Kingdom. However, despite this, little is known about veterinary care engagement and outcomes of visits in this group of species. Methods: This study described and characterised veterinary practice‐visiting backyard poultry, utilising electronic health record data supplied by veterinary practices voluntarily participating in the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2019. Results: In total, 4424 recorded poultry consultations originating from 197 veterinary practices (352 sites) were summarised. Chicken consultation (n = 3740) peak incidence was in early summer (April‐June), relative to all recorded species. More chickens resided in rural (incident rate ratio = 2.5, confidence interval [CI] 2.3–2.6, p
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1002/vetr.71