Setting Up An Avian Practice - Equipment
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Introduction Birds are being heralded as the pet of the 1990's. An AVMA study in 1988 had estimated the pet bird population to be at least 12.9 million. This is truly an underestimate. In our practice we have some clients that have hundreds of birds. Nonetheless, this study indicates that pet bird numbers have increased by more than 20% since 1983, deeming birds as the fastest growing segment of the pet population.
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