concerning that some bird breeders use antibiotics for a few days to “clean them out”. In the right situation antibiotics can be life savers, but if used incorrectly are at best a waste of time and at worst can create resistance so in future they do not cure infections. A world where many antibiotics struggle to cure infections is a world that really scares me. Until recently, we all thought that


Vitamin D was only involved in controlling levels of calcium for bones and eggs. The new research found in Scientific American and other medical and scientific literature is definitely a breakthrough. The information about Vitamin D’s anticancer role and its effect on the immune system has been a great step forward in our knowledge.


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The influence on such a large number of genes is also evidence of how powerful this vitamin can be, and how significant its deficiency can affect your birds. We also need to revise our opinion of the levels of Vitamin D that each individual requires. For many years, it has been my observation that any disease is a complex of interactions between the patient, the organisms causing disease and the environment. These new revelations regarding UVB and Vitamin D reinforce how changes to the bird’s environment can impact on the organisms that are continually attacking the bird as well as the impact on the bird’s ability to defend itself from this attack. For me the most fascinating revelation is the role Vitamin D and


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