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Pet bird nutrition — stunted choanal papilla as a sign of vitamin A deficiency

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Pet bird nutrition — stunted choanal papilla as a sign of vitamin A deficiency

Source: Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), a copyrighted veterinary reference. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.

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  • *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Changes to the choanal papillae can indicate a lack of vitamin A.

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Pet bird nutrition — stunted choanal papilla as a sign of vitamin A deficiency
Source document: Merck Veterinary Manual (first-hand extracted text)
Merck Veterinary ManualMerck Veterinary Manualretrieved 2026-07-28

Verification file: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_bird_management.txt