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Primary Crop Disorders:
> Crop infections (gram negative bacteria, yeast, fungi)
> Over-stretched crop (feeding greater than 12-15% body weight)
> Aerophagia (air in the crop prevents normal crop motility)
> Foreign body (bedding ...)
> Crop burn
> Pharyngeal or esophageal trauma (damage due to feeding tube, crop tube,
syringe)
Generalized GI Statis:
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Generalized disease (bacteria, yeast, viruses, parasitic infection)
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Polyoma virus
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Hypothermia (baby becomes too chilled) or hyperthermia (baby
becomes too hot)
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Formula too cold or too hot
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Improperly mixed formula (too little water, additions to the formula)
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Yolk salk infection (improper absorption and subsequent infection)
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Damp or wet nest box/excessively humid/dry environment.
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Stress
> Congenital
abnormalities
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