Soft Tissue Surgery in Galliformes and Anseriformes

Galliformes and Anseriformes exhibit distinctive anatomic, physiologic, and behavioral characteristics that influence every stage of soft tissue surgical management. This article provides a comprehensive, clinically focused review of core surgical principles, perioperative considerations, and species-specific techniques applicable to both domestic and wild representatives of these orders. Emphasis is placed on gentle tissue handling, precise microsurgical technique, and appropriately tailored anesthetic care to minimize morbidity. Clinically relevant soft tissue procedures of the digestive, hepatic, respiratory, reproductive, urinary, integumentary, otic, ocular and periocular, and nervous systems are reviewed. Minimally invasive approaches are also discussed.