Publication Year: 2019 / Source: 2019 v.33 no.2 / Subject: 5 selected

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Author:: González-Hein, Gisela; Gil, Isabel Aguirre; Sanchez, Rodolfo; Huaracan, Bernardo
Source:: Journal of avian medicine and surgery 2019 v.33 no.2 pp. 141-149
ISSN:: 1082-6742
Subject:: Aves polyomavirus 1; Beak and feather disease virus; beak; bird diseases; birds; feathers; genes; genetic variation; hosts; polymerase chain reaction; Chile
Abstract:: ... Avian polyomavirus disease and psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) are both contagious viral diseases in psittacine birds with similar clinical manifestations and characterized by abnormal feathers. To determine the prevalence of Aves polyomavirus 1 (APyV) and beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in captive, exotic psittacine birds in Chile, feathers from 250 psittacine birds, representing ...
DOI:: 10.1647/2018-349
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1647/2018-349