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1. Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease: a First Survey of the Distribution of Beak and Feather Disease Virus Inside the Population of Captive Psittacine Birds in Germany

Author:
Rahaus, Markus; Wolff, Manfred H.
Source:
Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B. 2003 v.50 no.8 pp. 368-371
ISSN:
0931-1793
Subject:
Beak and feather disease virus; DNA; beak; birds; feathers; polymerase chain reaction; surveys; Germany
Abstract:
... Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) is the most common viral disease of wild and captive psittacine birds. Here, we designed the first survey to investigate the existence of subclinical infections and the distribution of the causative agent named beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) inside the population of captive psittacine birds in Germany. DNA was isolated from feathers of 146 symptom- ...
DOI:
10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00696.x

2. Prevalence of Aves Polyomavirus 1 and Beak and Feather Disease Virus From Exotic Captive Psittacine Birds in Chile

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