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Parrots (Psittaciformes), also
known as
psittacines (/ˈsɪtəsaɪnz/), are
birds with a
strong curved beak,
upright stance, and
clawed feet. They are classified...
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Psittacine beak and
feather disease (PBFD) is a
viral disease affecting all Old
World and New
World parrots. The
causative virus—beak and
feather disease...
- of
infection in
canaries and
finches is
believed to be
lower than in
psittacine birds. In
certain contexts, the word is used when the
disease is carried...
- than females. It has also been
reported in goshawks,
bustard chicks, and
psittacine birds (budgerigars, macaws, and conures). The
theoretical causes of angel...
- McElnea, C.; Cross, G. (1993). "Seroprevalence of
psittacine beak and
feather disease in wild
psittacine birds in New
South Wales".
Australian Veterinary...
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malignant tumors,
psittacine beak and
feather disease, tapeworms, and blood-worms.
Young grey
parrots are more
commonly infected by
psittacine beak and feather...
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Proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) is an
incurable probably viral disease of
psittacine birds. It was
first recognized and
described in 1978 by Dr.
Hannis L....
- Aga****ithinae is a
subfamily of
psittacine birds, one of the five
subfamilies that make up the
family Psittaculidae. Its
members are small, short-tailed...
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systemic illness (in
particular liver and
renal disease), hypocalcemia,
psittacine beak and
feather disease (PBFD),
proventricular dilatation syndrome, colic...
- by a
virus that
causes symptoms similar to that
produced in
parrots by
psittacine beak and
feather disease.
Several ectoparasitic bird lice have been found...
