Psittacine beak and feather disease virus in budgerigars and ring-neck parakeets in South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Albertyn, J ^a   Tajbhai, K M ^a   Bragg, R R ^a   Kulsum, Kondiah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Budgerigars; Genetic variation; Psittacine beak and feather disease virus; Ring neck parakeets; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARAKEET; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSITTACINE; PSITTACINE BEAK AND FEATHER DISEASE; PSITTACINE BEAK AND FEATHER DISEASE VIRUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ARATINGA; AVES; BEAK AND FEATHER DISEASE VIRUS; MELOPSITTACUS; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 2442466753     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v71i1.282     Document Type: Article

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