The prevalence of psittacine beak and feather disease virus infection in native parrots in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-52

  Ha, H J ^a   Alley, M R ^a   Cahill, J I ^a   Howe, L ^a   Gartrell, B D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV); Kaka (Nestor meridionalis spp.); Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus); Kea (Nestor notabilis); Native parrot; Parakeet kakariki (Cyanoramphus spp.); Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CIRCOVIRIDAE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PARAKEET; PARROT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRD DISEASES; CIRCOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CIRCOVIRUS; FEMALE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PARAKEETS; PARROTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

AVES; BEAK AND FEATHER DISEASE VIRUS; CYANORAMPHUS; NESTOR; NESTOR NOTABILIS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; STRIGOPS HABROPTILUS;

EID: 64149127033     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2009.36868     Document Type: Article

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