Beak and feather disease is caused by Circovirus, which affects actively growing beak and feather cells of avian species. The disease affects mainly young birds while older birds may overcome the disease with few lasting effects. Due to lack of treatment, the only way to control the disease is through hygiene and early diagnosis. As a diagnostic tool, we have established a Taqman probe based re...

The assessment of temporal variation in genetic features can be particularly informative on the factors behind demography and viability wildlife populations species. We used molecular methods to evaluate neutral variation, relatedness, bottlenecks, inbreeding a declining population Egyptian vulture ( Neophron percnopterus ) central Spain. results show that diversity remained relatively stable o...

The beak and feather disease virus (family Circovirdae) is a of concern in the conservation wild Psittaciformes globally. We conducted PCR screening for (BFDV) using samples collected during previous field studies (1993–2014) five populations parrots Southern Hemisphere: Eclectus (Eclectus roratus) Crimson rosellas (Platycercus elegans) from Australia, Burrowing (Cyanoliseus patagonus) Monk par...

1. Feather pecking is one of the major problems facing the egg industry in non-cage systems and is set to become even more of an issue with the European Union ban on the keeping of laying hens in barren battery cages which comes into force in 2012 and the prospect of a ban on beak-trimming. Reducing feather pecking without resorting to beak treatment is an important goal for the poultry industr...