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Relatedness between host species and genotype of beak and feather disease virus suggesting possible interspecies cross infection during bird trade.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 2 May 2013
Ogawa Hirohito, Chahota Rajesh, Ohya Kenji, Yamaguchi Tsuyoshi, Fukushi Hideto
Abstract excerpt
Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is a causative agent of psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD), which shows a characteristic feather disorder in psittacine birds. In the present study, the subclinical infection rate of PBFD in imported and domestically bred psittacine birds was investigated by polymerase chain reaction. As a result, 126 of 402 birds (31.3%) were found to be BFDV positive. The DNA...
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