Incidence and detection of beak and feather disease virus in psittacine birds in the UAE

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 throu...

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Main Authors: F. Hakimuddin, F. Abidi, O. Jafer, C. Li, U. Wernery, Ch. Hebel, K. Khazanehdari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Biomolecular Detection and Quantification
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214753515300085