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Vet World
September 2024
Department of Pathology, Kasetsart University, Nakorn Pathom 73140, Thailand.
Background And Aim: The sun conure (), a bird belonging to the Psittaciformes family, is a popular pet because of its bright color and beautiful appearance. The sun conure is a monomorphic bird with similar appearances between males and females, making sex identification difficult by observing the external morphology. Therefore, molecular techniques are utilized.
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April 2024
Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Amol University of Special Modern Technologies, Aftab 24, Amol, Iran.
Avian polyomavirus (APV) infection causes various health problems in psittacine species, including death. The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of APV among psittacine birds in Iran. We also aimed to evaluate the impact of age, sex, species, season, and origin of the birds on the prevalence of APV.
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June 2023
Department of Anatomy, College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA.
Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) represent one of the most striking and ecomorphologically diverse avian clades, spanning more than two orders of magnitude in body size with populations occupying six continents. The worldwide diaspora of parrots is largely due to the pet trade, driven by human desire for bright, colorful, and intelligent animals as companions. Some introduced species have aptly inserted themselves into the local ecosystem and established successful breeding colonies all around the globe.
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March 2023
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
This study surveyed avian chlamydiosis, with the aim to estimate the prevalence and potential risk factors associated with infection in psittacine birds kept as domestic pets in Thailand. Oropharyngeal swabs were collected from 120 psittacine birds that were randomly selected from hospitals in the central (Bangkok) and northeastern regions (Khon Kaen) of Thailand between 2019 and 2021. The oropharyngeal swabs were subject to polymerase chain reaction testing to detect the gene.
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November 2021
College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.
A case control study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of feather-damaging behavior and evaluate the correlation with risk factors among pet psittacine birds in Japan. Although feather-damaging behavior among pet parrots is frequently observed in Japan, its prevalence and potential risk factors have not been investigated. Therefore, we conducted an online questionnaire survey on parrot owners throughout Japan to examine regional differences in feather-damaging behavior and associated risk factors.
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