The breeding of threatened species in captivity for release is a central tool in conservation
biology. Given gloomy predictions for biodiversity trends in the Anthropocene, captive …

Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) has emerged in recent years as a major threat
to wild parrot populations and is an increasing concern to aviculturists and managers of …

Background Since it was first described in the early 1980s, psittacine beak and feather
disease (PBFD) has become recognised as the dominant viral pathogen of psittacine birds …

Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD), caused by Beak and feather disease virus
(BFDV), has spread rapidly around the world, raising concerns for threatened species …

Psittacine beak and feather disease virus (PBFDV) and budgerigar fledgling disease virus
(BFDV) are significant avian pathogens that threaten both captive and wild birds, particularly …

Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is the dominant pathogen of wild Psittaciformes in
Australasia where it has been present for at least 10 million years. The richness of psittacine …

Several species of wild bees are in decline globally and the presence of managed honey
bees is one of many proposed stressors on wild bee populations. However, there is limited …

Since the characterization of psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) in 1984, a wide
range of avian circoviruses have been discovered with varying pathogenic effects amongst a …

Infectious diseases can drive populations and species to extinction. Beak and feather
disease virus (BFDV) is a circovirus of global conservation concern that can infect all …

Phylogenetic analyses of the highly genetically diverse but antigenically conserved, single-
stranded circular, DNA genome of the avian circovirus, beak and feather disease virus …