Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Psittacine beak and feather (PDF) disease

Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBF) is also known as psittacine circovirus (PCV) or Psittacine Circoviral Disease (PCD). It is the most common and highly infectious viral disease among parrots. There is no cure.

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Caterpillar fungus

Ophiocordyceps sinensis, known colloquially as caterpillar fungus, is an entomopathogenic fungus (a fungus that grows on insects) in the fam...