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An Observation of Coordinated Collaboration in Wild Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
We present the first video evidence of cooperative food processing in wild brown skuas (Stercorarius antarcticus) on the Antarctic Peninsula. Our observations show that pairs coordinated their actions over space and time, consistent with actively coordinated collaboration.
George J. F. Swan, Guillam E. McIvor, Dominic L. Cram   +2 more
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Enterococcus hirae infections in psittacine birds : epidemiological, pathological and bacteriological observations

, 1995
Cases of Enterococcus hirae septicaemia are described in 10 different species of psittacine birds. In most of the cases other disease causes were not detected, and cytological examination confirmed the aetiological role of the bacteria isolated.
Ducatelle, Richard, Haesebrouck, Freddy, De Herdt, Peter, Vanrompay, Daisy, Devriese, Luc, Chiers, Koen, Desmidt, M   +6 more
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Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for horses in Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal, Volume 103, Issue 12, Page 781-889, December 2025.
The growing problem of antimicrobial resistance also affects equine veterinarians with increasing frequency. Antimicrobial stewardship and responsible prescribing are essential for a future in which effective antimicrobials are available, as it is unlikely that new antimicrobials will become available for use in horses.
L Hardefeldt, K Thomas, S Page, J Norris, G Browning, C El Hage, A Stewart, J Gilkerson, G Muscatello, D Verwilghen, G van Galen, J Bauquier, R Cuming, B Reynolds, C Whittaker, E Wilkes, J Clulow, C Burden, L Begg   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Last Word: The Prattling, Tattling Parrots of Popular Lore

The Journal of Popular Culture, Volume 58, Issue 6, Page 290-299, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Garrulous parrots appear in a wide array of pop culture forms—from urban legends, television sitcoms, and advertising, to comics, pulp detective fiction, and jokes (naming a few). The birds can be helpful, clever agents; but more often they are mischief makers challenging social norms. Among the pandemonium of parrots in expressive culture, we
Greg Kelley
wiley   +1 more source

Studies of beak and feather disease virus infection

, 2007
The circovirus Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) causes psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) that is characterised by a chronic disease process associated with feather abnormalities, beak deformities and eventual death in various species of ...
Khalesi, Bahman
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Screening of antigenemia and isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii from cloaca and crop of birds in the state of Paraná, Brazil Antigenemia e tentativa de isolamento de Cryptococcus neoformans e C. gattii a partir da cloaca e inglúvio de aves no Estado do Paraná

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2008
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are associated with dry bird excreta but rarely recovered from birds' digestive tract. The objective of the present study was (1) to verify the existence of C. neoformans and C.
Camile Lugarini, Larissa A.Z. Condas, Grazielle C.G. Soresini, Renata C.F. Santos, Marisol D. Muro, Margaret Ono, Marconi R. Farias, Fabiano Montiani-Ferreira   +7 more
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Evidence for a Role of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus gallolyticus in the Aetiology of Exudative Cloacitis in the Critically Endangered Kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus)

Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 24, December 2025.
ABSTRACT The kākāpō is a critically endangered flightless parrot which suffers from exudative cloacitis, a debilitating disease resulting in inflammation of the vent margin or cloaca. Despite this disease emerging over 20 years ago, the cause of exudative cloacitis remains elusive.
Rebecca K. French, Stephanie J. Waller, Janelle R. Wierenga, Rebecca M. Grimwood, James Hodgkinson‐Bean, Andrew Digby, Lydia Uddstrom, Daryl Eason, Kākāpō Recovery Team, Lisa S. Argilla, Patrick J. Biggs, Adrian Cookson, Nigel P. French, Jemma L. Geoghegan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psittacine beak and feather disease : vaccination, haematological response and pcr methodology

, 2010
To enable assessment of recombinant BFDV capsid protein (recBFDVcap) for vaccination to protect against PBFD, commercially available lovebirds (Agapornis sp.) were tested for evidence of past and current BFDV infection using PCR, HI and HA to identify ...
Bonne, Nicolai Johnsen
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Is PBFD Simptomatology Species Specific Rather then Strain Specific? – A Case of 8 Lovebirds

Acta Veterinaria, 2020
Eight lovebirds of both sexes and different age were admitted showing alterations in behaviour and apathy. During the initial examination delamination of the beak was noted in all birds and discrete areas of alopecia in three of eight birds.
Vučićević Miloš, Vučićević Ivana, Došenović Milan, Ristanić Marko, Aleksić Nevenka, Resanović Radmila, Stanimirović Zoran   +6 more
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Multidrug‐Resistant Extended‐Spectrum Beta‐Lactamase (ESBL) Producing Escherichia coli in Pet Birds of Bangladesh

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2025.
An alarming 43.83% of cloacal samples revealed multidrug‐resistant ESBL‐E. coli, with TEM being the most frequently detected resistance gene. These results underscore pet birds as hidden reservoirs of MDR pathogens, posing a potential threat to public health in Bangladesh. Routine surveillance and responsible antimicrobial use are crucial to mitigating
Farazi Muhammad Yasir Hasib, Md Bayzid, Tridip Das, Eaftekhar Ahmed Rana, Towhida Kamal, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, Mohammad Abdul Alim   +6 more
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