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    Common Viral Diseases of Pet Birds (African grey parrots)—-Avian Bornavirus / Proventricular Dilatation Disease

    Avian bornavirus (ABV) is a neurotropic virus that causes proventricular dilatation disease (PDD). PDD is a progressive neurologic disease that uniquely affects the nervous system and is fatal once clinical signs develop. PDD, also known as macaw wasting disease, neuropathic ganglioneuritis, lymphoplasmacytic ganglioneuritis, psittacine encephalomyelitis, and avian ganglioneuritis, was first recognized in the late 1970s

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    Why Foraging is Important

    Why Foraging is Important What is foraging? Foraging is the act of searching for and finding food. In the wild, birds spend a good part of their day foraging. They use a number of skills for finding food that engages them both physically and mentally. For many pet birds, however, foraging behavior rarely occurs because

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    COVID and Your Pets

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    Buying a Cage for Your African Grey

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    Why Do Birds Need Pellets?

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