Detection of BFDV (Beak and Feather Disease Virus), beak and feather disease virus, by real-time PCR.
This disease is also known by the English name of Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD).
Test indications
- Diagnosis of beak and feather disease in Psittaciformes.
- Detection of healthy carrier animals
- Epidemiological risk assessment (identification of viral circulation in the community)
- Assessment of environmental contamination (cage, aviary, etc.)
Test characteristics
- Real-time PCR
- Detection threshold
- Quantitative analysis (upon request)
Samples to be taken
| The bird... | …has clinical signs of PBFD | …has no clinical signs |
| ... lives in a community | Blood total (EDTA) and if plumage disorders follicle of an abnormal young feather with pulp
Liver and spleen on dead animal |
Sang total (EDTA) for determining individual status +/- Surface swabs per batch of animals (cage walls, feather dust, etc.): contamination of the environment of one (or more) bird(s) |
| ... lives alone | Sang total (EDTA) |
Interpretation of the result
- Positive result: compatible with beak and feather disease or a transient infection (asymptomatic animal). Presence of the virus in the environment (analysis of surface swabs).
- Positive result at the limit of detection or low/very low viral load: compatible with a transient or beginning infection or with environmental contamination of the biological sample (particularly for feathers)
- Negative result : absence of BFDV in the sample(s) or quantity of virus below the detection threshold of the test. Exclusion of an acute form of the disease.
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