| Jim, Wendy,
I am realy sorry to hear you have come across thsi desease. We lost an
Umbrella cockatoo that we raised by hand from the egg to this, it realy
greaks your heart to watch the bird slowly desintegrate.
As cockatoos seem to be the most vulnerable by far to this desease your
Amazone may very well be safe. Also this desease very rarely occurs
after the bird has succesfully come trough the first malt. Usually the
first malt is when the feather start to show deformations. If the bird
shows any signs of dark blood residue in the primaries one should
prepare for the worst.
I am VERY interested in and would like as much information about ANY
cure!
I am involved in breeding cockatoos and the wellfare of the young. For
this reason I have recently written and had a book about breeding parrots
published. This PBAF Syndrom is therefore of great concern to me, although
my own stock is not contaminated.
Please forward any info and, if you please, give me the details of your
contacts.
Regards,
Peter
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