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FAQ: lovebirds, melanins and lipochrome?
FAQ: lovebirds, melanins and lipochrome? There has been some fuss about a quote in a recently published article. I quote literally: “However, there are birds
Er zijn nog plaatsen beschikbaar voor onze MasterClass kleurmutaties bij vogels
Een groot deel van avicultuur concentreert zich op het fokken van kleurmutaties bij vogels. Binnen deze discipline is er de laatste jaren heel wat wetenschappelijk
The results of the BVA Masters 2023 are now online
The results of the BVA Masters 2023 are now online on the BVA Masters website: https://www.bvamasters.com/archive/2023.pdf
Judges BVA Masters 2023
It was the last Masters with Jan Harm as a BVA International judge. Thank you Jan Harm for your friendship and all your efforts as
FAQ: Does a dark factor affect the colour of SL ino green (lutino) Agapornis roseicollis ?
FAQ: Does a dark factor affect the colour of SL ino green (lutino) Agapornis roseicollis ? The dark factor is an autosomal incomplete dominant mutation
Onderwerpen tijdens de masterclass kleurmutaties in september
We krijgen al van een aantal deelnemers de vraag welke onderwerpen er aan bod komen tijdens de MasterClass kleurmutaties in september. Wel het antwoord is
FAQ: lacewing in budgies [Melopsittacus undulatus]
FAQ: I have been a judge for 40 years and I specialize in budgerigars. For years now I have been combining lutino males with cinnamon
Update on DNA studies
In 2021 we collected feathers for a comprehensive genetic study of all color mutations in the genus Agapornis. We started with feathers of Agapornis roseicollis:
Now online available
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update on red – orange Agapornis fischeri
Willie Mathews from South-Africa reported us that, after he bred the first *orange* Agapornis fischeri in 2015, he now can confirm that this phenotype is
Masterclass kleurmutaties bij vogels – 2023
Een groot deel van avicultuur concentreert zich op het fokken van kleurmutaties bij vogels. Binnen deze discipline is er de laatste jaren heel wat wetenschappelijk
New articles BVA-International Magazine August 2023
In the August 2023 edition of Agapornis.info, the bi-monthly magazine of BVA-International, I will publish four new articles. This magazine will be online on August