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Beak colour canus – Snavelkleur canus
Ornitho-genetics is currently looking into the beak colour of Agapornis canus. At the BVA Masters of 2012 judges noticed birds with a horn coloured beak
Canary with five toes
Birds have maximum four toes, but bird feet can have different patterns. Most common are: Anisodactyly: three toes forward and one back and zygodactyly: two
We have closed our Facebook account
We have closed our Facebook account. Further announcements related to aviculture will be made exclusively through this website www.ogvzw.org and the BVA-International magazine. On our
Teal added to our list of colour mutations in genus Agapornis
After several years of research and test matings, we can consider the teal mutation as a basic mutation in Agapornis taranta. So we added the
Cursus verplaatst naar 2021
Beste vrienden, we hadden gehoopt om de cursus in september / oktober terug te kunnen verder zetten, maar, zoals jullie allicht al weten, is het
UPDATE: Measures related to the corona crisis
Due to the corona crisis, we are forced to cancel all our meetings, courses and lectures in Belgium until September 1. Meetings, courses and lectures
Archive articles updated
The last months we spend some time to our online archive (www.ogvzw.org/archive) and we were able to complete the list with my articles that have
Violet factor in Forpus coelestis???
After we published our article in which we discussed the possible presence or absence of a violet factor in Forpus coelestis in the magazine of
FAQ: If blue1 and blue 2 are alleles …
FAQ: if blue1 and blue2 are alleles of the same gene, is it possible that each allele (blue1 or blue2) has its own specific alleles?
What about psittacofulvins in blue2 Agapornis personatus and Agapornis fischeri?
Blue Agapornis fischeri and Agapornis personatus are considered not producing any psittacofulvins (psittacines) in the feathers. However, we cannot ignore the fact that there are
FAQ: can food affect tyrosinase activity?
FAQ: can food affect tyrosinase activity? I received this question from several canary breeders. They wonder if you can use specific foods or other vitamins