Dirk Van den Abeele
FAQ: has the bronze fallow and misty mutation any interaction/correlation with the pale Fallow mutation? With other words, is it
FAQ: lovebirds, melanins and lipochrome? There has been some fuss about a quote in a recently published article. I quote
FAQ: Does a dark factor affect the colour of SL ino green (lutino) Agapornis roseicollis ? The dark factor is
FAQ: I have been a judge for 40 years and I specialize in budgerigars. For years now I have been
Willie Mathews from South-Africa reported us that, after he bred the first *orange* Agapornis fischeri in 2015, he now can
This afternoon, during a zoom meeting with 200 breeders/fanciers, I answered their questions about colour mutations for two hours. It
This Interesting paper:Conservation status and threats to lovebirds: knowledge gaps and research priorities is published today. Believe me, this is
We have a new URL for our Agapornis Genome Study!! https://genomestudy.ogvzw.org Please update your bookmarks
A PPR (Partial Psittacine Reduction) mutation has been known for several years in Forpus coelestis. This mutation is considered turquoise
In 2019 I received a message from a Dutch enthusiast and photos of a possible cinnamon Agapornis fischeri. Now almost
It has been more than two years since, through this blog and a webinar hosted by ACP, we issued a
FAQ: Crossing-overs on the sex-chromosomes Question: can a crossing-over between two mutations on the sex chromosomes arise in hens and
FAQ: Pheomelanin and eumelanin in canaries [Serinus canaria]. Some canary enthusiasts wonder if there are several types of eumelanin or
On request we created a page with our articles that are available in the BVA Memberlogin Articles available in the
English translation below Deze week werden we gecontacteerd door Dhr. Rudi Liebens. Deze liefhebber van goudvinken [Pyrrhula pyrrhula] had recent
FAQ: Riparian Parrotlet? We have recently discovered on a website info about Forpus Crasirostris, the strange thing is that they