Dirk Van den Abeele
FAQ: Can we find an overview somewhere of your articles that are online in the BVA digital archive? Sure, here
Every week we receive e-mails from enthusiasts with mainly questions, but also suggestions and personal reservations. A valuable wealth of
We received a generous donation from BVA-International to support our research. We like to thank Harry Bens, Alex Boom, Dominique
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