Birdhouse

One of the saddest problems seen in avian medicine is feather damaging behaviour (also known as feather picking, feather plucking or feather chewing). It is sad for several reasons. Firstly, it is a ‘disease’ of captivity— such behaviour is obviously incompatible with survival in the wild—and secondly, it is a problem that is  difficult to cure in that it can often be controlled, but rarely cured. (continue reading…)

Apart from a bird’s feathering, the beak is often its most striking physical characteristic. But what is a beak made of, what does it do, and what can go wrong with it?

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Voor de eerste maal nam ik deel aan dit congres te Tenerife. Dit dankzij de firma Versele-Laga omdat ik als prijswinnaar uit hun wedstrijd kwam. De reis hield een verblijf in het luxehotel Botaninca ***** en deelname aan het congressprogramma. (continue reading…)