Suspected aflatoxicosis in breeding budgerigars : to the editor

Extracted from text ... Suspected aflatoxicosis in breeding budgerigars Towards the end of December 1995/ beginning of January 1996 mortalities occurred in a budgerigar breeding colony in the Krugersdorp district of the Gauteng Province in South Africa. The flock consisted of ca. 100 birds, including 10 breeding pairs with 18 nestlings. Mortali-ties were limited to the breeding colony and only adult birds were affected. Four 2 2-7 breeding birds which had recently been purchased from another breeder were not affected and no mortalities were recorded amongst the fledgeling birds which are kept in the cage adjacent to that of the breeding colony. The ..