Treatment
There is currently no specific treatment for the virus.
A killed-virus, two-part vaccine has been produced, which can be administered to birds as young as 14 days. It requires a booster 30 days after the initial vaccination.
Therapeutic intervention is limited to treating secondary infections. The individual bird can sometimes recover, but this is rare. If only the feathers are affected and the bird suffers none of the other signs, an acceptable life can exist. But if the bird's beak or nails are affected, most veterinarians will suggest euthanizing the animal.
The management of the disease lies thus mostly in prevention. Every new bird that enters a pen with other birds should be quarantined first and be tested for BFDV. Birds which are known carriers should not be introduced into new pens, especially not if those contain young birds.
Read more about this topic: Psittacine Beak And Feather Disease
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