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aviculture
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aviculture
the rearing of birds, usually caged birds.


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As the new arrivals were being cared for today, WWT aviculturalist Mark Roberts said: "We're delighted with this breakthrough after years of trying with this wonderful species especially considering that there are only 28 white-backed ducks in the UK.
In addition, aviculturalists, poultry markets, zoos, and others involved with shipment of birds from one part of the country to another should test birds for West Nile virus during quarantine to ensure that they are not bringing in or sending out infectious birds (47).
I'm sure that if the great Charles Darwin was alive today he would hold out the 80- odd colour varieties of budgies and their enormous disparity in size as an exquisite example of the selective breeding abilities and skills - admired worldwide by the way - of British aviculturalists.
 
 
 
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