Beak and Feather Disease Virus LAMP Detection Kit

Beak and Feather Disease Virus LAMP Detection Kit (80 reactions)

Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV), also known as psittacine circovirus, and a common highly infectious viral disease among wild and captive parrots globally. The virus targets feather follicle cells and immune tissue, resulting in progressive feather dystrophy, beak deformities, and fatal immunosuppression. In Australia, BFDV poses a significant conservation threat to endangered native parrot species including the orange-bellied parrot, swift parrot, and Baudin's cockatoo. The virus is highly stable in the environment and spreads via feather dust, faeces, and crop secretions. There is no treatment or approved vaccine, making early surveillance and population monitoring essential for wildlife conservation efforts.

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) is a molecular biology technique that copies DNA or RNA at a single, constant temperature. By eliminating the rapid heat cycling required by traditional PCR, this method relies on specialized strand-displacement polymerases to unzip and replicate genetic material.

This biological approach removes the need for expensive, bulky thermal cyclers, allowing assays to run on simple, low-cost heating equipment. Delivering highly sensitive results in just 20 to 30 minutes, isothermal amplification provides a fast, affordable, and exceptionally portable solution for field testing and decentralized point-of-care diagnostics.

The Beak and Feather Disease Virus LAMP Detection Kit simplifies detection of Beak and Feather Disease Virus nucleic acid by amplifying target DNA at a constant temperature. 

• All-in-one box: reagents and plasticware included
  
  
• Results in under 30 min
  
  

Platform: Genie LITE, Genie III and Genie HT

Application: Nucleic Acid detection of Beak and Feather Disease Virus

Target Analyte: Viral DNA

Technology: LAMP