The NSW Department of Primary Industries still did not know if the contagious and fatal pigeon Rotavirus posed a risk to chickens.

Pigeon circovirus (PiCV) is a globally prevalent viral pathogen that primarily affects domestic and racing pigeons. It is characterised by its small, circular, single‐stranded DNA genome and its ...

Since the widespread introduction of vaccination programs in 2006, the burden of disease from rotavirus in both the U.S. and abroad has decreased substantially. In fact, vaccination proved so ...