Vol 28 / No 1 / 2018

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1 January 2018

2 Vol 28 / No 1 / Simposium Nie-kommersiële registrasie van CITES I papegaaie 06 Kommersiële registrasie van African Greys 06 Non commercial registration of Cites I parrots 07 Kommersiële registrasie van African Greys by CITES in Switzerland 07 Commercial registration of African Greys with CITES in Switzerland 09 Kennisgewing Vanuit Die PVSA Kantoor 11 Five rules for breeding success 12 Hantering van Ringnek verkope 13 Handling of Ringneck sales 14 SANKVA 2018 NASIONALE SKOU TE TSHWANE 15 Veilingsdatums n Huldeblyk aan Albert van Lingen 16 A mark of respect to Albert van Lingen 17 Black Cap Lories en CITES 18 PVSA VEILINGS KOORDINERINS- KOMITEE NOTULE 20 PASA AUCTION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE MINUTES 22 When should we medicate our birds? 23 PVSA Produkte Beskikbaar Vol. 28 / No. 1 / 2018, PASA FOCUS

3 Ons wil graag namens al die lede van die PVSA vir Antonie Meiring bedank vir sy harde werk wat hy ingesit het en nogsteeds doen met die registrasies van ons greys en die vergaderings wat hy bywoon by die department om ons saak te bespreek ente verdedig. Sy werk gaan nie ongesiens verby nie. Namens die redaksie wil ons vir Wyle Albert van Lingen se familie alle sterkte toewens met sy afsterwe in Oktober Ons gebede gaan uit aan julle. Die voëlbedryf gaan hom baie mis asook die UK waarop hy gedien het. Die PVSA het in September 2017 n symposium aangebied en dit was baie goed ondersteun deur ons lede. Dankie aan elkeen wat dit bygewoon het en vir Charl Swanepoel wat die reëlings getref het. Die veilings vir 2018 begin in Maart en ons wil al die klubs wat veilings aanbied alle sterkte toewens. Die redaksie doen n beroep op lede en klubs om interresante inligting, gebeurtenisse en nuus aan die PVSA kantoor te stuur vir plasing in die Fokus. Ons rig graag n beroep aan lede wat die Fokus nie per e-pos ontvang nie om dadelik die kantoor te kontak om seker te maak dat jou e-pos korrek is. Die redaksie is onder leiding van Deon en Elsabe (PVSA kantoor bestuurder). We on behalf of all our members would like to thank Antonie Meiring for all the effort he has put in with the registration of African Greys. He also attended several meetings with the Department to discuss and defend our case on this matter. We really appreciate his effort. On behalf of the editorial staff, our sincere condolences to the late Albert van Lingen family. We will keep them in our prayers. The bird industry as well as the Executive Committees on which he served will surely miss him. PASA had a symposium in September 2017 and was well supported by our members. We appreciate all members participation and many thanks to Charl Swanepoel for the arrangements. We would like to wish all clubs who offer auctions in 2018 well. The first auctions are starting in March this year. The editorial team request all members and clubs to submit interesting information, events and news to our office for future use in FOCUS. We request all members that have not received their FOCUS via , to please contact our office and supply us with the correct address. PVSA / PASA volume 28 / number 1 / 2018 Voorsitter/Chairman Ben Minnaar Onder Voorsitter/Vice-Chairman Antonie Meiring Lede/Members See page 9 Admin Elsabe Snyman Lynette Vermeulen Design and Layout World Wide Birds Sponsors Avizandum Disclaimer: The Editors and Publishers of PASA do not accept any liability whatsoever with regards to any statement, fact, advertisement or recommendation made in this newsletter by PVSA. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material from this issue in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. PVSA / PASA Adres: Wonderboom Voëlpark h/v Lavenderweg en Braam Pretoriusstraat Sinoville Pretoria, 0182 Suid-Afrika Posbus Doornpoort, 0017 Tel: Fax: /e-pos: pvsa@aviculturesa.co.za Bank Besonderhede PVSA / PASA Standard Bank Takkode: Rek. Nr The editorial team consist of Deon and Elsabe (PASA office manager).

4 Simposium 2017 Ons was bevoorreg om wêreldbekende sprekers van die formaat van Mnr.Tony Silva van die VSA asook Dr Chris Kingsley te kry om as sprekers op te tree. Hierdie ervare deskundiges het verseker die dag vir ons baie interessant was. Ons Borg AVi Plus het dit vir ons moontlik gemaak om die dag koste so laag as moontlik te hou. Tony Silva is al ʼn bekende in ons geledere. Ons wou hom ontvang met eg Suid Afrikaanse gasvryheid maar ʼn orkaan Irma in die VSA het alles om vergewerp. Die Donderdag voor die naweek het ons verneem dat hy nie sal kan vlieg nie. Gelukkig met behulp van tegnologie het ons ʼn plan gemaak. Tony het sy aanbieding vir ons gestuur en die dag is met Skype begin. Die simposium is deur 120 mense bygewoon. Inligting oor ons sprekers en kort opsomming van hulle aanbieding. 1. Dr Chris Kingsley het ons ingelig oor- Hand-rearing and Incubation for the Advance Breeder: This presentation did cover aspects related to incubation and handrearing, focusing on successful techniques and offering solutions to common problems faced by breeders each year. The basis for the presentation was field work whereby the crop contents of chicks being reared by their parents by their parents were analyzed, as well as the yearly experience in the rearing of hundreds of chicks of more than 40 species and historical data accumulated over 40 years as an aviculturist. The objective is to offer simple solutions to common problems to make the collection much more productive. The techniques to be described include injecting an egg that is cracked, dented or has lost albumen with antibiotics to significantly increase the chances of it successfully hatching. This same technique can be used in those pairs whose eggs traditionally perish during incubation. The use of papaya seed to assist in crop stasis will provide an important solution to a problem that plagues many breeders. Some common illnesses and solutions will also be discussed. The importance of fat in the hand-rearing formula will be highlighted, as early rearing can affect sexual maturity and successful reproduction. Many more important points will be shared during the presentation, which did richly illustrated to convey the points. b: 40 Years as Aviculturist: NOTIFIABLE DISEASES OF BIRDS. Very short extract below. a. ORNITHOSIS. This disease which is caused by a gram negative, intracellular bacterium known as Chlamydophilapsittaci. There are 5 different types of this organism. The different types are called serovars, A to E. Serovar A most frequently effects psittacines and is generally considered highly pathogenic. Serovar E effects pigeons and doves. Other names used for the disease caused by this bacterium include, Psittacosis, Parrot fever, One-eyed cold and Chlamydiosis. b. AVIAN INFLUENZA. This disease is caused by an influenza A virus. The primary hosts of this virus are the waterfowl, with gallinaceous birds also being highly susceptible. This virus is extremely unlikely to infect members of the order Psittaformes. Why then all the fuss? c. NEWCASTLE DISEASE. Newcastle disease results from an infection of Paramyxovirus Like with Avian Influenza virus, there are numerous strains of Paramyxovirus.Depending on how virulent the strain, and how likely the virus is to cause mortality, the strain is classified as velogenic, most virulent, mesogenic, less virulent or lentogenic strain, which is the least pathogenic. Other Paramyxoviruses are adapted specifically for certain species of birds. A strain of Paramyxovirus 3 causes disease in grass parakeets, while a pigeon adapted strain of Paramyxovirus 1 is responsible for a very significant problem in the racing pigeon industry. c: This presentation did discuss his involvement in aviculture and touched on key research conducted during more than four decades. This includes inbreeding studies to quantify the results of sibling pairingsin the long term. This study was conducted because many species have small captive populations and inbreeding depression has long been believed to be detrimental to their survival. The findings suggest that many species pass through the bottle neck and then become much more productive, maturing earlier and display high fertility. The age in which sexual maturity is attained and when a species becomes unproductive is also highlighted. The presentation did discuss his involvement with the Spix s Macaws Cyanopsitta spixii, his observations of some unique breeding habits of wild parrots and where he believe aviculture is headed. This presentation was rich with information. 2. Tony Silva is an American ornithologist and aviculturist, born 1960 in Cuba and the author of books and articles about parrots. From April 1989 until early 1992 he was the curator of birds at Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, the largest parrot park in the world. He was involved in the early efforts to save the Spix s macaw and the first to breed them in captivity at Loro Parque. a. Hand-rearing and Incubation for the Advance Breeder: FOCUS - pg 4

5 Die volgende besluite is onder andere geneem tydens die Algemene Jaarvergadering op die 9de September tydens die Simposium: Ben Minnaar en Piet Jacobs se termyne as UK lede verstryk. Albei is herkiesbaar. Elke African Grey boer wat voëls uitvoer sal in die toekoms n bydra betaal aan n staats beheerde fonds. n Vrywarings sertifikaat sal aan alle ringnek telers wat lid is van die PVSA uitgereik word, indien die hokke op standaard is. Die vrywarings sertifikaat sal net geldig wees indien die lid se ledegeld opdatum is. Daar moet elke jaar einde Mei n verslag gegee word van hoeveel geteel, verkoop, gevrek of weg gevlieg het. Ringnek voëls as troeteldiere is onwettig. Die Focus sal voortaan op die PVSA webblad geplaas word. En die voordeel daarvan is dat baie kostes bespaar word, en na 10 jaar nog steeds op die webblad sal wees. Die webblad kan gekry word op Daar is ook besluit dat ledegeld vir 2018 nie verhoog sal word nie. Daar moet gekyk word na n opgradering van die ringmasjien vir Suzette. The following decision was made during the AGM on 9 September 2-17 during the symposium: The terms of Ben Minnaar and Piet Jacobs as EXCOM members expire. Both are eligible for re- election. Every breeder of African Greys who may export will contribute to a government controlled fund. A clearance certificate will be issued to all ringneck breeders who are members of PASA if their aviaries are up to standard. This clearance certificate will only be valid for paid-up members. A report must be handed in yearly in May on numbers bred, sold, died or flown away. It is illegal to keep ringnecks as pets. The Focus will be placed on PASA webpage, a lot of costs will be saved through this, the advantage is that it will still be available after many years. There will be no increase in membership fees for Plans must be made to upgrade ring machine for Suzette. Nie-kommersiële registrasie van CITES I papegaaie: Goeie nuus is dat die verval datum van die A-, B- en C lys van papagaai spesies uitgestel is tot 31 Maart Indien jy nog nie jou nie-kommersiële registrasie aansoek ingedien het nie, is daar net meer as n maand oor om jou CITES I papegaaie te registreer sonder dat jy bewys van oorspring hoef te lewer. Dienslewering bly egter nog steeds n probleem in meeste van die provinsies. Almal van hulle het vakante poste wat net nie gevul word nie en boonop is ons eksotiese papagaaie nie prioriteit spesies vir hulle nie. Natuurbewaring se eerste prioriteit is primêr om ons inheemse spesies te bestuur en beskerm. Daarby het beamptes geen benul van voëlboerdery of kennis van die spesies nie. Wanneer n beampte dan by jou opdaag vir inspeksie, is dit jou eie verantwoordelikheid om met verdraagsaamheid die beamptes by te staan en leiding te gee waarna om te kyk. PVSA het by die AJV verlede jaar n besluit geneem en vir Antonie Meiring afgevaardig om lede se aansoeke by die verskillende departemente op te volg. Enige aansoek wat egter nie verwerk word nie of niks van gehoor word nie of afgekeur word, se besonderhede kan na Antonie deur gegee word om op te volg by antonie@netactive.co.za Onthou egter om hom te laat weet indien jou klagte daarna opgelos word. Die beste manier om seker te maak dat jou aansoek in proses bly, is om vir Antonie n epos te stuur met jou naam, telerskode en die datum en plek van indiening van jou aansoek. Dit geld vir nie-kommersiële en kommersiële registrasie aansoeke. Onthou dat African Greys nie op die nie-kommeriële aansoekvorm gelaai is nie. Vir jou Greys moet jy die African Grey Stock list voltooi en uit druk en dan aan jou nie-kommeriële aansoek aanheg. Vanaf 1 April 2018 kan nuwe registrasie van CITES I papagaaie slegs gedoen word met n CITES permit wat wettige oorsprong aan dui soos huidig vereis word vir spesies op die C-lys of die voëls moet afkomstig wees van iemand wat alreeds geregistreer is. Nadat jy geregistreer is, moet jy rekord hou van die ring nommers van alle aanteelt, verkope, vrektes en ook aankope. Jaarliks moet dit aan Natuurbewaring gerapporteer word rondom Mei maand. Sommige provinsies dring egter ook aan dat veranderinge op jou voorraad lys binne 2 maande gerapporteer moet word. Vanaf 1 April mag geregistreerde telers slegs geregistreerde voëls koop en maak seker jy kry n kwitansie of sertifikaat wat die registrasie nommer van die teler op het. Jy kan dus by n handelaar koop, solank hy vir jou n sertifikaat gee met die registrasie nommer van die oorspronklike teler daarop. By veilings moet die klub wat die veiling aanbied (veiling organiseerder), seker maak dat die verkoper n sertifikaat saam bring vir elke CITES I voël wat hy inskryf of die teler se registrasie nommer moet op die kwitansie aangebring word wat aan die koper uitgereik word. FOCUS - pg 5

6 Kommersiële registrasie van African Greys: Dit is wat ons die Switzerland registrasie noem. Slegs African Greys kan op die stadium voldoen aan die Switzerland registrasie, danksy spesiale vergunnings wat CoP17 vir ons toegelaat het. Hierdie vergunnings verval na CoP18 wat in Mei 2019 plaas vind, waarna dit amper onmoontlik sal wees om jou Greys in Switzerland te registreer. Amper geen uitvoerder sal jou Greys koop as jy nie in Switzerland geregistreer is nie, aangesien die nie-kommersiële uitvoer mark uiters klein is. Dit duur huidig ongeveer 1 jaar vir n aansoek om n Switzerland nommer te kry, nadat dit by jou provinsie ingehandig is. Dit is dus raadsaam om jou Switzerland aansoek voor Mei 2018 in te dien, daar is minder as 4 maande oor! SANBI en DEA vereis nou ook nog boonop verdere bewys van F2 aanteëlt en ook behoorlike rekord houding van aanteëlt en verkope na datum van nie-kommersiële registrasie, voordat hulle jou aansoek goedkeur en aanstuur na die CITES Sekretariaat in Switzerland vir evaluasie. Voorbeelde van jou handgeskrewe notas wat jy maak tydens nes inspeksie van geslote ring F1 broei pare en die ring nommers van hulle kuikens word verwag. Verder moet proof of sale van kuikens wat verkoop is ook aan jou aansoek aangeheg word en alle geringde kuikens in die babakamer en in jou neste MOET OOK op jou stocklist wees ten tye van aansoek indiening. Indien jou Switzerland aansoek reeds ingedien is en jou aansoek het nie bogenoemde breeding records, bewys van verkoop van aanteëlt en die geringde kuikens wat nog nie verkoop is op jou stocklist nie, gaan hulle jou aansoek terug stuur na jou provinsie toe. Jy kan egter daardie inligting wat kort is op jou aansoek vir Antonie e-pos, wat dit namens jou vir DEA kan gee. DEA wil egter sien dat jy dit ook vir jou provinsie gestuur het voordat hulle dit sal aanvaar om by jou aansoek te voeg. Alle African Greys wat jy het tydens indiening van jou aansoek, moet op die stocklist wees, insluitend die mak Grey wat jou huis troeteldier is. Die vereistes vir aankope van 2017 af bly steeds geldig: Indien die verkoper nog nie geregistreer is nie (kommersieël of nie -kommersieël), moet hy vir jou n beëdigde verklaring of afskrif van die oorspronklike kwitansie gee wat bevestig waar en wanneer hy daardie Greys bekom het. Indien die verkoper wel geregistreer is, hoef hy bloot n kwitansie of sertifikaat vir jou te gee wat die ring nommers en sy DEA- of Switzerland registrasie nommer op het. Die CITES Konvensie maak wel voorsiening dat telers wat net F1 broei, ook geregistreer kan word, mits hulle versorgings metodes dieselfde is as diegene wat wel F2 broei. SANBI het egter besluit om net telers wat F2 broei te registreer omdat hulle daarop aandring dat F2 eers met DNA toetse bewys moet word, voordat hulle die versorgings metodes aanvaar as voorbeeld vir die wat net F1 broei. PVSA is huidig besig om met hulle te stoei oor die standpunt, aangesien DNA toetse vir Greys nog nêrens bestaan nie. Weereens was dit die World Parrot Trust wat met die gedagte van DNA toetse gekom het wat n groot obstruksie vir ons aansoeke veroorsaak het. Die evaluering van aansoeke is tans baie omslagtig en beperkend. Tot dusver is nog net 48 telers deur Switzerland goedgekeur of geregistreer wat net minder as helfte van die 32,000 Greys verteenwoordig wat op PVSA se lys is nl. 15,500 Greys. Dan is daar ongeveer 70 aansoeke wat reeds ingedien is en êrens tussen die Provinsies en die DEA lê vir evaluering. Dit laat ons met minstens nog 140 telers waarvan ons weet, wat nog hulle aansoeke moet indien. Die werkslas wat voorlê is baie en tyd is min. Maak seker julle aansoeke is volledig, en volg die aanbevelings wat PVSA op Whatsapp deur gee. Elke aansoek wat onvolledig is en terug gestuur moet word, laat kosbare tyd verlore gaan. Non-commercial registration of Cites I parrots: Most of the problems we encountered with the process of noncommercial registration have been solved. DEA have also lodged a 2 3 day program in the provinces to train the officials concerned and this had a beneficial effect. Service delivery is however still a problem in the provinces. All provinces have vacant posts that are nor filled and exotic parrots are not a priority. The first priority of nature conservation is the management and protection of our indigenous species. Adding to this the officials have no experience in the parrot industry and little knowledge of the species. Please have patients when an official inspects your breeding facility and assist them as far as possible with the inspection. In spite of what was said above applications are now processed and registered and certificates are issued. This as a result of constant pressure from PASA. The following can be mentioned: Provinces that issued wrong certificates now corrected same Applications that went missing were found KZN wildlife started inspections Any applications that have not been processed after it was lodged can still be forwarded to Antonie to follow up. Kindly inform him immediately if the problem was solved. The best way to expedite the process is to provide Antonie with the following information: your name, breeders code and the date and place your application was lodged. This applies to commercial and non-commercial applications. Remember that the African Grey application form is not loaded onto the non-commercial form. You must complete the African Grey stock list form and attach same to your non-commercial application. It is important to note the following in regard to the non-commercial applications: The A-, B-, and C-lists expire at the end of September You application must be lodged within the next month! After September new applications for registration of Cites I facilities will have to proof legal origin by submitting proof as required on the C-list or the birds must originate from a registered breeder in South Africa. FOCUS - pg 6

7 Kommersiële registrasie van African Greys by CITES in Switzerland: Die eerste registrasie aansoeke het heel glad verloop. Daar is huidig 16 registrasie nommers al deur die CITES Sekretariaat in Switzerland toegeken en nog 7 nommers behoort in September toegeken te word. Verder is daar ook nog 9 aansoeke wat op die Sekretariaat se tafel lê vir keuring. As alles goed gaan behoort Suid Afrika teen die einde van die jaar 32 kommersieël geregistreerde African Grey fasiliteite te hê wat ongeveer 12,000 African Greys tesaam het. Ons is egter nog nie n klein persentasie van die aansoeke ingestuur. Volgens ons rekords is daar amper nog 200 aansoeke waaraan gewerk word en veel meer waaraan nog niks gedoen is nie. Die CITES sekretariaat en ons eie departement die DEA, keur aansoeke ook nou heelwat strenger en ons aansoeke word ook eers verwys na die Scientific Authority (SANBI). Alle aansoeke moet dus behoorlik voorberei word voordat dit ingedien word. Indien die keurders enige vrae op n aansoek het, veroorsaak dit maande lange vertragings, omdat daardie vrae slegs deur die offisiële kanale na die aansoeker gestuur mag word. Daar is huidig 25 aansoeke wat vashaak met vrae of afgekeur was. Meeste van die aansoekers het nou al na 2 maande nog steeds nie die DEA se briewe vanaf hulle provinsies ontvang nie. SANBI haak ook nou vas met fasiliteite wat nie F2 broei nie en ook oopringe wat op F1 gebruik word. Hulle moet eers n besluit maak oor wat hulle van aansoeke verwag om te demonstreer, wat nie F2 broei nie en oopring F1 het. Hierdie besluit gaan hulle in September neem nadat die SANBI-raad in Kaapstad vergader het. Die goeie nuus is dat SANBI vir PVSA toestemming gegee het om hulle raadsvergadering toe te spreek in die verband. Ben, Antonie en Dr Chiris Kingsley gaan dit behartig. Intussen kan aansoekers wat F2 kuikens broei uit F1 pare met geslote ringe, hulle aansoeke indien by die naaste natuurbewaring kantoor. Dit is egter belangrik dat jy n afskrif of foto aan jou aansoek aanheg van die broei record aantekeninge wat jy het van enkele van die geslote-ring-f1-pare wat F2 kuikens gebroei het as bewys daarvan. Hierdie broeirekords moet die volgende minimum inligting bevat wat moet ooreenstem met jou Stock List: Hok nommer Ring nommers van die broei paar Datum van broei aktiwiteit Getal kuikens en die ringnommers waarmee hulle gering was. (Hierdie F2 kuikens hoef nie meer in jou besit te wees nie en kan wel al verkoop wees, dus hoef nie op jou Stock List te wees nie.) Die F2 vereiste beteken dus nie dat daar F2 voëls op jou Stock List moet wees nie, dit vereis net dat jy moet bewys dat jy wel F2 gebroei het. Aansoekers wat nie F2 broei nie, moet vir eers terug hou met hulle aansoeke tot in Oktober sodat PVSA vir julle kan adviseer oor wat SANBI op jou aansoek verwag. Sodra SANBI hulle besluit gemaak en beleid geformuleer het, sal almal weer hulle aansoeke kan indien. Teen ons verwagting in, is die registrasie van Greys in Switzerland nou moeiliker as voorheen. Daar is ook n tydsbeperking op die vergemaklikde registrasie van African Greys, in September 2019 verval die vergunnings wat CITES toegestaan het op Greys! Aansoeke wat teen daardie tyd nog nie die 90 dae na Switzerland se goedkeuring uitgewag het nie, gaan die bus verpas. Teen die huidige trant van die keuringsproses, MOET JOU SWITZER- LAND AANSOEK INGEDIEN WEES VOOR DIE EINDE VAN VOLGENDE JAAR. Daar is dus net 14 maande oor om jou Switzerland aansoek te bou. Ons is nou halfpad, African Greys het 11 Maande gelede CITES I geword, hoe vêr trek jou aansoek? Commercial registration of African Greys with CITEs in Switzerland: The initial registrations went without hiccups. There are currently 16 registration numbers allocated by the Cites Secretariat and another 7 numbers should be allocated in September. Another 9 applications are on the table at Cites for consideration. If all goes well South Africa should have about 32 registered breeders of African Greys by the end of the year representing about African Greys. We have only submitted a small percentage of the applications. According to our records there are about 200 applications that are being prepared and many more have not started the process. The CITES secretariat and our own DEA now apply more strict measures and our applications are now also submitted to the Scientific Authority for approval. Al applications must therefore be thoroughly prepared before it is submitted. If there are queries the application is delayed for months as the queries are only channeled through the official channels to the applicant. There are currently 25 applications that are being delayed as a result of queries. Most of these applicants have not received the detail of the delay from the provinces. SANBI is also now a delay as a result of queries in regard to open rings on F1 birds. They must now consider what they expect from applications that do not breed F2 and have open ring F1 parrots. We are attending to the problem. In the meantime, applicants that bred F2 from closed rung F1,may submit their applications at their nearest nature conservation office. It is important to submit a record or photos of the breeding records to prove that you have bred F2 babies. These records must have the following detail: The aviary numbers Ring numbers of the breeding pair. Date of the clutch Number of babies and ring numbers (F2 babies do not have to be in your possession and may have been sold, they may therefore not be on your stock list) The F2 requirement therefore do not mean that you must have F2 on your stock list but only that you have bred F2 babies. Applicants that have nor bred F2 must kindly hold the applications back until October so that we may advise you what the requirements are. Contrary to our belief registration in Switzerland is now more difficult. There is also a time restraint on the current system of approval that lapses I September Applications that have not been submitted 90 days before then will be problematic. At the present rate of consideration your application MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE THE END OF There are only 14 months left to submit your application. How far are you with your application? FOCUS - pg 7

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11 Five rules for breeding success: By Tony Silva One question that I receive on a continuous basis is the following: Can you provide some tips to get my pair to breed? I invariably respond that there is no magic elixir that induces breeding because it is the cumulative effect of number of separate but linked steps. If you take one of these steps from the equation, success becomes elusive or failure ensues. These steps are as follows: 1) Obtaining a healthy pair of birds. I always recommend having the birds examined by a veterinarian or at least culturing them; a choanal swab is preferred to a cloacal swab, with a swab from a dropping on the floor being regarded as the least effective because the risk of contamination is too great; a culture reading from a dropping collected from the cage floor is likely to provide wrong data. When I recommend that the new birds be cultured, the response is often that there is no experienced avian veterinarian. One does not need an avian veterinarian to culture a swab and if some pathogen grows to carry out sensitivities, which identify the proper drug(s) to use. Any veterinarian with a laboratory can carry out this simple testing procedure. External appearance of the birds is not indicative that internally they are healthy. I have seen ostensibly good-looking birds die weeks later from aspergillosis or Chlamydia. Treating them with a combination of drugs is no guarantee that they will be cleared of any bacterial agent they may have, as the pathogen may be resistive to the drug being used. This is why culturing with the necessary sensitivity is important. The sensitivity test will indicate the drugs most effective for treating whatever pathogen may be present. Prophylactically treating the birds with antibiotics taken from the shelf is poor management at its best and playing Russian roulette at its worst. This can create bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, which may truly be needed if an emergency arises, can contribute to fungal infections and may destroy the gut flora. Birds should only be medicated when truly necessary and never on a set calendar. It is important to start out with truly healthy birds because ill birds will not breed. 2) Insure that the pair is eating the proper diet and that it is balanced. Nothing infuriates me more than being contacted by an individuals who calls himself or herself an aviculturist, who has acquired an expensive pair of birds and then wants to feed them only sunflower seeds and apples. The birds will mirror what you feed them. If the diet is poor, expect poor results. Many that feed a poor diet often argue that the birds will not eat anything other than what they are offered. You can tell this story to some naïve individuals but not me. In over four decades of breeding parrots I have yet to find one bird that cannot be coaxed into eating a good, balanced diet. That diet should be rich in vegetables and contain a small amount of fruits. Items like cucumber, watermelon and lettuce are not on the list. They are merely full of water or in the case of the watermelon sugar that is not healthy. Lories will not thrive on seeds or sugar water with white bread added. They need a special diet, which requires daily effort to produce. This diet needs to contain a low iron level and no citrus, which increases the uptake of deadly iron. Eclectus require a large amount of vegetables in their diet. Macaws and African Greys Psittacus erithacus need fat in their diet. Adding this fat can be expensive. Research the species that you plan on keeping and understand its dietary requirements. Only then can you truly judge if you are capable of meeting this need. 3) House the pair under conditions that will induce them to breed. This may require an understanding of the biology of the species. African Greys Psittacus erithacus like tranquility and are not likely to breed when housed with noisy conures, cockatoos or macaws. Most conures are highly sociable and do best when housed collaterally with other pairs. The same applies to Caiques. They are highly sociable bird that seem to display a domino effect when several pairs are housed within sight and sound of each other: as one pair begins to breed, the others are induced to do the same. Macaws can develop allergic reactions to the powder downs of cockatoos, so should not be housed next to these. Amazons should see each other outside the breeding season but when nesting the males may become so hormonally charged by an equally energized neighbor that he may vent his anger on his mate. Blocking each other s view when nesting is important to prevent attacks on mates. One good rule is to try and house similar species together: African parrots in the same area, macaws in another, conures as a group and amazons in cages that can have visual barriers added or removed to induce breeding. Lories should be housed together to simplify the heavy cleaning that they require on account of their liquid diet. By housing similar groups together, one increases the likelihood of success as the pairs are stimulated by courtship and mating sounds that they recognize. Wooden floor cages are impossible to keep clean. This build up of bacteria will eventually cause illness. The best cage floor is a wire mesh, which allows spilled food and droppings to pass out of reach. For those breeders that use the standard walk in aviaries, the floor should be of an easily cleaned surface such as polished cement or tile. A drain in each cage is recommended to facilitate washing the floor regularly. Double cage wire is also important to prevent an adjacent pair from biting toes or crushing a neighbor s mandible in a fight. 4) Provide the proper nest. The nest is an important element in breeding. If you provide the wrong nest to a pair that is very healthy and fed a good diet success may still be elusive. Understand that certain species have special nesting box requirements. Take also into account the behavior of the pair. A fractious pair of African Greys may accept a standard vertical nest but when frightened they will dive into the nest, crushing the eggs. This is why either a horizontal nest or an L-shaped nest is recommended for this popular species. Macaws tend to overheat easily as they grow. They do best with a horizontal box which allows the growing young to spread out. Species likely to break their eggs (Galahs Eolophus roseicapillus, Blue-throated Conures Pyrrhura cruentata, etc) should be offered a narrow and very deep nest, as the darkness and tight fit seems to discourage egg breakage. Cockatiels Nymphicus hollandicus, Budgerigars Melopsittacus undulatus and lovebirds (Agapornis sp.) should be offered a wooden nest and not a pot, which tends to become a fetid pool unless cleaned every few days. This accumulation of feces engenders disease. In the wild, a pair first selects a nesting cavity and then they must prepare it. Nature does not provide a readymade cavity. This means that the pair must find, defend and then make the cavity suitable. This activity strengthens the pair bond and induces gonadal development. In my collection I never provide shavings but rather fill the nest with chunks of soft or decomposing wood, which the pair must chew apart to access the nest. FOCUS pg 11

12 They can discard what they do not require. I have more than once acquired pairs that produced clear eggs for another breeder. On simply being given the proper nest and filling it with wood the pair nested and produced fertile eggs. The darkness of the nest, the time required inside and the cooperative attitude the pair must display to prepare nest were the factors that contributed to success. 5) House the pair accordingly. I hate seeing cockatoos housed in small cages, as this increases the likelihood of the male killing the female. Macaws need room to display to open their wings and charge their keeper as they protect the nest. Housing them in a cage where a pair can barely move is cruel. Amazons need space in order to deter obesity, which is a problem in many of the species. The space also allows the female to escape an overly charged male. Insure that the cage is sufficiently large to allow enrichment to be added. I do not buy arguments that if the birds are given natural enrichment or even toys that they will be distracted and not breed. My birds receive enrichment continuously and they breed. When the breeder understands and follows these steps, success will be achieved. Violating one of these steps may deter nesting or it may provide short-term success before the male kills the female, the female s body is sapped of its calcium or the birds die as a result of a poor diet. If you are serious about aviculture, provide the birds the conditions that they require to be healthy and happy. WATSAPP VEILINGS: 1. Die organiseerder van die veiling moet kopers en verkopers daarop attent maak dat beide partye in besit is van n PVSA Ringnek sertifikaat, of n permit wat deur die Departement uitgereik is. 2. Die organiseerder moet die department in kennis stel van die veiling en die inligting van verkoper sowel as koper aan teken vir navraag deur die Departement. 3. Die papier werk is tussen verkoper en koper (kwitansie met naam, adres en ring nommers). 4. Elke Ringnek moet gering wees. PRIVAAT VERKOPE: 1. Die verkoper moet n PVSA lid wees met n Telers nommer en in besit is van n Ringnek sertifikaat.. Indien verkoper nie n PVSA lid is nie moet hy in besit wees van n permit wat deur die Departement uitgereik is. 2. Die verkoper mag nie n Ringnek verkoop aan n persoon wat nie in besit van n PVSA Ringnek sertifikaat of n permit wat deur die Departement uitgereik is nie. 3. Die verkoper moet aan die koper n faktuur voorsien met sy PVSA Telers nommer sowel as sy sertifikaat nommer of permit nommer van departement en ring nommers. 4. Die verkoper moet die koper se PVSA Telers nommer en sertikaat nommer of permit nommer van Departement en ring nommers aanteken. 5. Elke Ringnek moet gering wees. Voorsitter: Pvsa Veilings Koordineringskomitte Deon le Roux HANTERING VAN RINGNEKKE MET LEWENDIGE VEILINGS, WHATSAPP VEILINGS EN PRIVAAT VERKOPE: LEWENDIGE VEILINGS: 1. Die organiseerder van enige veiling moet toesien dat alle Ringnekke wat te koop aangebied gaan word, afkomstig is van n PVSA lid wat aan die standaarde voldoen deur n afskrif van sy PVSA Ringnek sertifikaat te toon. Indien verkoper nie n PVSA lid is nie moet hy in besit wees van n permit wat deur die Departement uitgereik is. 2. Die organiseerder moet toesien dat die verkoper sy PVSA Telers nommer sowel as sy Ringnek sertifikaat nommer voorsien of n afskrif van sy sertifikaat wanneer hy inskrywings aanbied vir die veiling. 3. Die organiseerder moet toesien dat die verkoper se Telers kode en/of sertifikaat nommer aan die koper verskaf word. Verkieslik op sy faktuur. 4. Die verkoper moet in sy boeke die veilingnaam en datum aan teken. 5. Elke Ringnek moet gering wees. Verkieslik ring nommers met keuring van lotte aanteken vir veiling rekords en om op die koper se faktuur aan te teken. 6. Die organiseerders moet die PVSA kantoor in kennis stel van sy veiling se GPS ko-ordinate voor of op 10 Februarie PVSA stel die department in kennis van PVSA veilings. Ander veilings organiseerders moet self die Department in kennis stel en GPS ko-ordinate veskaf. FOCUS pg 12

13 HANDLING OF RINGNECKS DURING LIVE AUC- TIONS, WATTSAPP AUCTIONS AND PRIVATE SALES: LIVE ACTIONS: 1. The coordinator of any auction must ensure that all ringnecks on offer are from a PASA member who is registered for ringnecks, he must be able to provide his certificate. If seller is not from PASA, he must be registered as breeder with permit from DEA. 2. The coordinator must ensure that seller provides PASA membership number as well as ringneck certificate when his entries are offered on auction. 3. The coordinator must ensure that seller provides PASA number and/or certificate nr. to buyer, preferably on invoice. 4. The seller must keep record of auction name and date for future reference or queries. 5. Every ringneck must be close banded, these ringnumbers can be noted down when judging birds for auction records. 6. The coordinator must provide the PASA office of GPS coordinates of his auction before 10 February PASA will notify DEA of auctions and coordinates. Other auctions must notify DEA privately. Ringnekke Tot dusver is net 286 lede wat n sertifikaat van die PVSA ontvang het vrygestel van die Ringnek permit. Die Departement is besig met inspeksies van PVSA lede. PVSA is verplig om die departement op hoogte te hou van nuwe lede wat voldoen aan die Ringnek vereistes. En ook die PVSA lede wie se lidmaatskap verval. Hou rekord van al jou ring nommers en verkope. Daar moet jaarliks verslag gegee word aan PVSA oor aantal verkope, aankope en vrektes. WATTSAPP AUCTION: 1. The coordinator of auction must ensure that buyer and seller are both registered for ringnecks. 2. The coordinator must notify DEA of auction and provide information, of seller and buyer. 3. Paper work will be between seller and buyer(receipt with name, address, registration number and ring number). 4. All ringnecks must be close banded. PRIVATE SALES: 1. Seller must be a PASA member or directly registered with DEA. 2. Seller may not sell ringnecks to person not registered with PASA or directly with DEA. 3. Seller must supply an invoice to buyer containing either PASA certificate and number or DEA certificate. Ringnumbers must be provided on invoice. 4. Seller must keep record of buyers PASA number and certificate number or DEA numbers, as well as all ring numbers. 5. All ringnecks must be close banded. Chairman: PASA Auction Coordinating committee. Deon le Roux. Ringnecks Currently we only have 286 members who received a certificate from PASA which gives them exemption for the permit. The Department is now busy to do follow up checks on all PASA members that have exemptions. PASA is obliged to notify the department of any new members who comply with the Ringneck requirements. The Department also wants to receive information of any members who do not renew their membership. Keep record of all ring numbers and sales. PASA needs a report yearly of all sales, purchases and mortalities. FOCUS pg 13

14 SANKVA 2018 NASIONALE SKOU TE TSHWANE: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Kouvoël vereniging (South African National Cage Bird Association) is in 1934 gestig met die doel om n jaarlikse gesamentlike kampioenskap skou vir die lede van die verskeie klubs in die land aan te bied. Die idee was om die skou op n jaarlikse grondslag in die tweede week van Julie tussen die hoof sentra van die land,waar Provinsiale organisasies gevestig, is teroteer. Die eerste skou was in 1935 in Johannesburg gehou en daarna in Kaapstad gevolg deur Bloemfontein en Durban in Tydens die Tweede Wêreld oorlog is geen skoue aangebied nie en eers na 1946 is daar jaarliks met skoue voortgegaan. Die skou vir 2018 is aan die Noordelike streek (hoofsaaklik Gauteng) van die vereniging toegeken en die twaalf klubs in die streek het saamgespan om die skou oor die tydperk 12 tot 14 Julie in die Transnet Ontspanningsklub, Lynettestraat, Koedoespoort, Pretoria aan te bied. Deelname is oop vir alle lede van die SANKVA se ge-affillieerde klubs. Lede van PVSA sal welkom wees om aan die skou deel te neem. Afdelings op die skou sluit die dertien erkende kanarie tipes in, asook pappegaaie en parakiete, Suid-Afrikaans, Afrika en Buitelandse voëls, Australiese spesialis skou vinke (Gouldian en Zebra) asook Bengalee vinke wat nie in die natuur voorkom nie. Voëls word van 5nm op Woensdag11 Julie ingekorf en be-oordeling begin om 9vm op 12 Julie. Voëls word vroeg-oggend op 14 Julie verwyder om uitstallers van ver-afgeleë plekke kans te gun om tuis te kom. Prys uitdeling sa ltydens n onthaal op die aand van 13 Julie plaasvind. Skoue die afgelope vyf jaar het soos volg daar uitgesien: 2013 Pretoria (Noordelike streek) 2466 inskrywings, 14 Kaapstad (Westelik Provinsie) 1432, 15 Bloemfontein (Vrystaat) 1788, 16 Port Elizabeth (Grens en Oos-Kaap) 1660, 17 Vryheid (Sentraal) 1482 inskrywings. Die Noordelike streek hoop om hierdie jaar 3000 inskrywings te oortref. FOCUS - pg 14

15 Veilingsdatums vir 2018 Klub Plek Datum UK Lid Sel no. E-pos adres Verrewes Lafarge saal Lichtenburg 3 Maart Fanie Klopper krediteure@nwk.co.za Weskaap Parow Pigeon Club, Parow 10 Maart Riaan Anthony riaan.anthony@gmail.com Oos Kaap Old Grey Sportsclub, PE 17 Maart Marthinus Stolk marthinus@webafrica.org.za Kalahari Boereplaas Vryburg 24 Maart Wimpie Weideman weweideman@telkomsa.net KOSH Mayfair Village Klerksdorp 07 April Stokkies Stokbroekx stokkies.stokbroekx@gmail.co.za Rosestad Bobbiespark Bloemfontein 21 April Hennie de Lange hdl@msnet.co.za Diamantveld NG Kerk Newton Kimberley 5 Mei Tommy van der Nest ritavan@telkomsa.net APMTV Mayfair Village Klerksdorp 12 Mei Piet Jacobs pj200birds@telkomsa.net Stellaland Hervormde Kerk Lapa Sannieshof 19 Mei Keadie Jacobs keadiejacobs@gmail.com Hoeveld Middelburg Mpumalanga 26 Mei Henry Trigwell info@hvvk.co.za Voorsitter Deon le Roux deonleroux036@gmail.com Sekretaris Fanie Klopper krediteure@nwk.co.za Bogenoemde veilings sal onder vaandel van die PVSA deur die geaffilieerde klubs aangebied word. Ons veilinsvoorwaardes sal van toepassing wees en slegs jong voëls van gehalte sal aangebied word. The above auctions wil be presented under the banner of PASA by the affiliated clubs. Our auction rules will be applicable and only young birds of quality will be offered. Click op pick logo om website te besoek. Click on pick to download free magazine. FOCUS pg 15

16 n Huldeblyk aan Albert van Lingen: Dit is met groot hartseer en leedwese dat ons afskeid neem van Albert van Lingen, n geliefde en gewaardeerde vriend in die voel kringe. Albert (62) is na n kort siek bed op Maandag 23 Oktober 2017 oorlede. Albert was vir baie meer as n vriend en kollega in die voelberdryf. Sy kennis, ondersteuning, lojaliteit en hulpvaardigheid sal almal by bly. Albert was een van die stigterslede van Kalahari Voelklub sowel as die Suid- Afrikaanse Lovebird telersvereeniging. Hy het as voorstiter opgetree vir etlike jare by die onderskeie klubs. Met sy afsterwe was Albert n betuurslid van die PVSA en ook by die Asiatiese parakeet en papegaaimutasie telersvereniging. Albert sal onthou word vir sy passie en mutasie kennis in die voelbedryf en veral om oorseese voelboere in Namibie rond te ry. Sy voetspore sal almal by bly. Ons sal sy praaitjies, opinies en droe sin vir humor mis, maar nie vergeet nie. Ons diep meegevoel is in hierdie moeilike tyd by sy familie en vriende. We selute You. A mark of respect to Albert van Lingen: It is with grief that we have to bid farewell to Albert van Lingen, he truly was a dear and valued friend in all bird related occurrences. Albert passed away at the age of 62 years, after a short illness on Monday 23 October Albert was more than just a friend and colleague to many in the bird industry. His knowledge, support, loyalty and helpfulness will be remembered and missed by all. Albert was one of the founder members of Kalahari Voelklub and Suid Afrikaanse Lovebird Telersvereniging. He acted as chairman at both these clubs for many years. He also served as an Executive Committee member of PASA as well as APMTV. He will also be remembered for his great passion and knowledge of mutations in the bird industry. One of Alberts many passions, was conducting tours to Namibia with overseas breeders visiting South Africa. The footprints he left will not easily be equalled. We will certainly miss his opinions and dry sense of humour, but will we never forget it. Our deepest condolences go out to his family and friends in this difficult time. We Salute you Albert. FOCUS - pg 16

17 Black Cap Lories en CITES Black Cap Lories Lorius lori word al vir baie jare in Suid Afrika suksesvol geteël, tot so n mate dat ons jaarliks heelwat Black Cap Lories uitvoer. CITES se 17de konferensie van lidlande (CoP17) het besluit dat die CITES Diere kommitee ook die diere spesies wat in gevangeskap geteël en in beduidende getalle internasionaal verhandel word moet monitor. Voorheen was net die handel van wild gevangde spesies deur die Diere kommitee gemonitor met n proses wat bekend staan as Review of Significant Trade in Appendix II species of RST. African Greys is n voorbeeld van n spesie wat vir etlike jare lank deur die RST - proses ondersoek was, voordat hulle op CITES Appendix I geplaas was. Tydens die 29ste Diere kommitee Vergadering in Julie 2017 (AC29) was onder andere ook die uitvoere van hok geteëlde Black Cap Lories uit Suid Afrika geidentifiseer as n kandidaat spesie-en-land kombinasie om te ondersoek. Nadat die World Parrot Trust n stelling tydens die besprekingspunt op die vergadering gemaak het dat dit uiters moeilik is om Lories lewendig te hou in gevangeskap, het die vergadering besluit om vir Suid Afrika opdragte gee om die teël van Black Cap Lories hier te ondersoek en dan by die volgende vergadering (AC30 in Julie 2018) te raporteer daaroor. Die opdragte aan Suid Afrika sluit in dat n opname gemaak moet word van hoeveel Black Cap Lories in ons land is, hoeveel van hulle per jaar gebroei kan word en waste versorgings metodes gebruik word. Volgens CITES se handles databasis het die 1ste uitvoere ook plaasgevind voordat die 1ste invoere aangeteken was. Suid Afrika moet dan nou ook vasstel of daar reeds Black Cap Lories in ons land was voor 1975 toe CITES in werking getree het (preconvention). Die Departement van Omgewingsake (DEA) het toe die PVSA genader om n opname te maak van lede wat Black Cap Lories het en dat enkele van die lede hulle sal uitnooi om te kom kyk hoe boer n mens met Lories. PVSA doen dan n beroep op alle lede e nook nie-lede wat Black Cap Lories het, om vir Antonie Meiring antonie@netactive.co.za die volgende informasie te stuur: Hoeveel Black Cap Lories van al die sub-spesies het jy in jou hokke? Hoeveel kuikens broei jy gemiddeld per jaar? Is jy bereid om natuurbewaring uit te nooi om te kom kyk hoe boer jy met Lories? Is jy bewus van enige Black Cap Lories wat voor 1986 ingevoer was? Almal wat Black Cap Lories het moet asseblief dringend bg. Informasie vir ons stuur, dit kan ook na jou naaste Natuurbewarings kantoor gestuur word indien jy so verkies. Indien Suid Afrika by AC30 versuim of nie nawense rapporteer oor die teël van en aantal Black Cap Lories in ons land nie, kan dit maklik die volgende teiken word om op CITES I gelyste word of dit kan selfs lei tot handles beperkinge op Suid Afrikaans gebroeide papagaaie. Black Cap Lorys and CITES Black Cap Lorys Lorius lori have been successfully bred in South Africa for many years, to such an extent that a large number of them are exported every year. The 17th conference of CITES member states (CoP17), decided that the CITES Animals Committee must also monitor the international trade in captive bred animal species. Previously, only the wild caught trade was monitored thru a process known as the Review of Significant Trade in Appendix II species or RST. African Greys are a good example of a species that was under investigation through the RST-process before it was up-listed to CITES Appendix I. During the 29th meeting of the Animals Committee in July 2017(AC29) the exports of captive bred Back Cap Lorys from South Africa was identified as one of several possible candidates for a species country combination to investigate. At that point of the meeting, the World Parrot Trust made a statement that.lories are extremely difficult to keep alive in captivity!! The meeting then agreed that South Africa will be instructed to investigate the captive breeding of Black Cap Lorys here and report back at the next meeting (AC30 in July 2018). The instructions to South Africa include to establish how many breeding stock we have, how many chicks are bred per year and what husbandry methods are implemented by the breeders. According to the CITES trade data, the 1stexport of Black Cap Lorys from South Africa occurred before the 1st recorded import, so South Africa also have to determine if there were any of them here pre-convention (before 1975 when CITES came into force.) The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) approached PASA to do a survey among our members to count how many Back-Cap Lorys there are and requested that a couple of breeders invite them to visit and see how to breed Lorys. PASA is therefore calling on all members and non-members that keep Back-Cap Lorys to send the following information to Antonie Meiring antonie@netactive.co.za. How many Back-Cap Lorysof all the sub-species do you keep? How many chicks do you breed on average per year? Are you willing to invite Nature Conservation to come and see how you breed with Lories? Are you aware of any Back-Cap Lorys that were imported before 1986? Everybody that keep Back-Cap Lorys must urgently provide the above information to us. It can also be sent directly to you nearest Nature Conservation office if you prefer. If South Africa fail to report satisfactorily to AC30 about our breeding of Back-Cap Lorys, then the species can easily become the next target to up-list to CITES I or it could even lead to trade restrictions on South African bred parrots in general. FOCUS - pg 17

18 PVSA VEILINGS KOORDINERINGSKOMITEE NOTULE VAN DIE VERGADERING GEHOU OP: 9 SEPTEMBER 2017 BOSHEUWEL COUNTRY ESTATE 1. Verwelkoming: Deon heet almal welkom. 2. Verskonings: FANIE KLOPPER 3. Presensie: Teenwoordig: KOSH KALAHARI APTV VALKE ROSESTAD VERREWES DIAMANDVELD STELLELAND HOëVELD BOLAND OOS KAAP 4. Goedkeuring van die vorige notule: Deon vra of almal die notule van die vorige vergadering gelees het. Baie persone het nie die notule per e-pos ontvang nie en dus is daar besluit om notule voor te lees deur Lynette. Daar is gevra of daar enige veranderings moet wees, voordat dit as korrek aanvaar word. Voorstel: Stokkies Stokbroekx. Sekondant: Arno Hattingh. 5. Terugvoering vanaf Klubs: Veilings 2017: 1) Al die veilings was met groot sukses hanteer. 2) Die veilings waaroor daar die vorige jaar ingedien was, was buitengewoon suksesvol. 3) Die diskresie reël was goed deur veilingsvoorsitters toegepas en daar was weinig afwykings van die reëls, dit is ag geneem. 4) Twee veilings het die beginsel van Katalogus lotte ingesluit, nl: Verrewes het die Lutino Galah teen n baie goeie prys verkoop en die koper kon die voël op n latere datum afhaal soos ooreengekom. Die AMPTV mutasie veiling het soort gelyke lotte gehad waarvan die Plum-heads n SA rekord opgestel het vir n lot op veiling verkoop. Die welstand van die skaars en duur voëls word daarop gestel. Beide klubs beplan om slegs enkele van die lotte toe te laat. Na bespreking van Katalogus lotte is daar besluit dat die voël/s vooraf deur veilingvoorsitter geinspekteer moet word. Die ring nommer/s moet in die katalogus verskyn sowel as n foto ten toon stel. Slegs beperkte lotte moet aanvaar word. 6. Probleme met 2017 veilings: Veilings: 1) Alle klubs wat veilings hou behoort by die vergadering teenwoordig te wees. Hulle is almal lede van die PVSA en die PVSA erken die klub en sy opbetaalde lede. 2) Katalogus lotte: Na bespreking is daar besluit dat die voël/s vooraf deur veilingvoorsitter geinspekteer moet word. Die ring nommer/s moet in die katalogus verskyn sowel as n foto ten toon stel. Slegs beperkte lotte moet aanvaar word. 3) Diskresie reël: Kalahari klub stel voor dat reël verwyder moet word. Na al die insette ontvang is, is daar tot stemmimg oorgegaan en die uitkoms was dat reël moet bly onder die volgende voorwaardes: Dit moet skaars en duur voëls wees en die voëls moet voor inskrywing deur n erkende veearts ondersoek word om te sien of voëls reg ontwikkel is. Op die verslag moet hierdie inligting verskyn sowel as die ring nommer/s. Slegs beperte lotte moet aanvaar word. 4) Valke klub bevestig dat hul in 2018 nie veiling onder PVSA reëls gaan aanbied nie. 7. Veilingsreëls: Klubs wat verlede jaar teen die mosie van die voorsitter se diskresie gestem het, het geen van die komitee se reëls voor in hul katalogus geopenbaar nie, die reël is wel moontlik aangewend as kriteria by die keuring van voëls. Die veilingsreëls aldus die katalogus is die reëls waarop die veiling in die oë van die publiek gehou word. FOCUS pg 18

19 8. Korrespondensie: Kalahari klub stel voor dat die ring groottes van Hoodeds en Lineolateds bewysig moet word. Hulle sal n brief aan die kantoor stuur sodat die nodige veranderings aangebring kan word op die lys. 9. Regulatories: Ringnekke: Albert Van Lingen het onderneem om n artikel te skryf oor reëls van ringnekke by veilings. Die volgende aspekte moet gedek word: 1) Slegs geregistreerde permithouers mag op veilings Ringnekke verkoop. 2) Slegs geregistreerde permithouers mag op veilings Ringnekke koop. 13. Volgende vergadering: Die vergadering sal plaasvind op dieselfde dag as wat die jaarvergadering in 2018 gaan plaasvind. Datum nog onbekend. 14. Afsluiting: Deon bedank almal vir hulle teenwoordigheid en wens hul sterkte toe vir 2018 se veilings en vra dat veilings sy geloofwaardigheid sal behou. Deon le Roux (VOORSITTER) CITES 1: Verkoper van CITES 1 voëls word versoek om by die Departement te registreer om probleme vir uitvoer van hierdie voëls te voorkom. Vir plaaslike verkope is dit egter nie nodig om te registreer te wees nie. Die tyd om te registreer op die grasie van die A, B en C lyste eindig einde September 2017 en dat die registrasie van sodanige voëls onderworpe aan bewyse sal kan plaasvind. Die PVSA kantoor moet versoek word om lede weer in kennis te stel dat ringnekke by die PVSA moet registreer. Daar moet gelet word op ras egtheid van voëls, veral onder lovebirds. 10. Nuwe klub/s toe tree tot veilings: Oos Kaap klub het aangekondig dat hulle in 2018 weer n veiling gaan aanbied onder die PVSA reëls. Hul veiling sal plaasvind op 17 Maart Datums vir 2018 veilings: Lys is op datum gebring tydens die vergadering en sal in Avizandum geplaas word vanaf November Algemeen: Geen. FOCUS pg 19

20 PASA AUCTION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON: 9 SEPTEMBER 2017 AT BOSHEUVEL COUNTRY ESTATE 1 Welcome: Deon welcomes all attending. Apologies: FANIE KLOPPER 3 Present: KOSH KALAHARI APTV ROSESTAD VERRE-WES DIAMANTVELD STELLALAND Hooved BOLAND OOS-KAAP VALKE 4 Approval of the Previous Meeting : Deon enquired whether all have read the minutes of the previous meeting. A few persons did not receive the minutes via and suggested that Lynette reads the minutes to all. It was also requested that anything should be changed before being accepted as correct. Proposer: Stokkies Stokbroekx Second: Arno Hattingh 5 Feedback from Clubs: Auctions ) All the auctions were a great success. 2) The auction of the previous of the previous year were highly successful. 3) The rule of discretion was well applied by the chairman of auctions and there were no deviations of rules 4) Two auctions applied principle of Catalogue lots. Verre-Wes had a Lutino Gala sold at a very good price and the buyer could fetch the bird at a later date agreed. APMTV mutation auction had similar lot which were Plumheads and fetched a SA record for the most expensive lot sold on an auction. The main reason for these catalogue lots is to not subject rare birds to stress on auctions. The rule for them is to be inspected by Auction Chairman prior to the auction, ring numbers and photos must be provided at the auction. Only a limited number of these lots must be accepted on an auction. 6. Problems arising from 2017 auctions: 1) Clubs having auctions are expected to attend these meetings. They are all members of PASA, and PASA acknowledge these clubs and it s paid up members 2) Catalogue lots: Treated as above. 3) Discretion rule: Kalahari Club suggests that this rule must be scrapped. After all inputs were received and voting took place it was decided to keep the rules under the following conditions: Only limited lots must be accepted It must be scares and expensive birds Birds must be accepted vet A report must be proved including ring numbers 4) Valke club will not offer an auction in 2018 under PASA rules. 7 Auction rules: Clubs who voted against the discretion rule did not display PASA rules in their catalogue, even though they applied the rule during selection process. 8 Correspondence: Kalahari Club suggested that the ring size of Hoodeds and Lineolateds to be altered. They will provide letter to the office to do necessary changes on list. 9 Regulations Ringnecks: Albert van Lingen undertakes to write an article on rules of ringnecks at auctions. The following aspects must be considered : Only registered permit holder may sell ringnecks at auctions Only registered permit holders may buy ringnecks at auctions FOCUS pg 20

21 CITES 1: Sellers of CITES 1 birds are requested to register at the Department to Export these birds without problems. Birds do not to be registered for local sales. The time for registration of A, B and C lists expires end of March Registration of these birds are subject to proof. PASA office are requested to notify all members again that they should register Ringnecks with PASA. Special notice must be made on hybrid birds, especially lovebirds. 10 New Clubs/s for Auctions: Eastern Cape Clubs are going to have an auction und PASA rules in This date was given as 17 March Auction dates 2018: Latest list is made up to date during meeting and will be placed in the Avizandum from November General: Nothing. 13 Next Meeting: The next meeting will occur same da as AGM in Date currently unknown. 14 Closing: Deon thanks all for their presences and wish them well for the coming auction in 2018, and asks them that their credibility must be upheld as in the past. Deon le Roux (CHAIRMAN) FOCUS pg 21

22 When should we medicate our birds? By Tony Silva As I travel the world, I see dramatic differences in husbandry protocols. In Europe there is a great adversity to using medications on parrots. In contrast, in Asia some believe that medication should be used as part of the husbandry, subjecting the birds to regular courses of medications. I disagree with both principals. Medications should never be abused, as they can cause far more problems than they are intended to solve. A sick bird, on the other hand, needs aggressive therapy in order to keep its health from deteriorating to the point that it will not recover. The question of when antibiotics and the concomitant antifungals should be used is in my opinion very clear: when they are actually needed and never prophylactically. Parrots are notorious for hiding an illness. They are in the main flocking animals. In the wild a sick bird in a flock attracts the attention of predators. This is why they hide their deteriorating health until it is usually too late. These birds then separate from the flock. In most cases they are taken by predators long before they succumb to the illness. In a captive environment, the sick bird will mask its illness, but a keen aviculturist will immediately notice a change in behavior: the bird will not be as active or vocal, may not descend to feed when fresh food is offered and may remain with feathers fluffed in a secure part of the aviary. The bird will also not play or preen. Such a bird will clearly need medication. Its illness makes it clinically ill. Parrots can also be subclinically ill. They may behave normally but their illness may cause them not to breed or may cause infertility, embryo loss and chick mortality. Chlamydia psittaci or parrot fever is a typical case in point. Some birds are subclinical. They appear healthy but are infected and display the illness only when stressed. This condition can cause infertility, early embryo death or even the death of the chick shortly after hatching. All parrots should be treated only based on an acute knowledge of medications and their application. You simply cannot buy an antimicrobial agent and treat the bird. Treatment should be based on empirical data what is the antibiotic that has worked best to address those illnesses that are most common in the collection or on culture results. In both cases an avian veterinarian should be consulted, though in areas where they are not available any veterinarian can culture a swab and identify the best antibiotic to use. The cultures identify the agent causing the illness and also the best antibiotic to be used for combatting that agent. This is pure science. With a parrot that can die in a few days from the onset of illness, guessing is a dangerous game. In a breeding collection, I recommend conducting spot physical exams when birds have to be caught for any reason. Look at the eyes, inside the mouth, the nare openings, the vent and the body. A bird that is thin and has mucous or a sour odor emanating from its mouth will need further review. It is likely suffering from bacterial and fungal infection. This bird will need to be examined by a veterinarian. Stained vent feathers may suggest an internal parasite infection, which will need treatment; parasites like disease can also stint breeding. Bird that fail to nest or consistently produce clear eggs, eggs that die during early incubation, or chicks which regularly die should be suspected of being subclinically ill. These birds should be examined in detail and the prerequisite cultures performed. I do not like to culture birds from droppings collected from the aviary floor, as these samples are probably contaminated. Rather I prefer to take a choanal swab; the choana is the slit in the roof of the mouth; it has rows of fine hairs that glow along the slit, these hairs becoming worn if there is a bacterial or fungal infection and are a good gauge as to the health status of a bird. The culture results will likely produce a pathogen and the sensitivities will reveal the best course of action. On being treated, these birds often become productive. When I provide consulting, this is the first area I examine. Often culturing and treating with the proper medication can make a collection go from producing virtually no young to being very productive. Pairs that were productive and suddenly stop nesting or commence producing infertile eggs should also be examined. Find that in almost all of these cases some low grade infection is involved. On being treated, the birds again breed successfully. I do not believe that the entire collection should be subjected to a yearly medical exam. This causes undue stress on the birds. Instead I believe that the birds should be examined when they are caught or if they are not breeding successfully. If a pair never nests and they have been given the proper conditions for breeding a good, balanced and nutritious diet, the proper nest, the correct photoperiod and more then I would also subject them to a physical exam and culture. By incorporating science and the aid of a veterinarian, the breeder can be far more successful. The additional young will more than compensate for the effort and expense of maintaining flock health. FOCUS pg 22

23 PVSA Produkte Beskikbaar / PASA Products Available Jaarponser Bestel jou ringe sonder jaartal en pons soos benodig. Dit sal nooit weer nodig wees om die vorige jaar se ringe weg te gooi nie. Year punch Order your rings updated and punch as required. It will never be necessary to discard outdated rings. Eiertoetsliggie Ideaal om op n vroeë stadium vas te stel of n eier bevrug is sonder om dit te hanteer. Egg inspection light Perfect to determine at an early stage whether an egg is fertile without touching it. Ringe Ringe van die beste gehalte teen die beste prys. Gepons met die PVSA logo en jou persoonlike registrasiekode. Vir Ringgrotes - Click here Rings Best rings at the best price. Punched with the PASA logo and your personal registration code. For ring sizes - Click here FOCUS - pg 23

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25 Lede kan unieke PVSA Ringe, Datumponsers, Eiertoetsliggies, Tange, Microchips en ander produkte by die Kantoor aankoop. Registered breeders can buy unique PASA Rings, Date Punches, Egg Test Lights, Pliers, Microchips and other products from the Office. FOCUS pg 25

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