Interrelationship of Nutrition and Immunity by Gary D. Butcher, Richard D. Miles

“… The immune system benefits greatly from proper nutrition of the bird. Not only does the immune system benefit directly from proper nutrition, but indirectly proper nutrition will also prepare the bird for periods of stress, reducing the adverse effects of stress and enhancing recovery from stressful periods. …”
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Status, Breeding Ecology and Conservation of the Imperial Eagle in Austria by Matthias Schmidt, Johannes A. Hohenegger

“…Since then, a strong population increase took place and was monitored closely through different species conservation programmes of BirdLife Austria. Apart from the population monitoring, the programmes comprised measures to prevent illegal persecution and the disturbance of breeding sites, the satellite tagging of young IEs and the collection of all mortality data available.…”
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EFFECT OF COMBINATION OF DILL AND YOGURT ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS IN LOCAL QUAILS by Lanja A. Ismael, Payam Sadik Sabir

“… The current study aimed to determine the effect of adding mixture of dried dill (Anethum gravelens) powder at levels 0.2 % with yogurt to the quail diet on the productive and physiological characteristics of male and female quails. The experimental birds were divided into four treatments, and each treatment was divided into three replicates, with 8 birds for each replicate. …”
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Distribution and Numbers of Three Globally Threatened Waterbird Species Wintering in Morocco: The Common Pochard, Marbled Teal, and White-Headed Duck by Asmaâ Ouassou, Mohamed Dakki, Mohammed-Aziz El Agbani, Abdeljebbar Qninba, R’himou El Hamoumi

“…Morocco plays a key role in the life of many migratory birds and their survival, thanks to the diversity and richness of its ecosystems. …”
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DIVERSITAS JENIS DAN KEMELIMPAHAN AVIFAUNA DI SUB URBAN KOTA MADIUN BAGIAN BARAT by Bingar Diky Linggarjati, Nurul Kusuma Dewi, Umi Nur Khasanah, Yuliana Yuliana

“…This is resulted in damage to the natural habitat of various species of birds. Damage to vegetation or habitat, caused a change in the adaptability of birds that could potentially affect the abundance of birds. …”
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Avian Ecopedagogies: Women Ornithologists and Environmental Education in Late Nineteenth-Century America by Clara Contreras Ameduri

“…It aims to discuss how these texts allowed American female ornithologists to develop ecopedagogical strategies against bird extinction by encouraging children’s involvement in early animal welfare and nature conservation movements, this fomenting the development of environmental awareness from an early age at a time of recurrent bird slaughter. …”
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亚洲鸟类红皮书项目启动 by 张正旺

“…亚洲鸟类红皮书项目启动张正旺（北京师范大学生物学系．北京１００８７５）由国际鸟类联盟亚洲成员组织（ＢｉｒｄＬｉｆｅＩｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌＡｓｉａＰａｒｔｎｅｒｓｈｉｐ）主持、日本野鸟协会具体负责的亚洲濒危鸟类红皮书(ＢｉｒｄＲｅｄＤａｔａＢｏｏｋ...…”
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Ottoman Hunting Organization of Silistra Sanjak in The 16th Century by Mustafa ALKAN, Ferdi GÖKBUĞA

“…In this respect, the meaning of hunting ceremony gains great importance. Hunting bird-growing organization in Ottoman Empire palace had been institutionalized since early years. …”
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Joie et deuil dans les Bestiaires des xiie et xiiie siècles : le cygne et le rossignol by Jean-Marie Fritz

“…The nightingale, a bird central to the lyric of oc and oïl, has a complex and ambiguous relationship with joy: it is first of all the bird linked with the spring, immersing the poet in joy; conversely, it is also the one who sings with so much fervor that it dies while singing. …”
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Waterbirds habitat mapping using unmanned aerial vehicle in Belawan Mangrove Ecosystems, North Sumatera, Indonesia by Thoha Achmad Siddik, Fauziyah Laely Nur, Jumilawaty Erni, Marwan Mochammad Akbar

“…The results of aerial photo identification found that the number of birds in the study area was 23,454 birds with a density of about 2 birds/m2. …”
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Avian species and functional diversity in the Yellow River Wetland Nature Reserve of Henan Province by Wanying Li, Kaiyue Wang, Peisen Yan, Tianen Chen, Haipeng Zhao, Xunling Lu

“…In conclusion, the reserve could develop seasonal conservation strategies tailored to the characteristics of bird communities in various seasons, with a specific emphasis on protecting key ecological niche bird species, particularly those exhibiting unique traits and birds that consume insects.…”
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Whole genome sequencing, assembly and annotation of the Southern Ground Hornbill – Bucorvus leadbeateri by Jasmin Patel, Angela Botes, Jean Mollett, Pieter De Maayer

“…Abstract The Southern Ground Hornbill (SGH – Bucorvus leadbeateri) is one of the largest hornbill species worldwide, known for its complex social structures and breeding behaviours. This bird has been of great interest due to its declining population and disappearance from historic ranges in southern Africa. …”
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Steppe Eagle breeding population surveys in Turkey between 2015 and 2022 by Márton Horváth, Tibor Juhász, István Béres, Cansu Özcan, Burak Tatar, Ömral Ü. Özkoç, Süreyya İsfendiyaroğlu, Matthias Schmidt, Igor V. Karyakin

“…There were no other published breeding records of Steppe Eagles in Turkey in the twentieth century, although adult birds have been observed in a few occasions in Central and Eastern Anatolia during the breeding season between 1998 and 2015.…”
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Comidas del Zopilote by Dominique Raby

“…The human-vulture relationship culminates in the annual offering, which concentrates in an impressive ritual those concepts and the paper of the bird in the agricultural cycle from which Nahua people were traditionally dependent.…”
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Metagenomic Detection of Multiple Viruses in Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) in Australia by Babu Kanti Nath, Suman Das Gupta, Saranika talukder, Nasrin Sultana Tonu, Shane R. Raidal, Jade K. Forwood, Subir Sarker

“…ABSTRACT Background Birds are known to harbour many pathogens, including circovirus, herpesviruses, adenoviruses and Chlamydia psittaci. …”
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Research Note: Testing the validity of latency-to-lie tests without water for objective on-farm assessment of walking ability of broiler chickens by Kaitlin Wurtz, Sigga Rasmussen, Anja Riber

“…The latency-to-lie (LTL) test is an objective method for assessing walking ability of broiler chickens which has traditionally consisted of placing a bird into a tub of shallow water and measuring how long it takes the standing bird to sit, with duration being negatively associated with gait score. …”
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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) by Bridget B. Baker, Samantha Wisely

“… Avian influenza is a highly contagious respiratory virus that circulates globally among wild birds. As of July 2022, H5N1 has spread quickly in the United States, killing wild birds in more than 40 states and impacting more than 60 species. …”
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Epidemic spread of influenza viruses: The impact of transient populations on disease dynamics by Karen R. Ríos-Soto, Baojun Song, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

“…Our results show that mixing of bird populations (involving residents and migratory birds) play an important role on the patterns of disease spread.…”
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Animals, Mimesis, and the Origin of Language by Kári Driscoll

“…This essay takes a pivotal scene in Richard Wagner’s opera Siegfried, in which the eponymous hero attempts to communicate with a forest bird by imitating its song, as a point of departure for an exploration of Enlightenment theories of the origin of language, specifically those of Rousseau and Herder. …”
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Could the Mexica toztli have been a sun parakeet? Connecting Mexica featherwork to South America by Louise Deglin

“…Despite the early interest of Europeans in the American featherwork, some bird species used by the amanteca remain undetermined to this day. …”
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