Analysis of the Production and Economic Indicators of Broiler Chicken Rearing in 2020–2023: A Case Study of a Polish Farm by Michalina Adaszyńska-Skwirzyńska, Paweł Konieczka, Mateusz Bucław, Danuta Majewska, Arkadiusz Pietruszka, Sławomir Zych, Danuta Szczerbińska

“…In all of the analyzed production cycles, the PI of broiler chicken rearing was above 100, averaging 120.48%, and the average profit per bird was 0.46 EUR. During the study period, several negative events occurred, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of avian influenza outbreaks, and consequent fluctuations in feed and poultry prices. …”
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Mt or not Mt: Temporal variation in detection probability in spatial capture-recapture and occupancy models by Sollmann, Rahel

“…An occupancy case study for ten bird species with a more complex model structure showed considerable differences in occupancy parameter estimates under models accounting for or ignoring temporal variation in detection; but estimates and predictions from the latter were always within 95% confidence intervals of the former. …”
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Nest site selection during the second breeding attempt in Japanese tits (Parus minor): effects of nest site characteristics by Xudong Li, Jiangping Yu, Li Zhang, Dake Yin, Keqin Zhang, Mingju E, Haitao Wang

“…Abstract Numerous investigations focusing on nest site selection among multiple-brooded bird species have revealed a common trend: breeders frequently return to their first nest sites for another brood during the same breeding season. …”
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Identification of antibiotic use patterns in poultry farms in the southwest region of Bangladesh by Sarder Safiqul Islam, Ratna Ghosh, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Minhazul Abedin Sun, Mustajabur Rahman, Dhiman Mondol

“…Farmers marketed broilers at an average of 35 days with a live weight of 2187.04 kg bird-1 and egg production of layer chickens was 88.88%. …”
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Case report: Long-term GPS tracking throughout the breeding and non-breeding seasons of the streaked shearwater Calonectris leucomelas by Taito Kamata, Masaki Shirai, Kazuhiko Hirata, Takahiro Sato, Haruka Mukai, Maki Yamamoto, Tsuneo Sekijima

“…In September 2018, we attached GPS tags to birds breeding on Toshima, in the Izu Islands, and recaptured two birds in August 2020 and 2022. …”
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Transitive reasoning in the adult domestic hen in a six-term series task by R. Degrande, O. Amichaud, B. Piégu, F. Cornilleau, P. Jardat, V. H.B. Ferreira, V. Colson, L. Lansade, L. Calandreau

“…These results contribute to a better understanding of transitive inference processes in birds.…”
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Immunomodulatory effects of thymol and cinnamaldehyde in chicken cell lines by C. Shen, L.G. Christensen, S.Y. Bak, N. Christensen, K. Kragh

“…These results indicated how supplementing TCB in poultry diets can increase bird performance, by increasing in vivo cell membrane integrity (especially important in the gut) and assisting in immune responses, which can liberate energy for growth.…”
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A sweeping view of avian mycoplasmas biology drawn from comparative genomic analyses by Elhem Yacoub, Vincent Baby, Pascal Sirand-Pugnet, Yonathan Arfi, Helmi Mardassi, Alain Blanchard, Salim Chibani, Boutheina Ben Abdelmoumen Mardassi

“…Abstract Background Avian mycoplasmas are small bacteria associated with several pathogenic conditions in many wild and poultry bird species. Extensive genomic data are available for many avian mycoplasmas, yet no comparative studies focusing on this group of mycoplasmas have been undertaken so far. …”
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Epidemiological and genetic charateristics of Vibrio vulnificus from diverse sources in China during 2012–2023 by Dongling Long, Min Li, Lingchao Ma, Jiewen Huang, Chao Lv, Yiwen Chen, Zile Cheng, Chang Liu, Huitao Huang, Xiaokui Guo, Chao Yang, Yongzhang Zhu

“…Genes associated with the Type III secretion system were identified in migratory bird isolates, while a unique Type VI secretion system (T6SS1) were identified exclusively within a specific phylogenetic sub-lineage. …”
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The Impact of Dermal Characteristics on Low-Level Laser Power Measurement in Postmortem Zoological Species by Faith Ramsey, Michelle Borsdorf, John Ladner, Anne White, Tara M. Harrison

“…Lighter colored specimens had higher power readings than darker colored or pigmented samples, and feathers appeared to inhibit the laser, showing minimal to no power readings on bird skin covered in covert and down feathers. There was statistically significant mean tissue penetration for all time points between the rabbit and green sea turtle (p=0.0046), the red-tailed hawk and green iguana (p=0.0046), and the red-tailed hawk and green sea turtle (p=0.000034). …”
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Lake Iriqui’s Remarkable Revival: Field Observations and a Google Earth Engine Analysis of Its Recovery After over Half a Century of Desiccation by Adil Moumane, Tarik Bahouq, Ahmed Karmaoui, Dahmane Laghfiri, Mohamed Yassine, Jamal Al Karkouri, Mouhcine Batchi, Mustapha Faouzi, Mohamed Boulakhbar, Ali Ait Youssef

“…Historically, the lake played an important role as one of the largest water bodies before the Sahara Desert, serving as a critical stopover in migratory routes for various bird species. Two field missions documented this event: the first confirmed the lake’s reappearance, while the second recorded the resurgence of the ecosystem and the return of migratory birds, last observed in the lake in 1968. …”
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Purification immunoglobulin yolk anti avian influenza H5N1 in poultry using hydrophobic interaction chromatography by Armanda Dwi Prayugo, Toto Subroto, Wyanda Arnafia, Wahyu Widayat, Dinda Reisinta, Akmal Jauhari, Siti Munawaroh, Denniswara Sibit, Idar Idar

“…IgY anti-avian influenza H5N1 can be obtained from chickens vaccinated at 0.5 ml per bird dose using inactivated H5N1 vaccine with a purification stage from graded PEG, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, and concentrated using an ultrafilter. …”
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Colonization by Triatoma sordida Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in an urban area: assessment of transmission risk in the Araçatuba region, state of São Paulo, Braz... by Rubens Antonio da Silva, Fernanda Santos Silva, Neusa Madalena Bertani de Freitas, Neusa Madalena Bertani de Freitas, Tânia Mara Tomiko Suto, Rosemari Suto, Wilson Antonio de Souza, Abílio José Batista Costa, Keuryn Alessandra Mira Luz Requena

“…The food source study demonstrated contact with bird, rodent, feline and human blood. These findings reinforce the concern about the urbanization of the T. sordida species in the state of São Paulo, highlighting the need to increase health education actions aimed at monitoring the situation.…”
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A comparative study of the performance of ten metaheuristic algorithms for parameter estimation of solar photovoltaic models by Adel Zga, Farouq Zitouni, Saad Harous, Karam Sallam, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Guojiang Xiong, Ali Wagdy Mohamed

“…The algorithms evaluated include the Crayfish Optimization Algorithm, the Golf Optimization Algorithm, the Coati Optimization Algorithm, the Crested Porcupine Optimizer, the Growth Optimizer, the Artificial Protozoa Optimizer, the Secretary Bird Optimization Algorithm, the Mother Optimization Algorithm, the Election Optimizer Algorithm, and the Technical and Vocational Education and Training-Based Optimizer. …”
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Phylogeography and genetic diversity of Ulmus elongata (Ulmaceae), a Tertiary relict tree with extremely small populations (PSESP) by Yakun Wang, Xiankun Wang, Junyuan Wu, Jun Yang, Yanpei Liu, Peng Guo, Fude Shang, Nan Lin

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Molecular Monitoring of Flavivirus Infections (West Nile Virus and Dengue Virus) Among Culicidae Mosquitoes in Southern Iran by Masoumeh Amin, Hamideh Edalat, Hamidreza Basseri, Morteza Zaim, Kourosh Azizi, Mostafa Salehi- Vaziri, Sahar Khakifirouz, Mohsen Kalantari, Mozaffar Vahedi, Saideh Yousefi, Parisa Amin

“…Mosquitoes were collected from 23 stations across urban and rural areas and migratory bird habitats in five counties, using hand catch with manual aspirators, CDC light traps with CO2, and human and animal bait methods from April to December 2018. …”
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Estimating population abundance and monitoring population trends of endangered, elusive subterranean mammals (Rodentia: Spalacinae: Nannospalax) using HRAMN methodology by Orsolya Moldován, Szabocs Balogh, Gábor Bakó, Zsolt Molnár, Gyula Szabó, András Molnár, Attila Németh

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A novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant supplemented to an all-vegetable broiler diet totally replaced added trace minerals including zinc, iron, copper and manganese in two... by Yueming Dersjant-Li, Cees Kwakernaak, Abiodun Bello, Leon Marchal

“…Each tested 12 treatments in a 2 × 6 factorial arrangement with 3,360 Ross 308 males (35 birds/pen, 8 pens/treatment) in a randomized complete block design. …”
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Factors Influencing the Growth of Tourism in Uganda: A Case Study of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. by Katwesigye, Jordan

“…Other factors have led to the development of tourism at Bwindi impenetrable national park include political climate with 10% of the respondents, image of the destination with 7%, craft shops and tourism centers with 18%, game and bird watching with 16%, nature walks with 11 % and friendly tour guides and tour operator with 14%. …”
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Interactive effect of dietary metabolizable energy levels with amino acid density in male broiler chickens: Carcass yield, nutrient intake, digestibility and excretion by Mehdi Toghyani, Shemil MacElline, Peter H. Selle, Sonia Y. Liu

“…On day 42, four birds per replicate were euthanized for carcass yield and quality evaluation. …”
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