Isolation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus from Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) in the Middle East by Henju Marjuki, Ulrich Wernery, Hui-Ling Yen, John Franks, Patrick Seiler, David Walker, Scott Krauss, Robert G. Webster

“…There is accumulating evidence that birds of prey are susceptible to fatal infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus. …”
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Dietary omega-3 fatty acids affect the growth performance of broiler chickens reared at high stocking density by Shahgol Rahbari, Abdolreza Salehi, Seyed Davood Sharifi, Shirin Honarbakhsh

“…Carcass and total heart weight were higher in birds fed diets containing omega-3 fatty acids under high SD than in birds fed a diet low in omega-3 fatty acids at low or high SD (P < 0.05). …”
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Effects of metabolizable energy intake and body weight restriction on layer pullets: 2 - Body composition and onset of lay by Thiago L. Noetzold, Jo Ann Chew, Douglas R. Korver, René P. Kwakkel, Laura Star, Martin J. Zuidhof

“…Large yellow follicles (number and weight) and ovary (weight and percentage) were greater in ad libitum-fed compared to feed restricted birds. In conclusion, pullets fed greater dietary ME increased fat deposition and feed restricted birds had delayed sexual maturation.…”
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A Consumer’s Guide to Eggs by Jeanine Beatty, Karla Shelnutt, Gail P. A. Kauwell

“…Records as far back as 1400 BC show that the Chinese and Egyptians raised birds for their eggs. The first domesticated birds to reach the Americas arrived in 1493 on Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the New World. …”
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Progress on the prevention of poultry Salmonella with natural medicines by Yi Zhang, Jianglan Liu, Yinan Pan, Kai Shi, Ping Mai, Xiaokai Li, Shasha Shen

“…Salmonella infection is an acute and systemic disease of poultry, primarily affecting young birds. The mortality rate of chicken within one week of age can reach up to 40 %. …”
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Overview of animal infectious disease situation in the Republic of Dagestan in 2023 by M. M. Mikailov, N. R. Budulov, Sh. A. Gunashev, E. A. Yanikova

“…Plans for the prevention of highly dangerous and other contagious diseases of animals and birds were fully implemented.…”
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Intra-Amnionic Threonine Administered to Chicken Embryos Reduces Salmonella Enteritidis Cecal Counts and Improves Posthatch Intestinal Development by Alexandre L. de B. Moreira Filho, Celso J. B. Oliveira, Oliveiro C. Freitas Neto, Candice M. C. G. de Leon, Mauro M. S. Saraiva, Maria F. S. Andrade, Bryan White, Patrícia E. N. Givisiez

“…At 2 days of age, half of the birds from each in ovo treatment were given either 0.5 mL of nutrient broth (sham-inoculated) or nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella Enteritidis (SE NalR) in nutrient broth (8.3 × 107 colony forming units (CFU) SE NalR/mL). …”
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Community science as a potential tool to monitor animal demography and human-animal interactions by Laëtitia Maréchal, Raul Lobo, Fintan McAdam, Elizabeth Simpson, Josephine Woolston, Mae Stanley, Teresa Romero, Jenny C. Dunn

“…We compared 5,251 community scientist sightings of individually marked birds with 317 observations recorded through systematic recording methods, to test the reliability of sightings, and of self-reported human-swan interactions. 98.86% of ring readings were correctly reported; sighting reliability increased with experience and was higher when the observer fed the birds. …”
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Avian influenza annual report 2023 by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), José Cortiñas Abrahantes, Inma Aznar, Iancu Catalin, Lisa Kohnle, Kenneth Fergus Mulligan, Lina Mur, Anca Stoicescu, Aniek vanHoutum, Gabriele Zancanaro

“…Twenty RCs reported 1940 wild birds testing positive for LPAI or AIV of unknown pathogenicity. …”
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THE EFFECT OF COATING HATCHING EGGS WITH CHITOSAN AND SPRAYING WITH ACETIC ACID ON THE PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF HATCHED CHICKS by W. I. Al-jugifi, E. T. Mohammad

“…The results showed that there were no significant differences of the experimental coefficients and their overlaps in the weekly body weight of the birds. While a significant superiority of the T3 treatment was found in the weight gain of birds within 35 days. …”
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DYNAMICS OF HAEMATOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS OF PEKIN DUCK BLOOD DURING ADMINISTRATION OF ORGANIC SELENIUM PREPARATION by Ye. O. Anisimova, V. V. Pronin, L. V. Kletikova, N. N. Yakimenko

“…In order to study morphological parameters from the age of one day old to 120 days old blood was collected from axillary vein of birds prior to feeding each 15 days in the morning. …”
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Radar-measured passerine vertical speeds reveal a migratory switch near a major barrier by Yuval Werber, Nir Sapir

“…Throughout their migration, birds need to constantly choose to fly or to stop. …”
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Design and Aerodynamic Analysis of Flapping Mechanism of Two-stage Flapping-wing Aircrafts by Sheng Dian, Zeng Zhiqiang, Wang Guanqun, Li Xinyue

“…In order to improve the flight performance of the flapping-wing aircraft, this study draws on the characteristics of the flight movement of large birds, designs a new two-stage foldable bionic flapping-wing mechanism, and establishes the kinematic and aerodynamic models of the flapping-wing mechanism. …”
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A Consumer’s Guide to Eggs by Jeanine Beatty, Karla Shelnutt, Gail P. A. Kauwell

“…Records as far back as 1400 BC show that the Chinese and Egyptians raised birds for their eggs. The first domesticated birds to reach the Americas arrived in 1493 on Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the New World. …”
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Design and Analysis of the Driving Mechanism of Multi-DOF Flapping Wing Aircrafts by wang Wang, Xiaoxu Pang

“…In order to improve the flight performance of flapping wing aircrafts，a multi-DOF flapping wing mechanism based on space four-bar mechanism is designed by referring to the flight motion characteristics of small and medium-sized birds. Firstly，a kinematic model of the flapping wing driving mechanism is established through kinematic analysis. …”
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Diagnosis and genomic characterization of the largest western equine encephalitis virus outbreak in Uruguay during 2023–2024 by Gonzalo Tomás, Ana Marandino, Sirley Rodríguez, Gabriel Luz Wallau, Filipe Zimmer Dezordi, André Luiz Sá de Oliveira, Claudia Techera, Lucía Calleros, Sofía Grecco, Joaquín Williman, Ramiro Pérez, Lucía Bassetti, Raúl Negro, Lucía Moreira Marrero, Adriana Delfraro, Roberto Vidal, Yanina Panzera, Ruben Pérez

“…Abstract The Western equine encephalitis virus is transmitted between mosquitoes and wild birds. Mosquitoes spread the virus to horses and human populations, causing severe encephalitis and death. …”
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Water homeostasis gene expression in the kidney of broilers divergently selected for water conversion ratio by Kentu Lassiter, Loujain Aloui, Elizabeth S. Greene, Marciela Maqaeda, Travis Tabler, Sami Dridi, Robert F. Wideman, Jr., Sara Orlowski, Walter G. Bottje

“…In Exp. 2, HWE and modern random bred (MRB) broilers were placed in 12 controlled-environmental chambers (2 floor pens/chamber, 6 chambers/line, 11 birds per pen, 132 birds/line) on day of hatch. The broilers were brooded at thermoneutral temperatures from 0 to 4 wks. …”
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Effect of zinc level and the thermal environment on the zootechnical performance and tibia-breaking strength of Japanese quails by Luiz Arthur dos Anjos Lima, Thiago de Assis Moraes, Larissa Kellen da Cunha Morais, Mikael Leal Cabral Menezes de Amorim, Tarsys Noan Silva Veríssimo, José Danrley Cavalcante dos Santos, Maria Isabelly Leite Maia, Severino Guilherme Caetano Gonçalves dos Santos, Fernando Guilherme Perazzo da Costa, Ricardo Romão Guerra, Lucas Rannier Ribeiro Antonino Carvalho, Edilson Paes Saraiva

“…Gradual Zn supplementation, according to the needs of the production stage and environmental conditions, is essential to ensure the health and productivity of the birds.…”
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Flavonoids, Isoquinoline Alkaloids, and Their Combinations Affect Growth Performance, Inflammatory Status, and Gut Microbiome of Broilers Under High Stocking Density and Heat Stres... by Kittisak Insawake, Thaweesak Songserm, Ornprapun Songserm, Yongyuth Theapparat, Kazeem D. Adeyemi, Konkawat Rassmidatta, Yuwares Ruangpanit

“…The treatments included normal stocking density (NSD, 10 birds/m²); HSD (15 birds/m²); HSD + 50 ppm of bacitracin (BCT); HSD + 300 ppm of flavonoids (FVNs); HSD + 80 ppm of isoquinoline alkaloids (IQAs); HSD + FVNs (1–10 days) and IQAs (11–37 days) (FVN-IQA); and HSD + IQAs (1–10 days) and FVNs (11–37 days) (IQA-FVN). …”
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Deletion of pagL and arnT genes involved in LPS structure and charge modulation in the Salmonella genome confer reduced endotoxicity and retained efficient protection against wild-... by Ram Prasad Aganja, Jun Kwon, Amal Senevirathne, John Hwa Lee

“…Intramuscular immunisation of 4-week-old young birds with JOL3015 and JOL3016 strains showed minimal impact on their growth. …”
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