Specific detection of pigeon parvovirus with TaqMan real-time PCR technology by Cuiteng Chen, Chunhua Zhu, Shuyu Chen, Zhen Chen, Huanru Fu, YuYi Chen, Mengyan Zhang, Wenyu Zhang, Yu Huang, Longfei Cheng, Chunhe Wan

“…We found that both YDPS and healthy birds can be found to have PiPV infection through field sample investigations, and we also investigated the presence of PiPV in Fujian, mainland China. …”
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Evidence that flocking behavior is rewarded by singing, flock mates, and mu opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens. by Alyse N Maksimoski, Taviah A Levenson, Changjiu Zhao, Lauren V Riters

“…The goal of this study was to begin to test this hypothesis. We found that birds that sang full songs developed stronger conditioned place preferences than non-singing birds for places associated with flock mates, indicating that singers find the presence of flock mates to be rewarding. …”
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The impact of war on animal welfare: the Imperial Japanese Navy’s manipulation of pigeon behavior in WW II by Cheng Peng, Zi-qi Luo, Lin-hui Guo, Yi-fei Zhu

“…To enable pigeons to support communications aboard moving warships, the IJN exposed these land-dwelling birds to maritime environments, training them to endure challenging conditions such as inclement weather, extreme temperatures, long-distance sea flights, and night-time navigation. …”
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Farmers’ Perception on the Welfare of Broiler Chickens in Smallholder Production Systems in Kiambu County, Kenya by Achikule A. Yensuk, Joyce G. Maina, Paul N. Mbugua

“…Due to this increase in demand, broiler chicken production is increasingly becoming intensive where chickens are overstocked in deep litter systems subjecting the birds to suffering perpetuated through burns on their shanks and breasts with constant footpad lesions, thus compromising their welfare. …”
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Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Alters Oxidative Stability and Alleviates Plasma Cholesterol Content in Meat of Broiler Chickens by Suriya Kumari Ramiah, Goh Yong Meng, Mahdi Ebrahimi

“…The total CLA increased significantly (P<0.05) in breast meat from birds supplemented with CLA. Propensity for lipid peroxidation was significantly higher after 6 days of meat storage (P<0.05) and the redness in chicken breast meat was lower in CLA-fed birds (P<0.05). …”
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Immunoprotective Effect of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) and Glucomannan on T-2 Toxin-Induced Immunodepression in Poultry by T. Ramasamy, C. Varshneya, V. C. Katoch

“…T-2 toxin was produced in the laboratory by growing Fusarium sporotrichioides MTCC 2081 on wheat. T-2 toxin was fed to birds at 1 ppm level of the diet. The powdered seabuckthorn berries were added at 400 and 800 ppm levels, and glucomannan added at 1 g/kg of feed. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Profile and Biofilm Production of Microorganisms Isolated from Oropharynx of Rupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788) and Caracara plancus (Miller, 1777) by Fernanda Alda da Silva, Sandrelli Meridiana de Fátima Ramos dos Santos Medeiros, Sérgio Dias da Costa-Junior, Ana Emília Medeiros Roberto, Sarah Brandão Palácio, Reginaldo Gonçalves de Lima-Neto, Rejane Pereira Neves, Carolina Peixoto Magalhães, José Eduardo Garcia, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti

“…Thus, the presence of these microorganisms in birds of prey is worrisome, highlighting its possible influence in the spread of infections in urban centers.…”
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Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Drinking Water on Growth Rate, Biochemical Parameters, and Intestinal Histology of Broilers by Arkan B. Mohammed, Oday K. Hamad, Thamer A. Khttab

“…The study objectives were to evaluate effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on growth rate, gut histomorphology, and physiological parameters of broilers. A total 360 birds were randomly assigned into five groups (n = 72 birds per group; four replicates per group n = 18), the control group drink water without nano zinc, and ZnO NP groups added 6, 8, 10, and 12 mg/liter to drinking water. …”
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Delta opioid receptors affect acoustic features of song during vocal learning in zebra finches by Utkarsha A. Singh, Soumya Iyengar

“…Interestingly, compared with controls, naltrindole-treated birds had higher numbers of DARPP-32-positive medium spiny neurons and potentially excitatory synapses in Area X. …”
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Poules et poulets entre métaphores et realia dans la prédication et les exempla du Moyen Âge by Marie Anne Polo de Beaulieu

“…Thanks to a chosen corpus of sermons and exempla from the 13th century to the 15th century, we will be able to catch the imaginary linked to the hen, to compare it with other birds, to observe its setting in a social context near to realia. …”
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Illicium parviflorum Anise, Yellow Anisetree, Star Anise by Edward Gilman

“…It highlights the plant’s ornamental qualities, such as its smooth leaves, pyramidal shape, and red fruits that attract birds. The text also discusses the longstalk holly’s growth preferences, including its partial shade requirement and tolerance to wind and cold. …”
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Illicium parviflorum Anise, Yellow Anisetree, Star Anise by Edward Gilman

“…It highlights the plant’s ornamental qualities, such as its smooth leaves, pyramidal shape, and red fruits that attract birds. The text also discusses the longstalk holly’s growth preferences, including its partial shade requirement and tolerance to wind and cold. …”
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Operant Discriminative Learning and Evidence of Subtelencephalic Plastic Changes After Long-Term Detelencephalation in Pigeons by S. M. Cerutti, S. Diaz-Cintra, L. Cintra, E. A. M. Ferrari

“…Experiment II analyzed the morphology of the nucleus rotundus and optic tectum in long-term detelencephalated and control birds, using a Klüver-Barrera staining and image analyzer system. …”
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RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF TURKEYS WITH A/DUCK/ALTAI/469/14 H5N1 STRAIN OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS by V. Yu. Sosipatorova, D. A. Altunin, I. A. Chvala, N. S. Mudrak, D. B. Andreychuk

“…The characteristics of the infection process in birds inoculated intranasally at a dose of 5.0 lg EID50/0.5 cm3 are described with an indication of the incubation period and the mean time of death. …”
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Available phosphorus from phosphate extracted from swine wastewater for poultry by Fernando de Castro Tavernari, Airton Kunz, Vivian Feddern, Ricardo Steinmetz, Paola de Azevedo Mello, Valderi Luiz Dressler

“…At 14 days, 3 birds per experimental unit were slaughtered to evaluate tibia-breaking strength. …”
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Astrovirus infection in animals (literature review) by V. A. Mischenko, A. V. Mischenko, Т. B. Nikeshina, О. N. Petrova

“…The members of the family Astroviridae can cause various pathologies in animals: enteritis, hepatitis and nephritis in birds, gastroenteritis, neurological syndromes and encephalitis in mammals. …”
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Urban fruit bats give birth earlier in the season compared to rural fruit bats by Maya Weinberg, Dean Zigdon, Mor Taub, Lee Harten, Ofri Eitan, Adi Rachum, Reut Assa, Omri Gal, Yossi Yovel

“…While several studies have suggested that urban dwelling alters the reproductive cycle in birds, such evidence currently has not been shown for mammals. …”
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Long term study on blood glucose levels in wintering great tits Parus major in sites differing in artificial food availability by Adam Kaliński, Michał Glądalski, Marcin Markowski, Joanna Skwarska, Jarosław Wawrzyniak, Jerzy Bańbura, Piotr Zieliński

“…Abstract Blood glucose concentration is one of the fundamental biochemical indices in the physiology of birds and other vertebrates. Since glucose serves as the main fuel for metabolic energy, its proper level in the blood serum is crucial to the individual in terms of physiological health, which leads to applying it as an ecophysiological indicator. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Effectiveness of IAVchip DNA Microarray in Influenza A Diagnosis by K. T. Sultankulova, O. V. Chervyakova, N. S. Kozhabergenov, K. A. Shorayeva, V. M. Strochkov, M. B. Orynbayev, N. T. Sandybayev, A. R. Sansyzbay, A. V. Vasin

“…The tests were evaluated with use of 185 specimens from humans, animals, and birds. IAVchip DNA microarray demonstrates higher diagnostic effectiveness (99.45%) in early influenza A diagnosis as compared to the real-time PCR (98.38%) and RT-PCR (96.22%), thus showing its clear superiority. …”
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Cities as parasitic amplifiers? Malaria prevalence and diversity in great tits along an urbanization gradient by Caizergues, Aude E., Robira, Benjamin, Perrier, Charles, Jeanneau, Mélanie, Berthomieu, Arnaud, Perret, Samuel, Gandon, Sylvain, Charmantier, Anne

“…In general, we observed high prevalence in adult birds (from 95% to 100%), yet lower prevalence in fledglings (from 0% to 38%). …”
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