Barn Owl (Tyto alba) by Jason M. Martin, Richard N. Raid, Lyn C. Branch

“… Barn owls, members of the family Tytonidae, are unmistakable nocturnal birds of prey. Their ghostly appearance and blood-curdling shriek have led to their incorporation into folklore and myth and have earned these birds a variety of nicknames, including "ghost owl" and "monkey-faced owl." …”
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Early Biomarkers for Detecting Subclinical Exposure to Fumonisin B1, Deoxynivalenol, and Zearalenone in Broiler Chickens by Laharika Kappari, Todd J. Applegate, Anthony E. Glenn, Abhijeet Bakre, Revathi Shanmugasundaram

“…On d21, T2 to T6 birds exhibited reduced serum phosphorus, glucose, and potassium, while total protein, FITC-d, AST, and CK levels increased compared to control (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Efficiency of using SNP markers in the <i>MSTN</i> gene in the selection of the Pushkin breed chickens by N. V. Dementeva, A. B. Vakhrameev, T. A. Larkina, O. V. Mitrofanova

“…Analysis of the exterior parameters of adult birds showed that this growth is achieved by increasing the depth and volume of the bird body, and not by increasing the length of the limbs. …”
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Clinical assessment and transcriptome analysis of host immune responses in a vaccination-challenge study using a glycoprotein G deletion mutant vaccine strain of infectious laryngo... by Gayathri Gopakumar, Mauricio J. C. Coppo, Mauricio J. C. Coppo, Andrés Diaz-Méndez, Carol A. Hartley, Joanne M. Devlin

“…On the contrary, the absence of any difference in the tracheal transcriptome between the vaccinated-challenged and the uninfected birds were reflected by the preservation of tracheal mucosal integrity in both groups and mild infiltration of leukocytes in the vaccinated-challenged birds. …”
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Animal-Plant Interaction: by Ndizihiwe, Daniel R., Achille, E Assogbadjo, Sylvestre, C. A. M. Djagoun, Barthélémy KASSA

“…The diversity of mammals was high followed by birds and then reptiles with 65%, 30% and 5% respectively. …”
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Small Flock Poultry Nutrition by Michael A. Davis

“…It also emphasizes the importance of providing suitable feeds to birds of different ages and discusses common feeding mistakes. …”
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Northern Fowl Mite by Phillip E. Kaufman, Philip G. Koehler, Jerry F. Butler, Harvey L. Cromroy

“…This mite is found throughout many of the temperate regions of the world parasitizing domestic fowl and wild birds. It has been shown to cause economic damage on poultry farms by causing anemia, lower egg production and even death to birds. …”
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Northern Fowl Mite by Phillip E. Kaufman, Philip G. Koehler, Jerry F. Butler, Harvey L. Cromroy

“…This mite is found throughout many of the temperate regions of the world parasitizing domestic fowl and wild birds. It has been shown to cause economic damage on poultry farms by causing anemia, lower egg production and even death to birds. …”
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Small Flock Poultry Nutrition by Michael A. Davis

“…It also emphasizes the importance of providing suitable feeds to birds of different ages and discusses common feeding mistakes. …”
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Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus: Molecular Detection in Southwestern Ethiopia Chickens by Bezina Arega Emeru, Haregawi Tesfaye Desta

“…However, the proportion of birds infected by the virus was higher in males, exotic breeds, and adults compared to females, local breeds, and young birds. …”
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Effect of diets containing raw and processed pigeon pea seed meal supplemented with enzyme on external and internal egg quality characteristics of laying quails Coturnix coturnix j... by Afolabi Rotimi Akintunde, Mutiu Ayogbe Oguntoye, Samson O. B. Adeoye, Japhet Adeniyi Olusiyi, Samuel Isaac, Emmanuel Filian Istifanus

“…The birds were divided into eight groups of 45 per treatment each replicated three times with 15 birds per replicate in a completely randomized design. …”
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Effect of fattening length, sex and feather colour on growth and fattening performance in native turkish geese by Mustafa Saatçi, Cavit Arslan, Yücel Ünal, Muammer Tilki, Ali Rıza Aksoy

“…Birds with wing tags were individually weighed and all the birds were weighted weekly according to their groups.…”
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Colonial breeding impacts potentially fitness-relevant cognitive processes in barn swallows by Angela Medina-García, Ellen Scherner, Molly T. McDermott, Mark E. Hauber, Rebecca J. Safran

“…Finally, birds that showed higher selective attention hatched more eggs and birds that returned to their nests more quickly after a predator intrusion had more nestlings. …”
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Probiotic post feed restriction supplementation on realimentation performances, carcass characteristic, gut morphology and gut microbes of broiler chicken by Razieh Valipourian, Farid Shariatmadari, Hamed Ahmadi, Mohammad Amir Karimi Torshizi

“…Feed efficiency of birds from days 18 to 42 was lower in birds with restricted access to feed from days 10-18 of age. …”
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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 chronic exposure of specific water quality parameters in poultry drinking water on dietary amino acid digestibility and early broiler performance by Rabin Raut, Biswajit Kumar Biswas, Thyneice Taylor-Bowden, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Bharat Pokharel, Tom Tabler, Samuel N. Nahashon, Pramir Maharjan

“…Treatment water was fed ad libitum throughout the experimental period. A total of 288 birds (Cobb 500 males), fed a standard diet (day(d) 0-21), were utilized for the study, creating six replicates/treatment with 12 birds/replicate cage unit. …”
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H5N1 highly pathogenic influenza in Altaysky krai in 2014: causes and eradication by M. S. Volkov, A. V. Varkentin, V. N. Irza, A. S. Starova

“…Most of HPAI cases are associated with the periods of birds' migration to wintering and nesting areas. …”
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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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Additional records of Neopsittaconirmus lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) parasitizing captive parrots by Yoshika Oniki-Willis, Oldrich Sychra, Ricardo Luis Palma

“…Abstract Species of the chewing louse genus Neopsittaconirmus Conci, 1942 are host-specific parasites on Old World and Australasian parrots (Psittaciformes), infesting both wild and captive birds. Despite veterinarian practices that attempt to eliminate parasites from captive hosts, two species, Neopsittaconirmus gracilis Guimarães, 1974 and Neopsittaconirmus vendulae Sychra, 2006, frequently infest captive birds, not only their regular natural hosts, but also other species that are not naturally parasitized. …”
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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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