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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The impact of multiple exposures and movement on the fear response of poultry by Alexandra Jackson, Marcela Quino, Anusha Gautam, Melissa Gilpin, Katie Still, Denise Landers, Bethany Baker-Cook

“…This study aimed to assess: 1) the impact of repeated exposure to fear tests on fear response and, 2) how the addition of movement to fear stimuli during a novel object test impacts bird fear response. Over two trials, a total of 3,600 Ross 308 birds (1800 birds/trial) were raised until 42 days of age. …”
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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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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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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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Mutations in Homocysteine Metabolism Genes Increase Keratin N-Homocysteinylation and Damage in Mice by Kamila Borowczyk, Jacek Wróblewski, Joanna Suliburska, Noriyuki Akahoshi, Isao Ishii, Hieronim Jakubowski

“…A major fraction of hair Hcy-keratin (56% to 93%), significantly higher in birds than in mammals, was sodium dodecyl sulfate-insoluble. …”
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Evidence of genetic determination of annual movement strategies in medium-sized raptors by Ivan Literák, Claudia Maria Kyseláková, Marek Dostál, Caka Karlsson, Jan Škrábal, Mykola Skyrpan, Ervín Hrtan, Lászlo Haraszthy, Rainer Raab

“…Abstract Most species of migrating birds use a combination of innate vector-based orientation programs and social information to facilitate accurate navigation during their life. …”
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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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Seroprevalence of Avian Influenza in Guinea Fowls in Some Districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana by Albert Agyapong Tweneboah, Sherry Ama Mawuko Johnson, Patrick Mensah Amponsah, Derrick Adu Asare, Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe

“…Adult guinea fowls exhibited higher seroprevalence (23.7%) compared to growers (1.0%). The source of birds showed no significant association, but birds from slaughter points demonstrated higher seroprevalence (11.6%) compared to households (5.0%) and live bird markets (8.1%). …”
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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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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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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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Investigations on the Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors of Avian Coccidiosis in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria by Shola David Ola-Fadunsin

“…Parameters such as age, sex, season, and species of birds were determined. Also, the months of the year were taken into consideration. …”
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Behavioral flexibility is manipulable and it improves flexibility and innovativeness in a new context by Logan, Corina, Lukas, Dieter, Blaisdell, Aaron, Johnson-Ulrich, Zoe, MacPherson, Maggie, Seitz, Benjamin, Sevchik, August, McCune, Kelsey

“…We found that flexibility was manipulable: birds in the manipulated group took fewer trials to pass criterion with increasing reversal number, and they reversed a shade preference in fewer trials by the end of their serial reversals compared to control birds who had only one reversal. …”
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L’ixeutique, un exemple de gestion empirique de la biodiversité végétale par la communauté traditionnelle Tsaaya du massif du Chaillu, Congo by Victor Kimpouni, Jean Pierre Makita-Madzou, Ernest Apani, Marcel Motom

“…It brings out 15 spontaneous species and approximately about thirty birds species. As for the bird calls, several species of Sapotaceae which one extracts the almond of seeds are listed. …”
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Integrated movement models for individual tracking and species distribution data by Frances E. Buderman, Ephraim M. Hanks, Viviana Ruiz‐Gutierrez, Michael Shull, Robert K. Murphy, David A. W. Miller

“…In addition, the integrated approach (a) improves accuracy of other estimated movement parameters, (b) allows us to estimate the proportion of migratory and non‐migratory birds in a given location and time, and (c) estimate future spatiotemporal distributions of birds given a wintering location, which provide estimates of seasonal connectivity and migratory routes. …”
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Uropygial gland microbiota of nearctic−neotropical migrants vary with season and migration distance by Leanne A. Grieves, Gregory B. Gloor

“…The uropygial gland is an important source of chemical cues and harbours diverse microbes that could mediate chemical communication in birds, so determining the factors most important in shaping host microbiota should improve our understanding of microbially-mediated chemical communication. …”
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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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Biodiversity and Soil Characterization of Ancestral Domain of the Tagbanua Tribe in Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines by Reynald M. Quilang

“…The survival of these birds is threatened by extinction due to habitat loss. …”
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