A daily rhythm of cell proliferation in a songbird brain by Vladimira Hodova, Valentina Maresova, Rebecca Radic, Lubica Kubikova

“…Here, we studied whether proliferation and apoptosis exhibit a daily rhythm in the brain of the diurnal songbird zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) and whether the cell proliferation peaks during the dark phase of the day, as in rodents. We injected the birds with the cell proliferation marker 5-ethynyl-2´-deoxyuridine (EdU; thymidine analog), quantified the number of dividing cells in the neurogenic ventricular zone (VZ), and measured mRNA expression of clock genes as well as genes indicating cell proliferation or apoptosis. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Shading Effect on the Characteristics of a Large-Scale Grid-Connected PV Power Plant in Northwest China by Yunlin Sun, Siming Chen, Liying Xie, Ruijiang Hong, Hui Shen

“…Based on the investigation result of a 20 MWp grid-connected PV plant in northwest China, the typical shading phenomena are classified and analyzed individually, such as power distribution buildings shading and wire poles shading, plants and birds droppings shading, and front-row PV arrays shading. …”
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Effect of Dietary Combination of Methionine and Fish Oil on Cellular Immunity and Plasma Fatty Acids in Infectious Bursal Disease Challenged Chickens by Elham Maroufyan, Azhar Kasim, Goh Yong Meng, Mahdi Ebrahimi, Loh Teck Chwen, Parvaneh Mehrbod, Behnam Kamalidehghan, Abdoreza Soleimani Farjam

“…The results showed that the birds fed with 5.5% fish oil had higher total protein, white blood cell count, and IL-2 concentration than those of other groups at 7 days after IBD challenge. …”
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Improving Growth Performance, Biochemical Parameters and Reducing Mortality due to Ascites in Broilers by Propranolol Inclusion by Shahriar Saidian, Somaya Farahmand, Mokhtar Fathi, Salar Saifi

“…By reducing the capacity of the body's antioxidant systems, free radicals make the bird susceptible to various diseases. Free radicals are produced in the body by damaging the cell membrane leading to cell death and ultimately tissue damage. …”
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Optimizing selenium-enriched yeast supplementation in laying hens: Enhancing egg quality, selenium concentration in eggs, antioxidant defense, and liver health by Longfei Zhang, Jianmin Zhou, Uchechukwu Edna Obianwuna, Cheng Long, Kai Qiu, Haijun Zhang, Xiaolong Qi, Shugeng Wu

“…A total of 360 Hy-Line Brown hens (28 weeks old) were randomly assigned to four dietary groups with six replicates of 15 birds each, monitored over a 12-week feeding trial after a two-week acclimatization period. …”
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Mechanical problem solving by plush-crested jays: are tools special after all? by Jimena Lois-Milevicich, Lauriane Rat-Fischer, María Alicia de la Colina, Raúl Orencio Gómez, Juan Carlos Reboreda, Alex Kacelnik

“…Abstract Tool use is taxonomically associated with high behavioural flexibility and innovativeness, and its prevalence is greater in primates and some bird species. This association, however, is not known to be causally determinant of tool-related competence since flexibility and innovativeness are often observed in the absence of tool use and vice versa. …”
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Effects of supplementing a polyphenol-rich sugarcane extract through drinking water on egg production and quality of laying hens. by Namalika D Karunaratne, Sasmitha De Silva, Minoli Herath, Ruvini Liyanage, Pabodha Weththasinghe, Barana C Jayawardana, Eranga De Seram, Anil Pushpakumara, Mathew Flavel

“…The treatments were prepared by adding PRSE manually into the drinking water daily, and water was given ad libitum. The birds were given commercial layer feed throughout the study. …”
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Energy-aware feature and classifier for behaviour recognition of laying hens in an aviary system by X. Yang, Q. Hu, L. Nie, C. Wang

“…Six light-weight accelerometers were attached to the back of birds for behaviour monitoring with a sampling frequency of 20 Hz. …”
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Evaluation of Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Digestibility and Ileum Histomorphology of Broiler Chickens fed Two Forms of Diets Supplemented with Exogenous Proteases by RA Alhotan, HH Al-Baadani, EOS Hussein

“…The results showed that birds in the C and D groups in pelleted form had a higher body weight, production and performance index, and better feed conversion ratio. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of conservation priorities in mitigating agricultural threats to China’s vertebrates by Can Yang, Geli Zhang, Xi Zhang, Yuzhe Li, Zhichao Li, Qinghao Wang, Jinwei Dong

“…Our findings indicate that croplands in the Middle-Lower Yangtze Plain and Northeast China represent the most significant threats to threatened birds, with 1,346 and 751 identified risk spots, respectively. …”
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MORPHOFUNCTIONAL EVALUATION OF THYMUS IN PEKIN DUCK DURING DIETARY INCORPORATION OF ORGANIC SELENIUM FEED ADDITIVE DAFS-25k by V. V. Pronin, Ye. O. Anisimova, M. S. Dyumin, S. P. Fisenko

“…From the age of 90 days signs of age involution in the organ were observed, and in the experimental group these processes were going more physiologically in accordance with the age of the birds. Introduction of the organic and selenium additive DAFS-25k in the diet of ducklings at a dose of 1.3 mg/kg of feed promoted the increase of the functional activity of the thymus that leveled the development of accidental involution and optimization of age involution.…”
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Relationship between in ovo feeding and eggshell temperature of breeder eggs during incubation by Maxwell Ansong Okai, Maxwell Ansong Okai, Francis Kruenti, Jacob Alhassan Hamidu, Kokou Tona, Lin Hai

“…The technique, when properly implemented, maximizes nutrient absorption and improves the economic traits of growing birds and their end products. However, several studies have also reported negative effects of the technique on the temperature of the eggshell indicating its significant effect on embryonic development, eggs’ hatching ability, and the quality and growth of chicks. …”
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Diversity and Distribution of Avifauna in the Northeast of Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia by Tamenut Desalegn, Belayneh Abebe

“…Compared to other species, birds are relatively well-known and easily observed, making them great markers of productivity or biodiversity. …”
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West Nile and Usutu viruses: current spreading and future threats in a warming northern Europe by Justine Laverdeur, Justine Laverdeur, Hélène Amory, Pablo Beckers, Daniel Desmecht, Frédéric Francis, Mutien-Marie Garigliany, Marie-Pierre Hayette, Annick Linden, Gilles Darcis

“…They are both maintained in an enzootic cycle involving birds and Culex spp mosquitoes. WNV has demonstrated its sensitivity to the consequences of climate change and there is already evidence that global warming contributes to its expansion in Europe. …”
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A Comprehensive Exploration of the Fatty Acids Profile, Cholesterol, and Tocopherols Levels in Liver from Laying Hens Fed Diets Containing Nonindustrial Hemp Seed by Youssef Rbah, Yassine Taaifi, Aymane Allay, Kamal Belhaj, Reda Melhaoui, Nadia Houmy, Abdessamad Ben Moumen, Embarek Azeroual, Mohamed Addi, Farid Mansouri, Hana Serghini-Caid, Ahmed Elamrani

“…The hens are randomly allocated into four treatment groups, each subdivided into six replicates with five birds in each replicate. The dietary treatments consist of 0% HS (control), 10% HS, 20% HS, and 30% HS. …”
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Effect of Rising Temperature on Lyme Disease: Ixodes scapularis Population Dynamics and Borrelia burgdorferi Transmission and Prevalence by Dorothy Wallace, Vardayani Ratti, Anita Kodali, Jonathan M. Winter, Matthew P. Ayres, Jonathan W. Chipman, Carissa F. Aoki, Erich C. Osterberg, Clara Silvanic, Trevor F. Partridge, Mariana J. Webb

“…In addition, there could be an increased risk of disease export because of infected mobile hosts, usually birds. A temperature-driven seasonal model of Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) transmission among four host types is constructed as a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. …”
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Epidemiology of Avian Tuberculosis in Selected Districts of Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Tesfaye Debelu, Fufa Abunna, Gezahegne Mamo Kassa, Gobena Ameni

“…It mostly occurs in older birds and immunocompromised individuals due to the greater opportunity for infection with age and host immunity. …”
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Positive effect of fermented sorghum on productivity, jejunal histomorphology, and tight junction gene expression in broiler chickens by Patrick Erhard Latue, Bambang Ariyadi, Asih Kurniawati, Muhsin Al Anas

“…Each group was further divided into six replications, with eight birds per replicate. Orthogonal contrasts were used to compare the feed treatments (fermented sorghum and non-fermented sorghum) to the control. …”
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Individual differences in developmental trajectory leave a male polyphenic signature in bulb mite populations by Deere, Jacques A., Smallegange, Isabel M.

“…If, like in mammals and birds where early-life stress effects are extensively studied, we account for such pre-adult viability selection in coldblooded species, it would allow us to (i) better characterise natural selection on trait development like male polyphenisms, (ii) understand how it can affect the response to other selections in adulthood, and (iii) understand how such trait dynamics influence, and are influenced by, population dynamics. …”
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Diet Composition and Feeding Strategies of the Stone Marten (Martes foina) in a Typical Mediterranean Ecosystem by Dimitrios E. Bakaloudis, Christos G. Vlachos, Malamati A. Papakosta, Vasileios A. Bontzorlos, Evangelos N. Chatzinikos

“…Fleshy fruits and arthropods predominated in the diet, but also mammals and birds were frequently consumed. An overall low dietary niche breadth (BA=0.128) indicated a fruit specialization tendency. …”
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