Early embryonic thermal programming and post-hatch flavonoid (Scutellaria baicalensis) supplementation enhanced immune response markers in broiler chickens by Sadid Al Amaz, Md Ahosanul Haque Shahid, Rajesh Jha, Birendra Mishra

“…IntroductionGenetic selection in broiler chickens has led to increased muscle mass without comparable respiratory and cardiovascular system development, limiting the birds’ capacity to withstand high ambient temperatures and making them vulnerable to heat stress (HS). …”
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Switchable Adhesion of Hydrogels to Plant and Animal Tissues by Leah K. Borden, Morine G. Nader, Faraz A. Burni, Samantha M. Grasso, Irene Orueta‐Ortega, Mahima Srivastava, Paula Montero‐Atienza, Metecan Erdi, Sarah L. Wright, Rajabrata Sarkar, Anthony D. Sandler, Srinivasa R. Raghavan

“…This includes tissues from animals, including humans and other mammals; birds; fish; reptiles (e.g., lizards); amphibians (e.g., frogs), and invertebrates (e.g., shrimp, worms). …”
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A Body‐Temperature‐Triggered In Situ Softening Peripheral Nerve Electrode for Chronic Robust Neuromodulation by Xueyang Ren, Wenjie Tang, Yuehui Yuan, Shisheng Chen, Fangzhou Lu, Jinyang Mao, Jidan Fan, Xufeng Wei, Ming Chu, Benhui Hu

“…The central core is altered from the tri‐arm crosslinker to the star‐branched monomer to kill two birds (close the translation temperature to 37 °C and decrease the modulus after implantation) with one stone. …”
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What ‘unexplored’ means: mapping regions with digitized natural history records to look for ‘biodiversity blindspots’ by Laymon Ball, Sheila Rodríguez-Machado, Diego Paredes-Burneo, Samantha Rutledge, David A. Boyd, David Vander Pluym, Spenser Babb-Biernacki, Austin S. Chipps, Rafet Ç. Öztürk, Yahya Terzi, Prosanta Chakrabarty

“…We examined global records of accessible natural history voucher collections (with publicly available data and reliable locality data) for terrestrial and freshwater vascular plants, fungi, freshwater fishes, birds, mammals, and herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles) and highlight areas of the world that would be considered undersampled and sometimes called ‘unexplored’ (i.e., have relatively low, or no evidence of, past sampling efforts) under typical Western-scientific descriptions. …”
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Choosing the most suitable NGS technology to combine with a standardized viral enrichment protocol for obtaining complete avian orthoreovirus genomes from metagenomic samples by Sonsiray Álvarez-Narváez, Sonsiray Álvarez-Narváez, Telvin L. Harrell, Islam Nour, Sujit K. Mohanty, Steven J. Conrad

“…Avian orthoreoviruses (ARVs) pose a significant and growing threat to the poultry industry and frequently cause economic losses associated with disease in production birds. Currently available commercial vaccines are ineffective against new ARV variants and ARV outbreaks are increasing worldwide, requiring whole genome sequencing (WGS) to characterize strains that evade vaccines. …”
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Heterogeneity of avian infectious bronchitis virus population by Ye. V. Ovchinnikova, L. O. Scherbakova, S. N. Kolosov, A. N. Andriyasova, N. G. Zinyakov, Z. B. Nikonova, A. A. Kozlov, P. B. Akshalova, D. A. Altunin, D. B. Andreychuk

“…Analysis of test results within a two-year period showed that it is important to study samples taken from birds of different ages. The virus undergoes modification and adaptation inducing new genetic forms by infecting several poultry generations, due to which the heterogeneity of the virus population is ob­served not only in the poultry farm as a whole or in a separate department, but also within one organism. …”
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Strong benefits of hedgerows to bats in three European winegrowing regions by Fernanda Chávez, Martin H. Entling, Rafael Alcalá Herrera, Emilio Benítez, Stefan Möth, Jo Marie Reiff, Silvia Winter, Verena Rösch

“…This would also benefit other important groups of animals such as bees and birds along with the ecosystem services they provide.…”
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Dietary addition of compound organic acids improves the growth performance, carcass trait, and body health of broilers by Fang Cai, Meiping Huang, Wei Liu, Xiaoling Wan, Kai Qiu, Xiao Xu

“…This study aims to evaluate the effects of this compound acidifier on growth performance, serum lipid profile, antioxidant status, and immune parameters in broilers, providing insights into its potential benefits as a dietary supplement for broiler health and productivity.MethodsA total of 240 broilers were randomly divided into four groups: a control group and three treatment groups receiving 0.25%, 0.5%, or 1.0% acidifier, with six replicates of ten birds each. Over a 6-week period, various parameters were measured, including serum triglycerides, high-density lipoproteins, lysozyme, immunoglobulins (IgA, IgM), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, IL-2, TNF-α, and gene expressions related to lipid metabolism.ResultsOver a 6-week period, the acidifier decreased serum triglycerides and high-density lipoproteins while also enhancing growth performance. …”
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Lake Iriqui’s Remarkable Revival: Field Observations and a Google Earth Engine Analysis of Its Recovery After over Half a Century of Desiccation by Adil Moumane, Tarik Bahouq, Ahmed Karmaoui, Dahmane Laghfiri, Mohamed Yassine, Jamal Al Karkouri, Mouhcine Batchi, Mustapha Faouzi, Mohamed Boulakhbar, Ali Ait Youssef

“…Historically, the lake played an important role as one of the largest water bodies before the Sahara Desert, serving as a critical stopover in migratory routes for various bird species. Two field missions documented this event: the first confirmed the lake’s reappearance, while the second recorded the resurgence of the ecosystem and the return of migratory birds, last observed in the lake in 1968. …”
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Leverage of lysozyme dietary supplementation on gut health, hematological, antioxidant, and immune parameters in different plumage-colors Japanese quails by Ibrahim A. Elkhaiat, Seham El-Kassas, Safaa E Abdo, Karima El-Naggar, Haitham K. Shalaby, Reyad Y. Nofal, Mayada R. Farag, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Antonia Lestingi

“…For each quail variety, 240 birds were randomly allocated into four groups with four replicates per group. …”
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The effect of using Echinacea extract as an immune system stimulant and antioxidant on blood indicators, growth efficiency, and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens to produ... by Elwy A. Ashour, Ahmed K. Aldhalmi, Ismail E. Ismail, Mahmoud Kamal, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Ayman A. Swelum, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack

“…Four groups were randomly selected from the chicks; the first group (the control group) was given drinking water only. Conversely, the birds in treatments 2, 3, and 4 were supplemented with EPA in their drinking water. …”
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Cloned airway basal progenitor cells to repair fibrotic lung through re-epithelialization by Yu Zhao, Yueqing Zhou, Weipan Zhang, Mingzhe Liu, Jun Duan, Xiaopeng Zhang, Qiwang Ma, Yujia Wang, Yuzhen Zhang, Zhongliang Guo, Ting Zhang, Wei Zuo

“…Furthermore, by cloning P63+ airway basal progenitors from larger mammals and birds, we construct multiple lung-chimerism animals and uncover the evolutionarily conserved roles of these progenitor cells in lung repair. …”
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The pattern of genetic diversity of different breeds of pigs based on microsatellite analysis by V. R. Kharzinova, N. A. Zinovieva

“…The materials used for this study were the tissue and DNA samples extracted from 1,194 pigs and DNA of the UNU “Genetic material bank of domestic and wild animal species and birds” of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry. …”
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Improving the physiological status of broiler chickens using rosemary leaf meal and sodium bentonite as ammonia gas control agents by Mercy Chisara Ogwuegbu, Fredrick Ugochukwu Udeh, Josephine Chinenye Ugwuozor, Precious Ezinne Okoye, Joy Chimela Kalu, Emmanuel Chinonso Arum, Doctor Mziwenkosi Nhlanhla Mthiyane

“…A total of 360 male Cobb 500-day-old broilers were randomly allotted into 6 dietary treatments in a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement, with 6 replicates of 10 birds each in a completely randomized design (CRD). …”
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Distinct dynamic regulation of pectoralis muscle metabolomics by insulin and the promotion of glucose-lipid metabolism with extended duration by Xiangli Zhang, Pengfei Du, Ziyang Wang, Yao Zhu, Xuemeng Si, Wen Chen, Yanqun Huang

“…Birds' glycolipid metabolism has garnered considerable attention due to their fasting blood glucose levels being nearly twice those of mammals. …”
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Effects of dietary dihydroartemisinin on growth performance, meat quality, and antioxidant capacity in broiler chickens by Xiaoxiao Pu, Yuxuan Liang, Jiafang Lian, Miaoxuan Xu, Yalan Yong, Hao Zhang, Lili Zhang, Jingfei Zhang

“…Four-hundred one-day-old Arbor Acres male broilers were randomly assigned to five treatment groups with eight replicates and ten birds each. All broilers were fed a basal diet containing 0, 5, 10, 20 or 40 mg/kg dihydroartemisinin. …”
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On-farm hatching and contact with adult hen post hatch induce sex-dependent effects on performance, health and robustness in broiler chickens by Guilloteau, Laurence A, Bertin, Aline, Crochet, Sabine, Bagnard, Charlotte, Hondelatte, Alice, Ravon, Laure, Schouler, Catherine, Germain, Karine, Collin, Anne

“…On their return to the original room, the chicken density was increased, and birds were orally vaccinated with the Gumboro vaccine. …”
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MSF-GhostNet: Computationally Efficient YOLO for Detecting Drones in Low-Light Conditions by Maham Misbah, Misha Urooj Khan, Zeeshan Kaleem, Ali Muqaibel, Muhamad Zeshan Alam, Ran Liu, Chau Yuen

“…We also proposed three feature map combinations to evaluate the performance of multiscale and multitarget flying objects, including drones, birds, planes, and helicopters. This approach significantly reduces the waste of computing resources when detecting small-sized flying objects. …”
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Health effects of astaxanthin in the intestinal tract of yellow-feathered broilers by Yu-Yun Gao, Zhi-Xin Lin, Min Zhang, Rui Yang, Ping-Ting Guo, Jing Zhang, Chang-Kang Wang, Ling Jin

“…A total of 288 male yellow-feathered broilers (1-day-old) were randomly allocated to four groups with six replicates of 12 birds each. The control group (CON) was fed a basal diet, the test groups were fed a basal diet added with 20 mg/kg, 40 mg/kg, and 80mg/kg of astaxanthin (AST20, AST40, and AST80), respectively. …”
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A novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant supplemented to an all-vegetable broiler diet totally replaced added trace minerals including zinc, iron, copper and manganese in two... by Yueming Dersjant-Li, Cees Kwakernaak, Abiodun Bello, Leon Marchal

“…Each tested 12 treatments in a 2 × 6 factorial arrangement with 3,360 Ross 308 males (35 birds/pen, 8 pens/treatment) in a randomized complete block design. …”
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