Proteomic analysis of egg production peak and senescence in the ovaries of Taihe black-boned silky fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson) by Xuan Huang, Shibao Li, Yuting Tan, Chunhui Xu, Yunyan Huang, Zhaozheng Yin

“…Abstract Background The Taihe black-boned silky fowl, a distinguished indigenous breed of chicken, is renowned for its dual utility in both traditional medicinal and culinary applications. …”
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Digestion, faeces microbiome, and selected blood parameters in dogs fed extruded food containing Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal by Kanber Kara, Oğuzhan Kahraman, Fatma İnal, Zekeriya Safa İnanç, Sena Yilmaz Öztaş, M. Selçuk Alataş, Ibrar Ahmed

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effects of using black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) (HI) at 0% (HI0), 7.5% (HI75) and 15% (HI150) larva meal instead of chicken meal in extruded dog food. …”
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Exploring the potential of black soldier fly live larvae as a sustainable protein source for laying hens: A comprehensive study on egg quality by Arianna Cattaneo, Erminia Sezzi, Marco Meneguz, Roberto Rosà, Davide Santori, Sofia Cucci, Rosalba Roccatello, Francesca Grosso, Stefano Mercandino, Valeria Zambotto, Eugenio Aprea, Pavel Solovyev, Luana Bontempo, Angela Trocino, Gerolamo Xiccato, Sihem Dabbou

“…Live insect larvae were recently proposed for use in laying hens in intensive chicken farming as an innovative form of environmental enrichment. …”
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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ameliorated the negative effects of a low-protein diet on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune status, and gut microbiota of laying chicks by Lele Hou, Huiling Qiu, Jihong Dong, Huawei Liu, Shansong Gao, Fu Chen

“…This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of adding Lactiplantibacillus plantarum to a low-protein diet on the growth performance, ability immune status, and intestinal microbiota of 0–21-day-old layer chickens. A total of 180 one-day-old healthy Hy-line brown laying chicks were randomly divided into three groups with three replicates each of 20 chicks. …”
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CpG-ODN Induces a Dose-Dependent Enrichment of Immunological Niches in the Spleen and Lungs of Neonatal Chicks That Correlates with the Protective Immunity against Escherichia coli by Thushari Gunawardana, Khawaja Ashfaque Ahmed, Kalhari Goonewardene, Shelly Popowich, Shanika Kurukulasuriya, Ruwani Karunarathana, Lisanework E. Ayalew, Ashish Gupta, Betty Lockerbie, Marianna Foldvari, Suresh K. Tikoo, Philip Willson, Susantha Gomis

“…Immunoprotective function of oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) has been demonstrated in neonatal chickens against common bacterial pathogens such as E.coli and Salmonella sp. …”
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Bioprocessing of organic wastes from poultry and bovine slaughterhouses as food substrate for Hermetia illucens larval development by A.P. Luperdi, S.S. Flores-Calla, X.J. Barriga, V. Rivera, I. Salazar, P.L. Manrique, J.E. Reátegui

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In the meat industry, inefficient management of organic waste exists, therefore the study aims to evaluate different bovine and poultry organic residues as food substrates during larval development of the black soldier fly, such as a sustainable alternative to obtain high protein meal.METHODS: The research evaluates the use of organic waste from cattle and poultry slaughterhouses, as food substrate for black soldier fly larvae, including raw beef blood T1, raw beef viscera T2, cooked beef blood T3, cooked beef viscera T4, raw chicken viscera T6 and cooked chicken viscera T7; further, as a control measure balanced feed (7 treatments and 5 replicates). …”
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Effect of innate and induced immunity on infectious bursal disease pathogenesis by A. N. Semina

“…The infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) affects chicken’s immune system in a comprehensive and integrated manner thus destructing B-lymphocytes, attracting T-cells and activating macrophages. …”
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Selenium–Chondroitin Sulfate Nanoparticles Inhibit Angiogenesis by Regulating the VEGFR2-Mediated PI3K/Akt Pathway by Xia Zheng, Xiaofei Liu, Zhuo Wang, Rui Li, Qiaoli Zhao, Bingbing Song, Kit-Leong Cheong, Jianping Chen, Saiyi Zhong

“…In this study, we analyzed the effect of SeCS on tube formation in vitro, based on the inhibition of tube formation and migration of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and evaluated the in vivo angiogenic effect of SeCS using the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. …”
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Harmful impacts of microplastic pollution on poultry and biodegradation techniques using microorganisms for consumer health protection: A review by Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Elwy A. Ashour, Fatemah AlMalki, Asmaa F. Khafaga, Mahmoud Moustafa, Mohammed O. Alshaharni, Islam M. Youssef, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Sylwester Świątkiewicz

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Development of Antimicrobial Biopolymer Film Incorporated with a Mixture of Sodium Lactate and Diacetate and Studying its Efficacy Against Listeria monocytogenes and Microbiologica... by Katherine Sierra, Luis Guzman, Vianca Tashiguano, Micah T. Black, Payten Leeds, Jakob Doster, Laura J. Garner, Sungeun Cho, Yucheng Peng, Amit Morey

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Campylobacter colonization and undernutrition in infants in rural eastern Ethiopia — a longitudinal community-based birth cohort study by Dehao Chen, Dehao Chen, Sarah Lindley McKune, Sarah Lindley McKune, Yang Yang, Ibsa Aliyi Usmane, Ibsa Abdusemed Ahmed, Jafer Kedir Amin, Abdulmuen Mohammed Ibrahim, Abadir Jemal Seran, Nurmohammad Shaik, Amanda Ojeda, Bahar Mummed Hassen, Loic Deblais, Belisa Usmael Ahmedo, Kedir Abdi Hassen, Mussie Bhrane, Xiaolong Li, Nitya Singh, Kedir Teji Roba, Nigel P. French, Gireesh Rajashekara, Mark J. Manary, Jemal Yusuf Hassen, Arie Hendrik Havelaar, on behalf of the CAGED Research Team

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Isoleucine at position 137 of haemagglutinin acts as a mammalian adaptation marker of H9N2 avian influenza virus by Weiwei Ma, Chenyang Ren, Lin Shi, Bo Meng, Yali Feng, Ying Zhang

“…During AIV active surveillance in Liaoning province from 2015 to 2016, we identified 10 H9N2 strains exhibiting different lethality to chick embryos. Two representative strains, A/chicken/China/LN07/2016 (CKLN/07) and A/chicken/China/LN17/2016 (CKLN/17), with similar genomic background but different chick embryo lethality, were chosen to evaluate the molecular basis for this difference. …”
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Aspergillus nidulans: A Potential Resource of the Production of the Native and Heterologous Enzymes for Industrial Applications by Amit Kumar

“…A. nidulans has shown the potential to utilize low-cost substrates such as wheat bran, rice straw, sugarcane bagasse, rice bran, coir pith, black gram residue, and chicken feathers to produce enzymes cost-effectively. …”
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Quantitative accuracy of preclinical in ovo PET/MRI: influence of attenuation and quantification methods by Theresa Balber, Katarína Benčurová, Manuela Mayrhofer, Joachim Friske, Martin Haas, Claudia Kuntner, Thomas H. Helbich, Marcus Hacker, Markus Mitterhauser, Ivo Rausch

“…Abstract Aim The combination of positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides an innovation leap in the use of fertilized chicken eggs (in ovo model) in preclinical imaging as PET/MRI enables the investigation of the chick embryonal organ-specific distribution of PET-tracers. …”
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Cardiovascular Development and the Colonizing Cardiac Neural Crest Lineage by Paige Snider, Michael Olaopa, Anthony B. Firulli, Simon J. Conway

“…Although there are species differences between mouse, chick, and Xenopus during cardiac neural crest cell morphogenesis, recent data suggest mouse and chick are more similar to each other than to the zebrafish neural crest cell lineage. …”
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The hidden drivers: Unraveling the impact of density, moisture, and scale on Hermetia illucens rearing. by Anjani Nayak, Patrick Klüber

“…The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is a saprophagous insect known for bioconverting organic waste, potentially offering environmental benefits, such as contributing to waste reduction and nutrient cycling. …”
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Effects of Adding Livestock and Poultry Manure to Field Strips of Straw on Soil Organic Carbon Components by Xinyu Zhao, Jiapeng Ji, Jinggui Wu

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Study of immunobiological properties of avian adenovirus serotype 2-based vaccine against adenovirus infection by A. A. Perepecha, S. V. Frolov, D. L. Dolgov, M. A. Volkova, D. A. Gleyzer

“…The dynamics of antibody accumulation in chicken blood is shown. The high resistance of immunized chicks to homologous virus (FAdV-2) infection and lack of protection against heterologous virus (FAdV-4) infection are also demonstrated.…”
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Study of pathogenicity of fowl pox and pigeon pox virus isolates recovered in Russian Federation by S. A. Pokhvalny, A. N. Spiridonov

“…The chicks were infected intraocularly and intranasally or in-tradermally and epidermally. …”
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IMMUNOBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FOWLPOX VIRUS CULTURAL VARIANTS by K. Yu. Fedoseyev, M. S. Kukushkina, V. Yu. Kulakov, L. V. Malakhova

“…The paper presents experimental data of immunobiological properties of fowl pox virus cultural variants adapted in «F» CEF primary culture and «D» chicken embryo dermal primary cell culture. It was established that the strains retain dermatotropic phenotype manifested as local skin lesions in chicks, typical for Avipoxvirus family. …”
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