Spring reproductive success influences autumnal malarial load in a passerine bird by Pigeault, Romain, Cozzarolo, Camille-Sophie, Wassef, Jérôme, Gremion, Jérémy, Bastardot, Marc, Glaizot, Olivier, Christe, Philippe

“…In addition, their interplay with host reproductive success in the wild seems to depend on the interaction of many factors, starting with host and parasite species and the temporal scale under study. …”
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Investigating the Effect of In Ovo Injection of Silver Nanoparticles on Fat Uptake and Development in Broiler and Layer Hatchlings by Lane Pineda, André Chwalibog, Ewa Sawosz, Anna Hotowy, Jan Elnif, Filip Sawosz

“…This suggests that in ovo injection of AgNano reduces the need to use yolk fat as an energy source during embryonic development and consequently the remaining fat in the residual yolk sac may provide a potent source of nutritional reserves for chicks of few days after hatching.…”
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Passing plastic: traces of plastic in the fecal samples of a high Arctic seabird in Tunu (East Greenland) by Justine Ammendolia, Garth A. Covernton, Alexandra Skrepnyk, John F. Dower, Shoshanah Jacobs

“…The presence of microplastics larger than our lower limit of detectability of 100 µm suggests a need for analysis of smaller particles and microfibers in this species. …”
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Yeast cell wall polysaccharides accelerate yet in-feed antibiotic delays intestinal development and maturation via modulating gut microbiome in chickens by Fangshen Guo, Jianing Qiao, Zeqiong Hu, Jia Huang, Ruichen Bi, Waseem Abbas, Wenrui Zhen, Yuming Guo, Zhong Wang

“…Abstract Background It is important to promote intestinal development and maturation of chicks for feed digestion and utilization, intestinal health, and disease resistance. …”
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Proteomic and N-glycosylation analysis of fertile egg white during storage and incubation in chickens by Daqing Dai, Xiqiong Wang, Kexin Wu, Fangren Lan, Jiaming Jin, Wenxin Zhang, Chaoliang Wen, Junying Li, Ning Yang, Congjiao Sun

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Molecular-assisted analysis of indigenous chicken semen to increase rooster fertility in tropics by Jacob Alhassan Hamidu, Richard Tsekumah, Amina Iddrisu, Stepehn Gariba, Mitchell Agyei Opoku, Emmanuel Kafari, Kofi Appenteng, Patrick Nana Kyere

“… Male fertility impacts greatly on hatchability and chick quality. The study assessed semen and sperm quality characteristics of indigenous chicken breeds. …”
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Do Orientation-Based Differences in Nestbox Temperature Cause Differential Ectoparasite Load and Explain Patterns of Nest-Site Selection and Offspring Condition in Great Tits? by Anne E. Goodenough, Simon L. Elliot, Adam G. Hart

“…Although southwest-facing nestboxes were significantly warmer than other boxes, there was no directional difference in total ectoparasite load or abundance of particular species. Similarly, there was no relationship between abundance of any ectoparasite species (either per-nest or per-chick) and avian offspring condition determined using wing length or relative mass. …”
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Categorization of early embryonic malformations in broilers by a new classification method combining light microscopy and high-resolution Episcopic Microscopy by Yuval Cinnamon, Natalia Slutsky, Maxim Quint, Olga Genin, Dalit Sela-Donenfeld

“…Despite advancements in breeding and incubation technology, hatch rates remain suboptimal due to factors like genetics, egg management, environmental stress, nutrition, and breeder age. …”
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