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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 The popularity of backyard chickens has been growing steadily over the past 10 years, with Covid-19 stay at home orders in 2020 yielding an added boost in popularity.
Andrea J Etter +2 more
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Raising Backyard Chickens for Eggs
EDIS, 2019 Raising backyard chickens is an increasingly popular way to explore self-sufficiency, connect with how our food is produced, and gain experience for future dabbling in food production. This 13-page publication is designed primarily for those considering
Mary E. Henry +3 more
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Basic Guide for the Backyard Chicken Flock
EDIS, 2010 AN239, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Derek L. Barber, provides basic information for small-farm owners about brooding, housing, feed and water, nesting, breeds of chickens, and hatcheries, for starting a backyard flock.
Derek L. Barber
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Backyard Chickens in the United States: A Survey of Flock Owners
Poultry Science, 2014 Although it has become increasingly popular to keep backyard chickens in the United States, few studies have provided information about these flocks. An online survey of backyard chicken owners was conducted, advertised through Master Gardeners' websites, social platforms, and other sites.
Maurice Pitesky, J A Mench
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Evidence of the circulation of avian metapneumovirus in domestic backyard chickens in Eastern Saudi Arabia in 2019 [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2023 Background and Aim: Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is a recently discovered respiratory virus in chickens. Avian metapneumovirus has been linked to respiratory syndromes, reproductive failure in affected chickens and turkeys, swollen head syndrome in ...
Abdullah I. A. Al-Mubarak +5 more
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Epidemiological surveillance of H9N2 avian influenza virus infection among chickens in farms and backyards in Egypt 2015-2016 [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2021 Background and Aim: LPAI H9N2 infection among the poultry population in Egypt constitutes an additional risk factor in the poultry industry. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) in commercial and backyard ...
Moataz Mohamed El-Sayed +3 more
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Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Newcastle disease in backyard chickens in West Kordofan State, Sudan [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: Newcastle disease (ND), a major constraint to poultry production worldwide, is a highly contagious disease of many species of domestic, exotic, and wild birds caused by ND virus (NDV).
Mutaz A. I. Hussein +4 more
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In Defence of Backyard Chickens [PDF]
Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2017 AbstractSuppose that animals have rights. If so, may you go down to your local farm store, buy some chicks, raise them in your backyard, and eat their eggs? You wouldn't think so. But we argue, to the contrary, that you may. Just as there are circumstances in which it's permissible to liberate a slave, even if that means paying into a corrupt system ...
Fischer, B., Milburn, J.
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Veterinary Medicine International, 2022 Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is a highly contagious disease that causes significant economic loss in chickens. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh to determine the seroprevalence of IBD virus (IBDV ...
Sharmin Akhter Mili +7 more
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Avian encephalomyelitis virus in backyard chickens
Veterinary World, 2023 Background and Aim: Avian viral diseases usually cause high economic losses because of high morbidity and mortality and poor growth. The rearing of chickens in backyards could have an important role in the spread of certain diseases, particularly those of viral origin.
Abdullah I. A. Al-Mubarak +5 more
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