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Lead contamination in backyard chicken layer flocks in California [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2018
Backyard layer chickens may be exposed to a variety of metals in the environment, including lead. The potential public health concerns associated with lead exposure prompted us to systematically screen liver samples from backyard layers submitted to the diagnostic laboratory to estimate the prevalence of lead exposure. Over a period of 1 y, we tested 1,
Sobhakumari, Arya, Hargrave, Sabine A, Hill, Ashley E, Poppenga, Robert H   +3 more
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Microbiological assessment at slaughter of chicken carcasses from commercial, backyard and semi-backyard production systems

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: Smaller scale, alternative, chicken production systems are gaining popularity globally. However, this brings public health and market confidence concerns, especially where there are no established standards of production. The aim of this study was to carry out a microbiological analysis of chicken carcasses from the commercial, backyard ...
Garcia, Débora Tamanaha, Nascimento, Yago Fernandes, da Cunha Dias, Sthefany, Moura, Amanda Oliveira, Costa, Priscila Cristina, do Amaral, Alexandre Bicalho, Peres, Phelipe Augusto Borba Martins, de Fátima Carrijo, Kênia, Cossi, Marcus Vinícius   +8 more
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Occurrence of chicken anemia virus in backyard chickens of the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, 2009
The occurrence of CAV in backyard chickens in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was evaluated. The spleen and thymus of chickens from different origins were collected for DNA extraction and nested-PCR. CAV genome was detected in 30% of the
PR Barrios, SY Marín, M Resende, RL Rios, JS Resende, RS Horta, MP Costa, NRS Martins   +7 more
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Marek’s disease in genetically susceptible Cochin chickens in Italy: a case report

Veterinaria Italiana, 2022
The present study investigates an outbreak of classical Marek’s disease (MD) in backyard Cochin chickens reared for hobby in Italy. Examined chickens showed spastic paralysis of the legs and at necropsy, enlargement and discoloration of the peripheral ...
Giulia Mescolini, Caterina Lupini, Antonietta Di Francesco, Irit Davidson, Viviana Felice, Laura Bellinati, Mattia Cecchinato, Elena Catelli   +7 more
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Quiet activism as feminist practice

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we discuss how women combat silencing in the face of violence and increased political turmoil through quiet activism in their day‐to‐day lives. Centering lengthy conversations with Arab women across London and notes from an ongoing collaboration with a feminist activist based in the US, we examine how wearable rhetorical ...
Vicky Panossian, Catherine A. Evans
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Birds among us: Perceptions of bird‐mediated services and disservices in a northern city

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Birds can benefit people or cause harm. Understanding how people perceive birds in cities, where most daily interactions among people and nature occur, could inform decision‐making in support of biodiversity and human well‐being We distributed a survey in a growing mid‐sized city (Lahti, Finland) to evaluate which bird‐mediated ecosystem ...
Liba Pejchar, Michelle García‐Arroyo, Miguel Á. Gómez‐Martínez, Ian MacGregor‐Fors   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Belgian Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study on Zoonotic Avian Chlamydia spp. in Chickens

Microorganisms
Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia gallinacea, and Chlamydia abortus are the most common Chlamydia spp. in chickens and have a confirmed or suggested zoonotic potential.
Anne De Meyst, Pieter De Clercq, Jelmer Porrez, Tom Geens, Lutgart Braeckman, Sander Ouburg, Servaas A. Morré, Daisy Vanrompay   +7 more
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Molecular and genetic characterization of avian laryngotracheitis virus isolates obtained in Ukraine

Agricultural Science and Practice, 2021
Aim. To conduct a virological, PCR, PCR-RFLP and sequencing study of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) isolates obtained from sick and dead chickens at industrial and backyard poultry farms in the eastern region of Ukraine collected over the ...
A. Veretsun, B. Stegniy, O. Rula, V. Bolotin, A. Stegniy, A. Gerilovych, D. Muzyka   +6 more
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The potential global distribution of Drosophila suzukii, including consideration of irrigation and Australian host cropping areas

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
This CLIMEX model of Drosophila suzukii fits the global distribution very well and includes irrigation effects. It indicates that D. suzukii could threaten all Australian berry and cherry production areas if introduced. Abstract BACKGROUND Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), is a major fruit fly pest of cherries and berries across ...
Jessica Mae Kriticos, Elle Saber, Eric Stone   +2 more
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Prevalence and Diversity of Blood Parasites (Plasmodium, Leucocytozoon and Trypanosoma) in Backyard Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Raised in Southern Thailand

Animals, 2023
Avian malaria and leucocytozoonosis can cause fatal diseases, whereas avian trypanosomiasis is reported to be harmless in chickens. Backyard chickens can be infected by several pathogens, including blood parasites, that may shed to industrial poultry ...
Kanpapat Boonchuay, Thotsapol Thomrongsuwannakij, Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Pornchai Pornpanom   +3 more
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