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Heat Stress in Quail: Impacts on Health and Productivity, and Mitigation Strategies

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Heat stress disrupts physiological homeostasis in quail, inducing oxidative stress, immune dysregulation, and metabolic imbalance, which impair growth, reproduction, product quality, and welfare. Integrating nutritional, environmental, and genetic–epigenetic strategies enhances thermotolerance, sustains productivity, and supports climate‐smart quail ...
T. A. Eletu, I. A. Anjola, L. O. Fasasi, D. P. Fadipe, A. T. Afuye, F. O. Fasanya, O. E. Oke   +6 more
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Research note: Expert opinions of feather sucking and licking behavior in meat chicken breeder birds

Poultry Science
: Feather sucking, or feather licking, has been reported anecdotally by employees in the Australian meat chicken breeder industry, but scarcely in the scientific literature.
P.S. Taylor, P.H. Hemsworth, N. Morgan, C. DeKoning   +3 more
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Gut Health in Ostriches (Struthio camelus): Insights Into Intestinal Structure, Functions, Microbiome, and Improvement Strategies

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Our paper systematically reviews the intestinal structure, function, and microbiota of ostriches, along with strategies for improving their gut health. We analyze how these factors collectively influence intestinal homeostasis and ostrich welfare, emphasizing probiotics as a promising intervention to enhance gut health, boost population well‐being, and
Zi‐Qun Zhang, Fang‐Fang Guo, Wen‐Juan Du, Meng Li, Aftab Shaukat, Zhu‐Qing Jia, Shu‐Cheng Huang   +6 more
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Quantification of β‑carotene, lycopene, and chlorophyll content in tomato fruits of enrichment of chicken feathers composting

International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
Purpose Chicken feather was thrown into the environments, which causes health hazards and environmental pollution. It contains large number of proteins which can be converted into organic fertilizer to reduce the pollution load.
Mohan Arthanari, Senthilkumar Dhanapalan
doaj   +1 more source

Substitution of Fish Meal with Chicken Feather Silage Meal on Feed Can Improve Growth Performance of Striped Catfish (Pangasius hypopthalmus)

Omni-Akuatika, 2018
The purpose of this research is to study the effect of substitution of fish meal with silage meal of chicken feathers on feed to protein digestibility, growth and survival rate of striped catfish (Pangasius hypopthalmus).
Diana rachmawati, Istiyanto Samidjan, Dicky Harwanto, Hadi Pranggono   +3 more
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Keratin biofilm from chicken feathers

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2020
Abstract Keratin is an important biomaterial for industrial applications. About 90% of keratin is found in chicken feathers. Previous study showed that solid-state fermentation of keratinase by Bacillus sp. MD24 using chicken feathers a sole carbon and nitrogen source produced micro-keratin as a solid by-product.
U Nurkhasanah, E Susanti, A M Idris, S Suharti   +3 more
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Knowledge gaps and research directions in migration ecology for advancing the conservation of migratory songbirds

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding migration ecology is essential for effective conservation of migratory species. To achieve a comprehensive understanding of the ecology of migrating species, it is necessary to study how species react to the complex interplay of intrinsic and extrinsic conditions when optimizing their migratory journey in terms of survival ...
Daniel A. F. Bloche, Heiko Schmaljohann, Nir Sapir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacillus velezensis strain NA16 shows high poultry feather-degrading efficiency, protease and amino acid production

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Isolated Bacillus velezensis strain NA16, which produces proteases, amino acids and the transcription levels of different keratinolytic enzymes and disulfide reductase genes in whole gene sequencing, was evaluated during feather degradation.
Nuraliya Ablimit, Fengzhen Zheng, Yan Wang, Jiaqi Wen, Hui Wang, Kun Deng, Yunhe Cao, Zengli Wang, Wei Jiang   +8 more
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Graphene Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications: A Contemporary Perspective

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Graphene has garnered significant attention as a promising material with great potential for contributing to sustainable energy initiatives, such as RE100 (100% renewable energy initiative) and CF100 (100% carbon‐free initiative). This review aims to explore the potential of graphene for advancing renewable energy applications by highlighting
Niraj Kumar, Seul‐Yi Lee, Roop L. Mahajan, Soo‐Jin Park   +3 more
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Global distribution of avian plumage coloration and patterning: the relative influence of climate, ecology, and sexual selection

Ecography, EarlyView.
Animal coloration exhibits substantial biogeographic variation, reflecting complex adaptations to both abiotic and biotic environments. Although the evolutionary mechanisms underlying avian plumage coloration have been widely studied, geographic variation in plumage patterning has received far less attention.
Yuqing Han, Ying Zeng, Tien Ming Lee, Long Wang, Chen Zeng, Pengfei Fan, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Weini Huang, Yang Liu   +8 more
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