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Pathobiology of avian influenza in wild bird species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Avian influenza viruses, especially highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV), affect a wide range of species, including humans and have thus become a major concern for veterinary medicine and public health.
Bröjer, Caroline
core   +1 more source

Comparative histological, histochemical, and histometric evaluation of the esophagus in two avian species with different feeding habits (Ciconia ciconia and Buteo buteo)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Histological structure of esophagus. Abstract The aim of this study was to conduct a comparative evaluation of the histological and histochemical organization of the esophagus in two avian species with different feeding ecologies. A total of 6 individuals were used for this purpose (3 storks, 3 common buzzards).
Serap İlhan Aksu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Camera traps offer reliable estimates compared to ground surveys for monitoring duck pairs and broods

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin
Monitoring breeding waterfowl populations with ground‐based pair and brood surveys informs management and conservation decisions. However, surveys are often limited temporally and may miss individuals that are not present or available for detection at ...
Ashley J. Pidwerbesky   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Species Abundance Modelling of Arctic-Boreal Zone Ducks Informed by Satellite Remote Sensing

open access: yesRemote Sensing
The Arctic-Boreal zone (ABZ) covers over 26 million km2 and is home to numerous duck species; however, understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of their populations across this vast landscape is challenging, in part due to extent and data scarcity ...
Michael Allan Merchant   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phylogenetic Relationships of Mitochondrial DNA Cytochrome b Gene in East Asian Ducks

open access: yesThe Journal of Poultry Science, 2007
The ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domestica) were domesticated from Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). While the ducks bred in Japan and European countries are supposed to originate from the ducks in China and Southeast Asian countries, respectively, the ...
Sadae Hitosugi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of synbiotic plus selenium or betaine on performance, intestinal health, nutrient digestibility, and carcass quality of Tegal ducks

open access: yesJournal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, 2023
This study aimed to examine the effect of synbiotics and synbiotics plus Selenium or betaine on the performance, intestinal ecology, nutrient digestibility, and carcass quality of Tegal ducks.
I. Mangisah, S. Sugiharto
doaj   +1 more source

Ocular morphology and morphometry of the great egret (Ardea alba): A comprehensive anatomical description

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Ardea alba (Linnaeus, 1758) is widely distributed, yet knowledge of its ocular morphology remains limited. This study described the morphometry and morphology of the eyeball and its accessory glands in six specimens using radiography, morphometry, light and scanning electron microscopy, and 3D scanning.
Julia Vaz Feio   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chicken Pulmonary MicroRNAs Targeting the PB2 (Segment 1) of Avian Influenza Virus

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
The PB2 segment of H5N1 is essential for replication and host adaptation. We screened 200 miRNAs and identified five (gga‐miR‐17‐3p, gga‐miR‐29a‐5p, gga‐miR‐1718, gga‐miR‐16c‐5p, and gga‐miR‐1744‐5p) using thermodynamic stability of heteroduplex, seed sequence complementarity, conservation, and accessibility, offering insights into host antiviral ...
Akanksha Choudhary   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The history and importance of private lands for North American waterfowl conservation

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2019
Waterfowl conservation in North America provides an example of an abundant wildlife resource that was driven to alarmingly low levels as a result of unregulated exploitation of its populations and habitats, but which has since recovered because of ...
Michael G. Brasher   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of age on the pathogenesis of Duck Tembusu virus in Cherry Valley ducks

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2015
The effect of host age on the outcome of Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) infection was studied in ducks. Three groups of Cherry Valley ducks at 1, 3 and 7 weeks of age were intramuscularly infected with DTMUV to systematically observe the clinical symptoms ...
Ning eLi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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