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Short Beak and Dwarfism Syndrome in Ducks in Poland Caused by Novel Goose Parvovirus

Animals, 2020
Simple Summary Short beak and dwarfism syndrome (SBDS) is an emerging disease of Pekin ducks, which is caused by infection with a genetic variant of goose parvovirus. Since 2015, outbreaks have occurred in many parts of China, causing economic losses due
A. Matczuk, Monika Chmielewska-Władyka, Magdalena Siedlecka, Karolina J. Bednarek, A. Wieliczko   +4 more
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Seasonal Survival of Adult Female Mottled Ducks [PDF]

, 2017
The mottled duck (Anas fulgivula) is a non‐migratory duck dependent on coastal habitats to meet all of its life cycle requirements in the Western Gulf Coast (WGC) of Texas and Louisiana, USA.
Conway, Warren C., Haukos, David A., Moon, Jena A.   +2 more
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Effects of Selenium-Enriched Yeast on Performance, Egg Quality, Antioxidant Balance, and Egg Selenium Content in Laying Ducks

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
This study investigated the effects of dietary selenium-enriched yeast (Se yeast) supplementation on the laying performance, egg quality, plasma antioxidant balance, and egg selenium (Se) content in laying Longyan ducks.
Xiufen Zhang, Lu Tian, S. Zhai, Zhenping Lin, Hui-yong Yang, Junpeng Chen, H. Ye, Wence Wang, Lin Yang, Yongwen Zhu   +9 more
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Variations in zearalenone activation in avian food species [PDF]

, 2008
Zearalenone (ZEA), a widely distributed oestrogenic fusariotoxin, constitutes a potential risk for human and animal health. ZEA is metabolised to the main metabolites identified in vitro and in vivo: alpha-zearalenol (α-ZOL) and beta-zearalenol (β-ZOL ...
Ayouni, Fatma, Guerre, Philippe, Kolf-Clauw, Martine, Tardieu, Didier   +3 more
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Long‐term trends in weather severity indices for dabbling ducks in eastern North America

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2017
Annual distributions of waterfowl during the nonbreeding period can influence ecological, cultural, and economic relationships. We used previously developed Weather Severity Indices (WSI) that explained migration by dabbling ducks in eastern North ...
Michael L. Schummer, John M. Coluccy, Michael Mitchell, Lena Van Den Elsen   +3 more
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Innate Immune Responses to Avian Influenza Viruses in Ducks and Chickens

Veterinary Sciences, 2019
Mallard ducks are important natural hosts of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) viruses and many strains circulate in this reservoir and cause little harm.
Danyel Evseev, K. Magor
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Serological evidence for Japanese encephalitis and West Nile virus infections in domestic birds in Cambodia [PDF]

, 2020
Mosquito-borne flaviviruses with an enzootic transmission cycle like Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are a major public health concern.
Auerswald, Heidi, Cappelle, Julien, Chevalier, Véronique, Duong, Veasna, Dussart, Philippe, In, Saraden, Ladreyt, Héléna, Mao, Sokthearom, Ruget, Anne-Sophie, Sorn, San, Tum, Sothyra   +10 more
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A synthesis of knowledge about motives for participation in perpetual conservation easements

Conservation Science and Practice, 2021
Perpetual conservation easements are a popular method in some countries for addressing conservation goals. Landowner participation plays a key role in the development of these agreements.
Kaylan M. Kemink, Vanessa M. Adams, Robert L. Pressey, Johann A. Walker   +3 more
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Effects of curcumin on performance, antioxidation, intestinal barrier and mitochondrial function in ducks fed corn contaminated with ochratoxin A.

Animal, 2019
Curcumin has been attributed with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial activities, and has shown highly protective effects against enteropathogenic bacteria and mycotoxins. Ochratoxin A (OTA) is one of the major intestinal pathogenic mycotoxins.
D. Ruan, W. C. Wang, C. Lin, A. Fouad, W. Chen, W. Xia, S. Wang, X. Luo, W. Zhang, Shijuan Yan, C. Zheng, L. Yang   +11 more
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Wood Ducks as Accidental Hosts of the Squirrel Flea, \u3ci\u3eOrchopeas Howardi\u3c/i\u3e (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) [PDF]

, 2017
(excerpt) On 21 May 1985, two recently hatched wood ducklings, Aix sponsa (L.), brought to the McHenry County Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Woodstock, Illinois, were inspected for ...
Baumgartner, Donald L, Kane, Andrea
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