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Shell Translucency: A Novel Eggshell Quality Parameter in Broiler Breeders

In the United States, nearly 240 million commercial broiler breeder eggs are incubated weekly with an average hatchability of 79.1% (Third Party Reporting). Between 160 eggs/hen and 125 chicks/hen the loss is considerable.
Neves, Duarte, Stephens, Kevin, Morris, Colwayne, Burin, Raquel, Rebollo, Marco, Jasek, Austin   +5 more
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Bridging the Late Antique Gap in Northwest Arabia: New Archaeological Evidence on the Occupation of Wādī al‐Qurā (al‐ʿUlā [AlUla], Saudi Arabia) Between the Third and Seventh Centuries CE

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, the Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS/RCU/AFALULA) identified a Late Antique village 1 km south of ancient Dadan in the al‐ʿUlā valley (northwest Saudi Arabia). Three excavation seasons at this site (2021–2023) have uncovered a massive building constructed in the late third or early fourth cent.
Jérôme Rohmer, Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, Charlène Bouchaud, Elora Chambraud, Vladimir Dabrowski, Hatem Djerbi, Fabien Lesguer, Hervé Monchot, Paul Picavet, Louise Purdue, Bertrand Riba, Shadi Shabo   +11 more
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The Late Agricultural Development of Central Arabian Oases—Archaeobotanical and Archaeozoological Studies of the al‐Kharj Oasis

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While oasis settlements emerged during the Bronze Age in Eastern and Northern Arabia, the settlement process in Central Arabia was different. Excavations at al‐Yamāma—main ancient settlement of the al‐Kharj oasis (Riyadh Province, KSA)—suggest that the latter did not emerge before the second half of the first millennium BCE.
Elora Chambraud, Hervé Monchot, Vladimir Dabrowski, Charlène Bouchaud, Jérémie Schiettecatte   +4 more
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The relationship between eggshell color, hatching traits, fertility, mortality, and some qualitative aspects of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) eggs

Poultry Science
: Quail, one of the most important sources of meat and eggs, can aid in the reduction of the meat crisis if they are raised and cared for by small farmers.
Nora A. Ismael, Usama M. Abdelmonem, Mohamed S. El-Kholy, A.G. El Nagar, Atef F. Ahmed, Mohammed Almalki, Khaled A. El-Tarabily, Fayiz M. Reda   +7 more
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Managing the Threat of Subsidized Predators for a Threatened Shorebird

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Subsidized predators—native predators that have become more common due to human activities—challenge the persistence of many at‐risk prey species and require creative solutions beyond lethal predator control. In an 8‐year study, we placed small wire cages over western snowy plover nests that allow passage of plovers, but not their predators, and ...
R. R. Swaisgood, R. L. Smith, J. G. Schuetz, T. Wooten, L. I. Vilchis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incubation Management Can Skew Population Sex Ratios of the Critically Endangered Maleo

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Exposure to suboptimal temperatures during managed incubation may alter the population sex‐ratio of maleo.
José L. Tella, Cristina B. Sánchez‐Prieto, Pedro Romero‐Vidal, Gema Ruíz‐Jimenez, David Serrano   +4 more
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Effects of Genetic Variation in the 20th Intron of Sansui Duck ATP2A2 Gene on Eggshell Quality

, 2021
In order to explore the influence of the polymorphism in the 20intron region of the Sansui duck ATP2A2 gene on the eggshell quality, this study used Primer Premier 5 software to design and synthesize a pair of primers in the 20 intron region, two-way ...
Liao, Chaomei, Tan, Guanghui, Li, Jiezhang, Zhang, Yiyu, You, Minfang, Mei, Junhan   +5 more
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Procurement of Senonian Flint for Bladelets Production at the Early PPNB Site of Nahal Zahal in the Northern Negev Established for the First Time Using Chemical Composition Analysis

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The hypotheses of Senonian flint to be a prime source of prehistoric “chalcedony” flint artefacts from the Negev Desert (Israel) was not investigated in detail thus far. By combining trace‐element profiling with statistical interpretation, ten flint items from Nahal Zahal, an Early Pre‐Pottery Neolithic B site in the northern Negev, were ...
Meir Finkel, Michal Birkenfeld, Talia Abulafia, Keren Weiss‐Sarusi, Olga Berlin, Yoav Ben Dor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mental health difficulties in cerebral palsy: A qualitative study of young people's and parents' perspectives

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To explore the experiences of mental health difficulties and access to mental health support among young people with cerebral palsy (CP). Method We used a qualitative descriptive design. Participants were young people with CP aged 13 to 25 years and parents of children with CP (6–25 years).
Manjula Manikandan, Jennifer Fortune, Jessica Burke, Aisling Walsh, Aoife Twohig, Ian McClelland, Amanda Breen, Meriel Norris, Jennifer M. Ryan, RELATE‐CP study team, Reuel Jalal, Mary Cannon, Kimberley J Smith, Michael Walsh, Ruth Kevlin, Claire Kerr   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chicken eggshell quality in the late phase of the laying cycle

, 2023
International audienceThe laying hen uses large amounts of calcium each day to form the eggshell which is composed of 95% of calcium carbonate on calcitic forms and 3.5% organic matter that directly influence the biomineralization process.
Mignon-Grasteau, Sandrine, Nys, Yves, Jimenez, Justine, Gautron, Joël, Guyot, Nicolas, Chessé, Magali   +5 more
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