Replication and adaptation of avian infectious bronchitis viruses in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) [PDF]
Virus ResearchInfectious bronchitis virus (IBV) does not only cause disease in millions of chickens worldwide, but IBV-like viruses have also been detected or isolated from other domestic birds.
Zongxi Han +3 more
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Impacts of visitors on female pheasants in pheasantry, Haripur, Pakistan [PDF]
PeerJBackground The interaction between visitors and captive birds is complex, with a potential impact on bird’s behavior and welfare. Understanding this interaction is essential for effective conservation and management.
Nehafta Bibi +11 more
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Ethological, Clinical, and Neurobiological Studies on Cannibalism in Black-Necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and Correction of Behavioral Disorders by Applying Nutritional Supplements [PDF]
AnimalsCannibalism in Black-necked pheasants is a problem in aviary rearing, and an effective solution is still lacking. We performed the present study to investigate the potential of using tryptophan or silymarin to suppress cannibalism. The following types of
Slavko Nikolov +5 more
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Why did the pheasant cross the road? Long-term road mortality patterns in relation to management changes [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) are commonly killed on UK roads, presenting a threat to motorists and a loss to the game shooting industry. Pheasants may be inherently susceptible, or the recent increase in their artificial rearing and release may have ...
Joah R. Madden, Sarah E. Perkins
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HumanimaliaPheasants have long been considered the most hunted bird species in the world. No other “hunting animal” has been bred, released, and shot for as long and as intensively as the pheasant. In the Netherlands, after centuries of actively shaping these birds
Eugenie van Heijgen
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Hematological, coprological and tracheoscopy results in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) experimentally infected with Syngamus trachea [PDF]
HelminthologiaThis study was conducted to determine hematological changes in two different age groups of pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) experimentally infected with 3 and 5 earthworms, 200 embryonated eggs of Syngamus trachea, and control groups.
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Estimation of withdrawal interval recommendations following administration of fenbendazole medicated feed to ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionPrescribing fenbendazole medicated feed for pheasants in the USA is considered extra-label drug use under CPG Sec 615.115, and a safe estimated withdrawal interval (WDI) must be applied following administration to this minor food-producing ...
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Novel polymorphisms and genetic studies of the shadow of prion protein gene (SPRN) in pheasants [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBackgroundPrion diseases in mammals are caused by the structural conversion of the natural prion protein (PrPC) to a pathogenic isoform, the “scrapie form of prion protein (PrPSc).” Several studies reported that the shadow of prion protein (Sho), encoded
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THE EFFECT OF ADDING WHOLE WHEAT GRAIN TO FEED MIXTURE ON SLAUGHTER YIELD AND CARCASS COMPOSITION IN GAME PHEASANTS [PDF]
Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2009 The mean body weight of pheasant cocks (1226 g) and hens (946.9 g) receiving feed mixtures was lower than that of birds fed diets with wheat (♂ 1421.4 g, ♀ 953.2 g).
DARIUSZ KOKOSZYŃSKI +2 more
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Coccidial fauna of pheasants (Phasianus colchicus colchicus)
Амурский зоологический журнал, 2023 Coprological examination of pheasants (Phasianus colchicus colchicus) in different age groups kept in cages in Absheron (Azerbaijan) found Eimeria colchicine, E. Phasiani and E. duodenalis species of genus Eimeria and Isospora spp.
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