PLoS ONE, 2019 Feral pigeons, common wood pigeons and Eurasian collared doves are the most common representatives of the Columbidae family in Switzerland and are mostly present in highly populated, urban areas.
Prisca Mattmann +2 more
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Dietary habits of urban pigeons (Columba livia) and implications of excreta pH – A review [PDF]
, 2017 Pigeons are considered to be urban pests, causing untold damage to buildings and potentially impacting the health of humans who come into contact with them or their faeces.
Spennemann, Dirk HR, Watson, Maggie J
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Comparative study of gut microbiota on fat deposition in European meat pigeons and Yuzhong pigeons [PDF]
PeerJThe rate of fat deposition is a critical indicator for assessing the quality of roast squab. Fat deposition in meat pigeons is closely related to their intestinal flora. However, few studies have examined the relationship between gut microbiota structure
Zhen Zhang +8 more
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Commiphora myrrha extract protects pigeons from Eimeria labbeana-like-triggered inflammatory dysregulation [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyBackgroundCoccidiosis, caused by Eimeria species, is a major enteric disease in birds, with Eimeria labbeana-like isolates frequently inducing severe intestinal lesions, diarrhea, and reduced weight gain in pigeons.
Rewaida Abdel-Gaber +4 more
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Potential effect of Commiphora myrrha resin on Eimeria labbeana-like-induced oxidative stress in Columba livia domestica [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyBackgroundEimeria infection in pigeons induces severe oxidative stress in intestinal tissues, disrupting the balance between oxidant and antioxidant systems and leading to cellular and physiological damage.
Rewaida Abdel-Gaber +4 more
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Mechanisms of object recognition: what we have learned from pigeons
Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2014 Behavioral studies of object recognition in pigeons have been conducted for 50 years, yielding a large body of data. Recent work has been directed toward synthesizing this evidence and understanding the visual, associative, and cognitive mechanisms that ...
Fabian A Soto, Ed eWasserman
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Flying in a flock comes at a cost in pigeons
Nature, 2011 Flying birds often form flocks, with social, navigational and anti-predator implications. Further, flying in a flock can result in aerodynamic benefits, thus reducing power requirements, as demonstrated by a reduction in heart rate and wingbeat frequency
James R Usherwood, Alan M Wilson
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Observations of the coccidian infection, Eimeria labbeana-like, in experimentally infected domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) associated with pathological effects [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2023 Genus Eimeria is a group of obligate Protista parasites within phylum Apicomplexa that causes a major threat to animal production. Little information is available about the coccidia of pigeons. This study was undertaken to study experimental infection in
R. Abdel-Gaber +6 more
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The impact of deoxynivalenol on pigeon health : occurrence in feed, toxicokinetics and interaction with salmonellosis [PDF]
, 2016 Seed-based pigeon diets could be expected to result in exposure of pigeons to mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON). Ingestion of low to moderate contamination levels of DON may impair intestinal health, immune function and/or pathogen fitness ...
Antonissen, Gunther +11 more
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