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Functions of innate and acquired immune system are reduced in domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) given a low protein diet [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Racing pigeons are exposed to and act as carriers of diseases. Dietary protein requirement for their maintenance has not been determined experimentally despite their being domesticated for over 7000 years.
Yuko Mabuchi, Theresa L. Frankel
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Passaging of a Newcastle disease virus pigeon variant in chickens results in selection of viruses with mutations in the polymerase complex enhancing virus replication and virulence [PDF]
, 2010 Some Newcastle disease virus (NDV) variants isolated from pigeons (pigeon paramyxovirus type 1; PPMV-1) do not show their full virulence potential for domestic chickens but may become virulent upon spread in these animals.
Peeters, B.P.H. +9 more
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Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.Representation of grass pea consumption in drought‐stricken sub‐Saharan Africa sustains nutrition, but excess β‐ODAP exposure due to multiple reasons triggers neurolathyrism, a progressive neurotoxic disorder. ABSTRACT Neurolathyrism is a progressive motor neuron disease due to the consumption of Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) over long periods.
Biruk Demisse Ayalew +12 more
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Current Biology, 2018 Dora Biro introduces homing domestic pigeons specialized for messaging duties.
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Crop wild relatives (CWR) in Zimbabwe are reservoirs of beneficial agronomic traits, yet they remain under‐documented and poorly conserved. This study developed Zimbabwe's first national CWR checklist based on a conceptual framework combining floristic, ecological and ethnobotanical data, revealing over 2700 taxa, with nearly 1000 edible species ...
Kudakwashe Mutasa +3 more
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Contamination Rate of Lead in Pigeon (Columbia livia) at Semarang City
Animal Production: Indonesian Journal of Animal Production, 2000 The aim of this research was to find out the lead concentration in some pigeon tissues in Semarang city. Fifty four pigeons 4-8 weeks old, which collected from 4 locations in Semarang were devided into 4 groups.
M Indradji, E Yuwono, EB Santosa
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Conservation gap analysis for wild grapevines (Vitis L.) of the Americas
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Wild grapevines (Vitis L.) native to the Americas are ecologically and culturally important plants that are also critical to the global cultivated grape industry as sources of traits for crop innovation, but many of these species are poorly documented and insufficiently conserved.
Daniel Carver +15 more
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Excretion of Pigeon Serum Proteins in Pigeon Droppings
Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1969 SummaryThe pigeon serum proteins albumin (PSA) and gamma globulin (PGG) were present in extracts of pooled pigeon droppings collected within 16 hr of voiding, but were not detected in extracts of pooled pigeon droppings from the same birds that had remained at room temperature for over 1 month.
J H, Edwards, J N, Fink, J J, Barboriak
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Modern industrial agriculture is predicated largely on the production and utilization of chemical fertilizers. Although this approach has played an integral role in increasing food security in many parts of the world, the long‐term sustainability of this resource‐intensive approach is questionable.
Benjamin Wilde +12 more
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Serological Evidence of West Nile Virus Infection Among Humans, Horses, and Pigeons in Saudi Arabia
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021 Khaled R Alkharsah,1 Adel I Al-Afaleq2 1Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin ...
Alkharsah KR, Al-Afaleq AI
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