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Whole genome resequencing uncovers candidate genes related to plumage color in Yuexi frizzled feather chicken [PDF]

Poultry Science
Yuexi Frizzled Feather Chicken (YFC), an indigenous breed in China noted for its curly feathers, primarily comprises yellow, white, and black plumage color strains.
Sucheng Peng, Li Zhang, Sadaqat Ali, Shudai Lin, Zengguang Liao, Qiaoqiao Peng, Panpan Xie, Zihao Zhang   +7 more
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Whole genome resequencing reveals genetic markers for plumage colour in Jingyuan Chicken [PDF]

Poultry Science
In order to investigate the basic genetic structure of plumage colour in Jingyuan chicken and to explore the genetic markers for plumage colour development, the present study was carried out to investigate the candidate key SNPs and candidate genes ...
Lijuan Yang, Wei Zhao, Siyu Chen, Lin Xue, Jinli Tian, Hairong Xu, Haibo Zhang, Hua Wang, Yaling Gu, Juan Zhang   +9 more
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The Plumage Bill and Bird Protection [PDF]

Nature, 1920
H. H. JOHNSTON
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Report of bilateral gynandromorphy in a Green Honeycreeper ( Chlorophanes spiza ) from Colombia

Journal of Field Ornithology, 2023
We report recent sightings, substantiated by color photographs and a short video, of a bilateral gynandromoph of the Green Honeycreeper ( Chlorophanes spiza ) from Villamaría, in the department of Caldas, Colombia. The bird exhibited typical male plumage
John Murillo, Edwin Campbell-Thompson, Thomas F. Bishop, Caroline W. Beck, Hamish G. Spencer   +4 more
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A meta-analysis on the effect of environmental enrichment on feather pecking and feather damage in laying hens

Poultry Science, 2021
Feather pecking (FP) is a significant issue in laying hens, which impacts societal acceptance of poultry farming, farm productivity, and bird welfare.
Nienke van Staaveren, Jennifer Ellis, Christine F. Baes, Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek   +3 more
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Are some brightly coloured European wild birds toxic?

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Some colourful European wild birds display contrasting bright colours. These are often striking black and white or primary and secondary colours, and with the same basic plumage livery shared by both sexes.
Hugh D. Loxdale
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Research Note: Is infrared thermography an appropriate method for early detection and objective quantification of plumage damage in white and brown feathered laying hens?

Poultry Science, 2022
: For the standardized assessment of plumage damage in laying hens, imaging techniques can be used in addition to visual plumage scoring (PS). In this study, the diagnostic accuracy of infrared thermography (IRT) was analyzed in white-feathered (WL) and ...
Ruben Schreiter, Markus Freick
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On-Farm Phenotypic Characterization of Indigenous Chicken, in Dire and Yabello Districts, Borena Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia [PDF]

Journal of Genetic Resources, 2021
This study was conducted in two districts of Borena zone (Ethiopia), with the objectives to characterize phenotypically the indigenous chicken types in the study sites. The study involved both qualitative and quantitative types of research.
Dabasa Wario, Yosef Tadesse, Shashi Bhushan Singh Yadav   +2 more
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Research Note: Combined analysis of BSA-seq based mapping and RNA-seq reveals candidate genes associated with sub-Columbian plumage in H line chickens

Poultry Science, 2023
: Columbian coloration patterns in plumage are widespread phenomena in several standard breeds of poultry, such as the Columbian Plymouth Rock chicken. H line chicken plumage is generally a pure white except in the hackle, wing, and tail plumage, which ...
Ruiting Li, Xinlei Wang, Yanxing Wang, Danli liu, Yushi Zhang, Yang Liu, Xinran Niu, Ruili Han, Hong Li, Ruirui Jiang, Guirong Sun, Guoxi Li, Yadong Tian, Xiaojun Liu, Xiangtao Kang, Zhuanjian Li   +15 more
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Effects of age and weather during moult on mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides structural colouration

Journal of Avian Biology, 2021
Birds exhibit a vast array of colours and ornaments and while much work has focused on understanding the function and evolution of carotenoid‐based colours (red, orange, yellow), structural colouration (blue, green, purple, iridescent) can also play a ...
Genevieve M. Ward, Sean M. Mahoney, Stephen Joly, Matthew W. Reudink   +3 more
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