A multi-species, multi-pathogen avian viral disease outbreak event: Investigating potential for virus transmission at the wild bird – poultry interface by Scott M. Reid, Alexander M. P. Byrne, Fabian Z. X. Lean, Craig S. Ross, Andrei Pascu, Richard Hepple, Maria Dominguez, Susanne Frost, Vivien J. Coward, Alejandro Núñez, Joe James, Levon Stephan, James N. Aegerter, Ian H. Brown, Ashley C. Banyard

“…A free-range organic broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus) premises in Staffordshire was infected by high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) H5N8 during the 2020–2021 epizootic in the United Kingdom (UK). …”
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Detection of vancomycin resistance enterococci in poultry and clinical samples and their resistance genes by multiplex PCR by Nasir, Nur Syafiqah Mohamad

“…A total of 300 broiler’s cloaca swab samples (Gallus gallus domesticus) were collected after commercial poultry farms were identified and consented by the owners for sampling, while 38 of the archived VRE isolates were retrieved from various clinical samples from the Department of Medical Microbiology between 2016 and 2019. …”
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Soil and Plant Responses to Phosphorus Inputs from Different Phytase-Associated Animal Diets by Dario Fornara, Elizabeth M. E. Ball, Christina Mulvenna, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers, Hanne Damgaard Poulsen, Arno Rosemarin

“…Here, we addressed how three different diets containing various levels of exogenous phytase, i.e., (1) no-phytase, (2) phytase (250 FTU), and (3) superdose phytase (500 FTU) for pigs (<i>Sus scrofa domesticus</i>) and broilers (<i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i>) might affect P dynamics in two different plant–soil systems including comfrey (<i>Symphytum</i> × <i>uplandicum</i>) and ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>). …”
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Cell Proliferation in the Adult Chicken Hippocampus Correlates With Individual Differences in Time Spent in Outdoor Areas and Tonic Immobility by Elena A. Armstrong, Elena A. Armstrong, Bernhard Voelkl, Sabine Voegeli, Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich, Jonathan H. Guy, Jonathan H. Guy, Victoria Sandilands, Tim Boswell, Tim Boswell, Michael J. Toscano, Tom V. Smulders, Tom V. Smulders

“…Access to outdoor areas is provided as a means of enhancing welfare in commercial systems for laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus), but substantial individual differences exist in their proportional use. …”
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Serological Analysis of IgG and IgM Antibodies against <i>Anaplasma</i> spp. in Various Animal Species of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by Jinchao Zhang, Hejia Ma, Jingkai Ai, Tongsheng Qi, Ming Kang, Jixu Li, Yali Sun

“…Therefore, a serological indirect ELISA diagnostic method based on the major surface protein 5 (MSP5), derived from <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum,</i> was developed in this study to analyze both IgG and IgM antibodies of <i>Anaplasma</i> spp. in a total of 3952 animals from the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, including yaks (<i>Bos grunniens</i>), cows (<i>Bos taurus</i>), cattle (<i>Bos taurus domesticus</i>), Tibetan sheep (<i>Ovis aries</i>), horses (<i>Equus ferus caballus</i>), pigs (<i>Sus domesticus</i>), chickens (<i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i>), donkeys (<i>Equus asinus</i>), stray dogs (<i>Canis</i> sp.), and stray cats (<i>Felis</i> sp.). …”
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Cutaneous TRPV4 Channels Activate Warmth-Defense Responses in Young and Adult Birds by Caroline Cristina-Silva, Lara Amaral-Silva, Kassia Moreira Santos, Gabriela Monteiro Correa, Welex Candido da Silva, Marcia H. M. R. Fernandes, Glauber S. F. da Silva, Luciane H. Gargaglioni, Maria C. Almeida, Kenia C. Bicego

“…We first demonstrated the presence of TRPV4 in the dorsal and ventral skin of chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) by immunohistochemistry. Then, we evaluated the effects of the TRPV4 agonist, RN1747, and the TRPV4 antagonists, HC067047 and GSK2193874, on Tb and thermoeffectors at different Tas in 5-day-old chicks and 60-day-old adult chickens. …”
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Morphology of the cardiovascular system in greater rhea (Rhea americana americana Linnaeus, 1758) by Hélio Noberto Araújo Júnior, Ferdinando Vinícius Fernandes Bezerra, Radan Elvis Matias Oliveira, Herson Silva Costa, Gleidson Benevides Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo Bezerra Moura, Alexsandra Fernandes Pereira, Antônio Chaves Assis Neto, Moacir Franco Oliveira

“…Thus, it is concluded that the morphological findings of greater rhea resemble those described for other birds such as ostrich and Gallus gallus domesticus.…”
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Transcriptional analysis of abdominal fat in chickens divergently selected on bodyweight at two ages reveals novel mechanisms controlling adiposity: validating visceral adipose tis... by C. W. Resnyk, W. Carré, X. Wang, T. E. Porter, J. Simon, E. Le Bihan-Duval, M. J. Duclos, S. E. Aggrey, L. A. Cogburn

“…Abstract Background Decades of intensive genetic selection in the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) have enabled the remarkable rapid growth of today’s broiler (meat-type) chickens. …”
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Molecular detection of Coxiella spp. in ticks (Ixodidae and Argasidae) infesting domestic and wild animals: with notes on the epidemiology of tick-borne Coxiella burnetii in Asia by Abid Ali, Muhammad Kashif Obaid, Mashal M. Almutairi, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Muhammad Numan, Shafi Ullah, Gauhar Rehman, Zia Ul Islam, Sher Bahadar Khan, Tetsuya Tanaka

“…The purpose of this study was the molecular screening of Coxiella spp. in various ticks infesting goats, sheep, camels, cattle, wild mice, and domestic fowls (Gallus gallus domesticus) in various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. …”
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Effects of partial or complete replacement of soybean meal with commercial black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) meal on growth performance, cecal short chain fatty acids, a... by Michael Fruci, PhD, Munene Kithama, PhD, Elijah G. Kiarie, PhD, Suqin Shao, PhD, Huaizhi Liu, Edward Topp, PhD, Moussa S. Diarra, PhD

“…Therefore, we evaluated the effects of partially or completely replacing soybean meal (SBM) with commercial BSFLM on growth performance, tibia traits, cecal short chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations, and excreta metabolomes in broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). A total of 480 day-old male Ross × Ross 708 chicks were assigned to 6 diets (8 replicates/diet): a basal corn-SBM diet with in-feed bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD), a corn-SBM diet without BMD (0% BSFLM), and four diets in which the SBM was substituted with 12.5, 25, 50, and 100% BSFLM. …”
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Application of Minimally Invasive Oral Swab Samples for qPCR-Based Sexing in Neognathae Birds by Maria-Carmen Turcu, Anamaria Ioana Paștiu, Lucia-Victoria Bel, Anca-Alexandra Doboși, Dana Liana Pusta

“…A total of 34 samples were included in this study from the following 17 bird species: domestic pigeon (<i>Columba livia domestica</i>), domestic chicken (<i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i>), domestic goose (<i>Anser anser f domesticus</i>), domestic duck (<i>Anas platyrhynchos domesticus</i>), Mute swan (<i>Cygnus olor</i>), Budgerigar (<i>Melopsittacus undulatus</i>), Lovebird (<i>Agapornis roseicollis</i>), Cockatiel (<i>Nymphicus hollandicus</i>), Red-rumped parrot (<i>Psephotus haematonotus</i>), Rose-ringed parakeet (<i>Psittacula krameri</i>), African grey parrot (<i>Psittacus erithacus</i>), domestic Canary (<i>Serinus canaria forma domestica</i>), Goldfinch (<i>Carduelis carduelis major</i>), Gouldian Finch (<i>Chloebia gouldiae</i>), Red Siskin (<i>Carduelis cucullata</i>), Australian Zebra Finch (<i>Taeniopygia castanotis</i>), and Common buzzard (<i>Buteo buteo</i>). …”
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Toxico-pathological effects of ochratoxin A and its diastereoisomer under in ovo conditions and in vitro evaluation of the toxicity of these toxins against the embryo Gallus gallus... by Marcin Bryła, Krzysztof Damaziak, Magdalena Twarużek, Agnieszka Waśkiewicz, Łukasz Stępień, Marek Roszko, Adam Pierzgalski, Ewelina Soszczyńska, Monika Łukasiewicz-Mierzejewska, Marta Chmiel, Wojciech Wójcik

“…ABSTRACT: Herein, we conducted a comparative study on the embryotoxicity of ochratoxin A (OTA) and its diastereomer 2’R-ochratoxin A (2’R-OTA) under in ovo conditions, as well as assess the in vitro embryotoxicity of these substances together with ochratoxin B and α-ochratoxin, using chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) embryo cell lines. In ovo tests involved egg incubation of 8 different groups (i.e., control “0”—no puncture or injection (standard incubation); “00”—punctured eggs without injection; “OTA 0.25,” “OTA 0.50,” “OTA 0.75,” “2’R-OTA 0.25,” “2’R-OTA 0.50,” “2’R-OTA 0.75”—eggs containing OTA or 2’R-OTA at 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 µg/egg concentration, respectively). …”
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A chromosome-level genome assembly for the Silkie chicken resolves complete sequences for key chicken metabolic, reproductive, and immunity genes by Feng Zhu, Zhong-Tao Yin, Qiang-Sen Zhao, Yun-Xiao Sun, Yu-Chen Jie, Jacqueline Smith, Yu-Ze Yang, David W. Burt, Maxwell Hincke, Zi-Ding Zhang, Meng-Di Yuan, Jim Kaufman, Cong-Jiao Sun, Jun-Ying Li, Li-Wa Shao, Ning Yang, Zhuo-Cheng Hou

“…In an attempt to address these issues, we have assembled a de novo chromosome-level reference genome of the Silkie (Gallus gallus domesticus), which is an important avian model for unique traits, like fibromelanosis, with unclear genetic foundation. …”
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Pemanfaatan Limbah Kulit Pisang Lilin (Musa paradisiaca) Sebagai Pakan Alternatif Ayam Pedaging (Gallus galus domesticus) by Ryan Hidayat, Arum Setiawan, Erwin Nofyan

“…Kata Kunci: Broilers, Kulit pisang lilin, pertumbuhan, kecepatan konsumsi   ABSTRACT The research of candles banana skin (Musa zabrina Van Houtte) utilization (Gallus gallus domesticus) has been done. The research aims to find the utilization of candle banana skin as an alternative feed for broilers growth. …”
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Parasitas gastrointestinais em uma criação semi-intensiva de galinhas caipiras, no município de Carmo do Paranaíba, MG by Belchior De Oliveira Santana Neto, Nadia Grandi Bombonato, Andresa dos Santos Veras, Renata Lima de Miranda, Jacqueline Ribeiro de Castro

“…O estudo foi realizado em uma criação de 1800 frangos caipiras (Gallus gallus domesticus), criados sob o sistema semi-intensivo de produção, alojados em oito galpões, separadas por fase de criação conforme idade (Fases: Pré- inicial 1 e 2- composta por aves de cinco a 10 semanas, Inicial 1 e 2- 10 a 16 semanas e Abate 1 e 2- 16 a 20 semanas). …”
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Reproductive toxicity of fluoroquinolones in birds by Hana Hruba, Ehdaa Eltayeb Eltigani Abdelsalam, Nikolay Anisimov, Hana Bandouchova, Barbora Havelkova, Tomas Heger, Miroslava Kanova, Veronika Kovacova, Monika Nemcova, Vladimir Piacek, Jana Sedlackova, Frantisek Vitula, Jiri Pikula

“…Here, we examine toxicity of enrofloxacin and marbofloxacin during the egg incubation period using the chicken (Gallus Gallus domesticus) as a model avian species. Laboratory tests were based on eggs injected with 1, 10 and 100 μg of fluoroquinolones per 1 g of egg weight prior to the start of incubation and monitoring of chick blood biochemistry, reproductive parameters and heart rate during incubation. …”
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Comparación del crecimiento y rendimiento cárnico de pollos F1 plumaje normal y de cuello desnudo, criados bajo condiciones de traspatio en un ambiente de trópico seco by Adrián Hernández-Sánchez, Rafael María Román-Bravo, Aureliano Juárez-Caratachea, Ernestina Gutiérrez-Vázquez, Daniel Val-Arreola, Ruy Ortiz-Rodríguez

“… Se evaluó el crecimiento y rendimiento cárnico en pollos (Gallus gallus domesticus) F1 (Plumaje Normal y Cuello Desnudo × Rhode Island Red) bajo condiciones de traspatio y trópico seco. …”
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Effects of dietary metabolizable energy and crude protein levels on production performance, meat quality and cecal microbiota of Taihe Silky Fowl during growing period by Yutian Shen, Wentao Li, Lixia Kai, Yuqing Fan, Youping Wu, Fengqin Wang, Yizhen Wang, Zeqing Lu

“…This experiment aimed to investigate the effects of dietary metabolizable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) levels and their interaction on the performance, meat quality, and cecal microbiota of Taihe Silky Fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson) during the growing period. …”
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