Opportunistic sampling of yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris) has revealed a high genetic diversity of detected parvoviral sequences by Yuhao Zhang, Saranika Talukder, Md Safiul Alam Bhuiyan, Lei He, Subir Sarker

“…However, little is known about the parvoviruses circulating in Australian birds, including yellow canaries. Here, we present four parvoviral sequences including three novel parvoviruses detected from 10 yellow canaries (Crithagra flaviventris), named canary chaphamaparvovirus 1 and -2 (CaChPV1 and CaChPV2), canary dependoparvovirus 1 and -2 (CaDePV1 and CaDePV2). …”
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Potential site of Sungai Rawog conservation area, Sabah, as nature-based tourism destination in selected trails by J.L. Dani, O. Jaunis, W.S. Lim, Russel @ Andy Immit Mojiol, B.S. Fatt

“…The presence of a river nearby could also be a potential tourist attraction, such as river cruising and bird watching. Additionally, wildlife presence was recorded, including elephant excrement in the open area, sightings of eagles, and the nesting of orangutans on a tall tree branch. …”
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Bioactive sialylated-mucin (SiaMuc) glycopeptide produced from enzymatic hydrolysis of edible swiftlet’s nest (ESN): degree of hydrolysis, nutritional bioavailability, and physicoc... by Tan, Hui Yan, Sue, Lian Mun, Jia, Lin Lee, Seng, Joe Lim, Daud, Nur Aliah, Babji, Abdul Salam, Sarbini, Shahrul Razid

“…The swiftlet’s nest is an edible bird’s nest (EBN) produced from dried gelatinized saliva secreted by swiftlets during the breeding season. …”

Stand-level habitat characteristics and edge habitats drive biological pest control services in the understory of oil palm plantations by Denan, Nuradilah, Norhisham, Ahmad R., Sanusi, Ruzana, Stone, Jake, Azhar, Badrul

“…By using an artificial caterpillar bait method this study examines the effectiveness of three animal taxa (i.e., arthropods, birds, and mammals) as within-plantation insect predators. …”

Time perspective predicts parents education involution perception via education anxiety, expectations for children might not as incomprehensible as it seems by Zhang, Shuyang, Che Hassan, Norlizah, Sulong, Rose Manisah

“…Time is a bird forever on the wing, and parents are always involved in the whole process of their children's growth, like childhood play, school readiness, university choice, and job decisions. …”

Cost Efficiency Analysis of Broiler Production in Peninsular Malaysia by Mohammad Nor, N.A.A., Buda, M., Mohd Nor, N., Wong, K.S.K., Sharifuddin, J., Suhaimee, S.

“…Furthermore, the study indicated that socio-economic factors such as housing system, extension visits, credit access and contract farming are associated with lower inefficiencies, thereby enhancing cost efficiency in broiler farming operations. Conversely, higher bird mortality rates are associated with the increased inefficiency. …”
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Effects of early age feed restriction and heat conditioning on heat shock protein 70 expression, resistance to infectious bursal disease, and growth in male broiler chickens subjec... by Liew, P.K., Zulkifli, I., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A.R.

“…From d 35 to 50, heat stress was induced by exposing birds to 38 ± 1°C and 80% RH for 2 h/d. On d 36, each bird was administered 10 times the normal dose of live IBD vaccine. …”
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Serological response of chickens to oral vaccination with newcastle disease virus by Spradbrow, P.B., Samuel, J.L., Ibrahim, A.Latif

“…There was no recovery of virus from birds receiving a lower dose of vaccine. Groups of chickens kept in cages with wire floors were given various doses of vaccine into the crop. …”
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Vocal individuality of Sunda Scops-Owl (Otus lempiji) in Peninsular Malaysia by Yee, Siew Ann, Puan, Chong Leong, Chang, Phooi Kuan, Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar

“…Based on the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, all vocal parameters did not vary significantly for the six birds that were vocally active over two predetermined survey sessions within the breeding period. …”
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A novel peptide inhibits the influenza virus replication by preventing the viral attachment to the host cells. by Rajik, Mohamed, Omar, Abdul Rahman, Ideris, Aini, Syed Hassan, Sharifah, Yusoff , Khatijah

“…Avian influenza viruses (AIV), the causative agent of avian flu or bird flu, cause widespread morbidity and mortality in poultry. …”
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Anatomical structures of the limb of white-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and white-headed munia (Lonchura maja) by Abdul Ghani, Muhamad Lukman, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Mat Isa, Kamaruddin

“…This study was conducted with the aim to examine the anatomical structures of the limb of white-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) to determine the reason why the birds are not able to walk, stand and perch while standing. …”
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The effects of climate change on avian diversity in high altitude wetland habitats by Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz, Zakaria, Mohamed

“…Birds are a major component of wetland ecosystems and often exhibit a distinct correlationship with wetland vegetation and food resources. …”
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Economic valuation for improved conservation among communities of Yankari Game Reserve, Nigeria by Ibrahim, Muhammad Sanusi

“…Among the most important functions the reserve plays, the game reserve serve as a biological hotspot to about 50 species of mammals, over 350 bird species and many species of plants. Moreover, it also plays different roles such as ecological, environmental, educational, economic and social role not only to the communities but the country at large. …”
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Seabirds as bioindicators of marine ecosystems by Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz, Ozdemir, Ibrahim, Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria, Sheryar, Shazia, Rab, Abdu

“…Seabirds encompass of 65 genera, 222 marine, and 72 partially marine bird species. Seabirds have been used as good indicators (i.e., bioindicators) of marine ecosystems due to cause-effect association with different microclimate and habitats. …”
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Characterization of heat-moisture treated Dioscorea alata purpurea flour: impact of moisture level by Mustapha, Nor Afizah, Roslen, Siti Nadrah Huda, Abd Gafar, Faatimah Shameemah, Wan Ibadullah, Wan Zunairah, Shukri, Radhiah

“…Purpose: Edible bird’s nest (EBN) has been considered as one of the nutritious foods and was also claimed to aid in digestion problems. …”
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Economic values of Tanjung Piai National Park wetland conservation in Johor, Malaysia by Wan Yusof, Wan Sofiza Eliana

“…Tanjung Piai National Park (TPNP) is a part of the Important Bird Area (IBA) and known as a Ramsar and Wetland of International Importance site. …”
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Physico-chemical characteristics and microbiological quality of broiler chicken pectoralis major muscle subjected to different storage temperature and duration by Ab Aziz, Muhamad Faris, Hayat, Muhammad Nizam, Kaka, Ubedullah, Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty, Sazili, Awis Qurni

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different temperature and duration during storage on physico-chemical properties and microbiological quality of broiler chicken Pectoralis major muscle. Eighty birds were slaughtered and processed, following which the packed boneless breast (PBB) (each bird was to provide two breast muscle samples; left breast and right breast) was divided into four groups, each consisted of 40 PBB. …”

Isolation and characterization of Newcastle disease virus subgenotype VII.2/VIIi from commercial chicken and swan in Malaysia by Mahamud, Siti Nor Azizah, Sheau, Wei Tan, Youn, So Youn, Lee, Hyun Jeong, Lee, Ji Youn, Kwon, Young Kuk, Ideris, Aini, Omar, Abdul Rahman

“…However, limited studies have been carried out on detecting the Newcastle disease virus (NDV) from non-poultry birds. In this study, the detections of NDV were carried out using tissues samples from suspected ND cases from commercial chickens and swab samples of non-poultry birds captured in bird sanctuaries. …”
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Perception of the Impacts of Nature Tourism Development and Planning in Dong Hua Sao Protected Area, Laos by Wayakone , Sengdeuane

“…The analysis of the visitors' opinions reveals that visitors are attracted to the protected area or park for its sight-seeing, bird and wildlife watching and nature education resources. …”
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Banana Seedlings Health Monitoring For Micro Air Vehicles Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network by Tan, Shu Chuan

“…MAVs have the mobility to access every corner of confined spaces and acquire an excellent bird’s-eye view, which provides great convenience in monitoring tasks, and is capable to fly according to the desired flight path and capture each plant precisely. …”
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