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Bird flu rampant among black vultures
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (659+ words) Researchers say tens of thousands of the birds have likely contracted or died from the virus More than four out of every five dead black vultures examined by University of Georgia researchers tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, according…...
How chickens could contribute to the re-creation of extinct species
2+ week, 6+ day ago (552+ words) image: Dominic Wright, professor of genetics at Link'ping University. view more Researchers at Link'ping University, Sweden, are mapping the genetic differences between the domestic chicken and its wild relative the junglefowl. They will now try to find out whether it…...
Duke-NUS scientists identify more effective way to detect poultry viruses in live markets
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (444+ words) Testing air and surfaces can detect dangerous viruses earlier and more comprehensively than testing birds alone image: Air samples being collected from the holding area of a market where birds are housed before processing. view more Live poultry markets are…...
Without campus leftovers to pick through, the beaks of this bird changed shape during the pandemic
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (428+ words) Urban junco bills at UCLA became more like mountain junco bills "We have this idea of evolution as slow, because in general, over evolutionary time, it is slow," said corresponding author and UCLA professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Pamela…...
Antimicrobial peptides can reduce salmonella in chickens
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (127+ words) A new study found that antimicrobial peptides can combat Salmonella infections in chickens, a major cause of foodborne disease in the U. S. - Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global threat to public health, and finding alternatives to antibiotics can help combat increasing…...
Researchers uncover genetic keys to the increasing threat of H9 N2 avian influenza
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (308+ words) image: Phylogeny of HA genes and the infectivity in organotypic-differentiated primary normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells, and horizontal transmission between ferrets of H9 N2 AIVs view more A new study published in Nature Microbiology has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity…...
Poultry growers: Have you checked your water lines lately?
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (678+ words) Study shows impact water quality can have on biofilm bacterial makeup image: A broiler chicken sips water from a water line in a poultry growing house. A study by researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Mississippi Agricultural…...
Brioler chicken at water line
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (112+ words) A broiler chicken sips water from a water line in a poultry growing house. A study by researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station examined the microbial makeup of biofilms in poultry…...
Avian flu has major economic costs for dairy industry
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (401+ words) ITHACA, N. Y. " A new paper from a team of Cornell University researchers shows that the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 N1 virus causes severe mastitis and decreased milk production in dairy cows, a drop-off that may extend beyond the clinical outbreak period. Economic…...
Natural shield: Licorice extract keeps ready-to-eat chicken safer and longer
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (745+ words) Scientists have discovered that licorice extract, a common traditional herb, offers powerful protection against Paraclostridium bifermentans spores'a heat-resistant microbe that threatens the safety and shelf life of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken breast. In laboratory tests, licorice extract concentrations above 12. 5 mg/m…...