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Animal genetics

Differences between Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) and Common Merganser (M. merganser) feather microstructure

Donghong Li, Shiyu Zhang, Ran Tian, Yongbin Zhao, Guodong Yi

published 27 Jan 2026

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Egg quality characteristics of South African Potchefstroom Koekoek and commercial Lohmann brown layer chickens: A comparative study

Victoria Rankotsane Hlokoe, Thobela Louis Tyasi, Vusi Gordon Mbazima

published 12 Jan 2026

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Prevalence, etiology, and transmission of fibropapillomatosis in Olive Ridley turtles at a mass-nesting colony in the Mexican Pacific

Elizabeth Labastida-Estrada, Karina Marisol Lugo-Trejo, Valentina Islas-Villanueva, Francisco Benítez-Villalobos, Federico Alberto Abreu-Grobois, Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa

published 07 Jan 2026

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Characterisation of a novel chicken-derived H3N3 avian influenza virus detected in China in 2023: Pathogenicity and immunogenicity

Yan Wang, Ya-dong Gao, Cheng-hui Jiang, Yao Xi, Ming-xuan Yang, Wei Zhang, Yang-yang Pan, Qiao-ying Zeng

published 23 Sep 2025

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Fast growth rate is associated with musculoskeletal biomechanical imbalance and dorsal cranial myopathy in broiler chickens

Marconi Italo Lourenço-Silva, Anderson Hassell Norton III, Leonie Jacobs

published 18 Sep 2025

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Bacterial assemblages on eggs reflect nesting strategies in wetland-associated birds

Wouter F. D. van Dongen, Hanja B. Brandl, Alžbeta Darolová, Ján Krištofík, Herbert Hoi

published 17 Sep 2025

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Proteomic insights into broiler stress responses to LED lighting: Effects on liver proteome under neutral, cool, and warm spectra

Alessio Di Luca, Andrea Ianni, Francesca Bennato, Camillo Martino, Michael Henry, Paula Meleady, Giuseppe Martino

published 15 Jul 2025

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The 2 Sigma Genus Concept in mammalogy: Lessons from Lasiurus

Amy B. Baird, Janet K. Braun, Mark D. Engstrom, Burton K. Lim, Michael A. Mares, Luis A. Ruedas, John C. Patton, John W. Bickham

published 25 Jun 2025

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First report of MDR virulent Pseudomonas aeruginosa in apparently healthy Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) in Bangladesh

Alamgir Hasan, Md. Tanjir Ahmmed, Bushra Benta Rahman Prapti, Aminur Rahman, Tasnim Islam, Chandra Shaker Chouhan, A. K. M. Anisur Rahman, Mahbubul Pratik Siddique

published 24 Jan 2025

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Comparative bioacoustics of multiple eastern versus western songbird pairs in North America reveals a gradient of song divergence

Lan-Nhi Phung, David P. L. Toews

published 26 Dec 2024

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Genetic and pathogenic potential of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 viruses from live bird markets in Egypt in avian and mammalian models

Yassmin Moatasim, Basma Emad Aboulhoda, Mokhtar Gomaa, Ahmed El Taweel, Omnia Kutkat, Mina Nabil Kamel, Mohamed El Sayes, Mohamed GabAllah, Amany Elkhrsawy, Hend AbdAllah, Ahmed Kandeil, Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Ghazi Kayali, Rabeh El-Shesheny

published 29 Oct 2024

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Genotypic and phenotypic characterisation of three local chicken ecotypes of Ghana based on principal component analysis and body measurements

Princess K. Botchway, Esinam N. Amuzu-Aweh, Augustine Naazie, George K. Aning, Hope R. Otsyina, Perot Saelao, Ying Wang, Huaijun Zhou, Jack C. M. Dekkers, Sue J. Lamont, Rodrigo A. Gallardo, Terra R. Kelly, David Bunn, Boniface B. Kayang

published 07 Aug 2024

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Winter GPS tagging reveals home ranges during the breeding season for a boreal-nesting migrant songbird, the Golden-crowned Sparrow

Autumn R. Iverson, Diana L. Humple, Renée L. Cormier, Thomas P. Hahn, Theadora A. Block, Daizaburo Shizuka, Bruce E. Lyon, Alexis S. Chaine, Emily J. Hudson, Elisha M. Hull

published 12 Jun 2024

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