[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress in poultry production

OE Oke, OA Akosile, AI Oni, IO Opowoye, CA Ishola… - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress (OS) is a major concern that impacts the overall health of chickens in
modern production systems. It is characterized by an imbalance between antioxidant …

Highly virulent avian brood-parasitic species show elevated embryonic metabolic rates at specific incubation stages compared to less virulent and non-parasitic …

SC McClelland, J Lund, T Dixit, S Hamama… - Biology …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As the avian embryo grows and develops within the egg, its metabolic rate gradually
increases. Obligate avian brood-parasitic birds lay their eggs in the nests of other species to …

[HTML][HTML] Common cuckoo eggs are more resistant to puncture by the host

H Yan, L Wang, W Liang - … Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2024 - Elsevier
The puncture resistance hypothesis suggests that thick-shelled eggs of parasitic birds can
resist puncture-ejection by the host. However, few experiments have yet been conducted to …