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A new bird flu strain was detected on a California duck farm. But what's the difference between H5N9 and H5N1, and is it safe to eat poultry? A doctor explains.
All parts of the tree except the arils contain the alkaloid. The arils are edible and sweet, but the seed is dangerously poisonous; unlike birds, the human stomach can break down the seed coat and release the toxins into the body. This can have fatal results if yew 'berries' are eaten without removing the seeds first.
Aviadenoviruses are adenoviruses that affect birds—particularly chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and pheasants.There are 15 species in this genus. Viruses in this genus cause specific disease syndromes such as Quail Bronchitis (QB), Egg Drop Syndrome (EDS), Haemorrhagic Enteritis (HE), Pheasant Marble Spleen Disease (MSD), and Inclusion Body Hepatitis (IBH).
A highly infectious bird flu that has felled millions of birds globally is in California. Experts worry it could affect our food supply. Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens ...
California’s dairy operators, for the first time in history, are also battling the avian flu virus that has, so far, infected 133 dairies in the state and made 13 dairy workers sick with mild ...
An aril (/ ˈ æ r ɪ l /), also called an arillus, is a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed. An arillode or false aril is sometimes distinguished: whereas an aril grows from the attachment point of the seed to the ovary (from the funiculus or hilum), an arillode forms from a different point on the seed ...
The aril is 8–15 mm (5 ⁄ 16 – 9 ⁄ 16 in) long and wide and open at the end. The arils mature 6 to 9 months after pollination, and with the seed contained, are eaten by thrushes, waxwings and other birds, which disperse the hard seeds undamaged in their droppings. Maturation of the arils is spread over 2 to 3 months, increasing the ...
Modern breeding of chickens is selective toward "fat thighs and large breast muscles," BBC Wildlife Magazine reports. These traits add extra weight to the bird, making it harder to fly.