Scientific Articles

Researchers find genes that could help create more resilient chickens An international team of scientists, led by Penn State researchers, have identified genes that may help farmers, especially ones in low- and middle-income countries, breed chickens that can resist one of the biggest disease threats facing poultry today. In the study, the researchers found that a […]

Octopus Arms Are Capable of Making Decisions Without Input From Their Brains With the ability to use tools, solve complex puzzles, and even play tricks on humans just for funsies, octopuses are fiercely smart. But their intelligence is quite weirdly built, since the eight-armed cephalopods have evolved differently from pretty much every other type of organism on Earth. Rather

Variations in chicken genes could help fight viruses Variations in chicken genes could help fight viruses Researchers from the UK have identified variations in the genes of chicken antiviral proteins (IFITMs), which could have an impact on their ability to fight viral infections. The collaborative study, carried out by The Pirbright Institute and Imperial College

Mycoplasma synoviae demanding more attention as poultry industry grasps its full impact Mycoplasma synoviae demanding more attention as poultry industry grasps its full impact Emerging, variant strains of Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) are causing eggshell apex abnormalities as well as production drops in both layer and breeding flocks worldwide, Anneke Feberwee, DVM, PhD, from GD Animal