supported by the earmarked fund for National Natural Science Foundation of China(32230105);the China Agriculture Research System(CARS-41);the National Major Agricultural Science and Technology Projects,China(NK2022100103)。
Avian leukosis is an important tumorigenic disease caused by the avian leukosis virus(ALV)in poultry.ALVs belong to the retroviral family and are classified into 11 subgroups(ALV-A to ALV-K).Among them,ALV-J was first...
Beak deformation,known as avian keratin disorder(AKD),can impair feeding and preening of birds,reducing their survival.This disorder is apparently caused by Poecivirus infection,although to date,the viral origin has b...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.32271733);the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(grant no.2023A1515011045);the Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou(grant no.2023A04J0121);the National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program(grant no.202310574047).
Urbanization-driven biotic homogenization has been recorded in various ecosystems on local and global scales;however,it is largely unexplored in developing countries.Empirical studies on different taxa and bioregions ...
National Key Research and Development Program of China,Grant/Award Number:2023YFF1000204;National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:32172715,32230105 and 32330103;The Innovative Project of State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding,Grant/Award Number:2024SKLAB1-2/9;Chinese Universities Scientific Fund,Grant/Award Number:2024TC167;The 2115 Talent Development Program of China Agricultural University。
Background : Traditional DNA microinjection methods used in mammals are difficult to apply to avian species due to their unique reproductive characteristics. Genetic manipulation in chickens, particularly involving im...
Birds play a vital role in monitoring ecosystem health and biodiversity because they are relatively easy to observe and have been extensively studied. However, ongoing threats such as habitat destruction, fragmentatio...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,31971413)to Dongming Li;the Hebei Natural Science Foundation(C2023205016)to Limin Wang.
The avian hippocampus,akin to its mammalian counterpart,plays a critical role in cognitive and physiological processes despite notable structural differences.Initially thought to be less developed,recent studies over ...
supported by the“Pioneer”and“Leading Goose”R&D Program of Zhejiang(No.2022C04014);Zhejiang Science and Technology Major Program on Agricultural New Variety Breeding(No.2021C02068-10).
Birds,a fascinating and diverse group occupying various habitats worldwide,exhibit a wide range of life-history traits,reproductive methods,and migratory behaviors,all of which influence their immune systems.The assoc...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza(HPAI)viruses such as H5N1,H5N8,H5N6 and H5N2 have been circulating worldwide,posing serious threats to both poultry farming and public health.Notably,the H5N1,H5N6 and H7N9 HPAI virus...
supported by grants from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(Nos.2022-I2M-CoV19-006,2021-I2M-1-044);the Science&Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program(No.2023FY100600).
Human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza(HPAI)caused by certain strains of avian influenza A viruses,such as H5N1 and H7N9,results in severe acute respiratory disease with a high mortality rate,among whi...
Avian extinctions have been relatively well documented in modern history,and in the past millennia,more bird species are known to have gone extinct than species in any other vertebrate class.We examined the biological...