RISK FACTORS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS IN BACKYARD POULTRY FLOCKS AND ENVIRONMENTS IN ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Risk factors for avian influenza virus in backyard poultry flocks and environments in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Human infection of avian influenza virus (AIV) remains a great concern.Although live poultry markets are believed to be associated with human infections, ever more infections have been reported in rural areas with backyard poultry, especially in the fifth epidemic of H7N9.However, limited information is available on backyard pou

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Rate of Atmospheric Nitrogen Fixation in Temporary Pastures

This work MAG-K-TAURINE presents the influence exerted by the bacterial inoculation of legumes and nitrogen-based fertilization of temporary pastures on the rate of atmospheric nitrogen fixation (BFN).The researches were carried out in an experimental display consisted of a bifactorial experience (A = bacterial inoculation; B = nitrogen doses), dur

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Anatomy and behavior of Laternula elliptica, a keystone species of the Antarctic benthos (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Laternulidae)

Laternula elliptica (P.P.King, 1832) is the sole representative of the anomalodesmatan family Laternulidae and the largest bivalve in the Antarctic and Subantarctic.A keystone species of the regional benthic communities, it has reached model status, having been studied in hundreds of scientific works across many biological disciplines.In contrast,

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