Researchers study chickens, ostriches, penguins to learn how flight feathers evolved
(Cell Press) If you took a careful look at the feathers on a chicken, you'd find many different forms within the same bird -- even within a single feather. The diversity of feather shapes and functions expands vastly when you consider the feathers of birds ranging from ostriches to penguins to hummingbirds. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Cell on Nov. 27 have taken a multidisciplinary approach to understanding how all those feathers get made.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Earthquakes, chickens, and bugs, oh my!
(University of California - Riverside) Computer scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed two algorithms that will improve earthquake monitoring and help farmers protect their crops from dangerous insects, or monitor the health of chickens and other animals. The algorithms spot patterns in enormous datasets quickly, with less computing power and lower cost, than other methods and have been used to improve earthquake detection, monitor the insect vector Asian citrus psyllid, and evaluate the feeding behavior of chickens.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 26, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news

The cause of chewy chicken meat
(University of Delaware) The most delicious-looking broiler chicken could consist of hard, chewy meat. The problem plagues the poultry industry, but researchers have found the cause and mapped a solution. Gene expression irregularities at the onset of 'wooden breast syndrome' suggest the disease is a metabolic disorder. The findings could lead to short-term solutions that help growers manage the condition in chickens during production and may inform human health research related to metabolic syndromes, such as diabetes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Report Scores America ’ s Biggest Restaurant Chains On Antibiotic Use In Food
(CNN) — Many of our favorite fast food and restaurant chains continue to contribute to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, according to a report released Thursday by advocacy groups. The World Health Organization calls the development of bacteria that can’t be killed by some of our current medicines “one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today.” Fifteen of America’s favorites received an “F” for their lack of action in reducing the use of beef raised with antibiotics, including Burger King, DQ, Jack In the Box, Pizza Hut, Olive Garden,...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Consumer Health News Syndicated CBSN Boston Antibiotics CNN Source Type: news

Ghana: Project to Improve Vaccine Delivery system for Livestock Launched in UER
[Ghanaian Times] Bolgatanga -CARE International-Ghana in collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRS) and Cowtribe Technology has launched a new project in the Upper East Region dubbed, "Transforming the vaccine delivery system for chickens and goats in Northern Ghana."
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 9, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Organic Chicken Less Likely to Harbor a Dangerous ' Superbug '
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2019 -- In a finding that suggests organic is best, a new study indicates that chickens raised without antibiotics may have fewer types of antibiotic-resistant salmonella than animals raised at factory farms. Salmonella is a...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 3, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

The Week That Wasn ' t: Face Transplant Failure, Salmonella Chickens, Amazon Care The Week That Wasn ' t: Face Transplant Failure, Salmonella Chickens, Amazon Care
Three medical stories that we didn ' t cover, explained.Medscape
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news

Global trends in antimicrobial resistance in animals in low- and middle-income countries
The global scale-up in demand for animal protein is the most notable dietary trend of our time. Antimicrobial consumption in animals is threefold that of humans and has enabled large-scale animal protein production. The consequences for the development of antimicrobial resistance in animals have received comparatively less attention than in humans. We analyzed 901 point prevalence surveys of pathogens in developing countries to map resistance in animals. China and India represented the largest hotspots of resistance, with new hotspots emerging in Brazil and Kenya. From 2000 to 2018, the proportion of antimicrobials showing...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 18, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Van Boeckel, T. P., Pires, J., Silvester, R., Zhao, C., Song, J., Criscuolo, N. G., Gilbert, M., Bonhoeffer, S., Laxminarayan, R. Tags: Ecology, Epidemiology, Online Only r-articles Source Type: news

Don't kiss your chickens, the CDC says. Please don't
Don't do it. Please don't do it.
Source: CNN.com - Health - September 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Salmonella tied to backyard poultry flocks surpasses 1,000 cases
Raising chickens at home is the top cause of infection blamed for 1,003 illnesses in 49 states, including two deaths
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - September 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Experts Warn of Mosquito-Borne Brain Infection in Florida
MONDAY, July 29, 2019 -- There is an increased risk for a mosquito-borne virus that causes brain infection and swelling, Florida health officials warn. Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been detected in several sentinel chickens, according to...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 29, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Uganda: Smart System Detects Diseases
[Monitor] Farmers can save on production costs, detect diseases and know the output of individual chickens in real time via mobile telephone by installing smart technology in poultry cages.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 29, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Two dead and 768 people sickened across 48 states from salmonella outbreak
A salmonella outbreak linked to backyard chickens and ducklings across 48 states has sickened 768 people and left two dead. So far, 122 people have been hospitalized.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Long live the long-limbed African chicken
(Washington University in St. Louis) For generations, household farmers in the Horn of Africa have selectively chosen chickens with certain traits that make them more appealing. Some choices are driven by the farmers' traditional courtship rituals; others are guided by more mundane concerns, such as taste and disease resistance. The result is the development of a genetically distinct African chicken -- one with longer, meatier legs, according to new research . But that 3,000-year-old local breed type is threatened by the introduction of commercial cluckers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Infectious Diseases A--Z: Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard chickens
Outbreaks of salmonella infections are being linked to contact with an increase in backyard chickens, ducks and other poultry, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "Salmonella is a bacteria that is often present in the intestinal tract or in the GI tract," says Dr. Summer Allen, a family medicine physician at [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - July 7, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

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