Sentences with phrase «as avian»

Despite this, it is still classified as an avian monster.

I think that efforts to halt diseases such as avian flu are counterproductive, as they only lead to yet more excessive human population and merely delay the day of abrupt environmental collapse that will terminate more human life than saved by such efforts.

In a recent development, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was forced to admit that a patented liquid silver solution called Axen30TM when used as a surface disinfectant had the ability to kill multiple strains of MRSA plus additional deadly pathogens such as Avian Influenza A (Bird Flu), Human Corona virus (SARS), Feline Calicivirus (Norovirus), Rotavirus, Campylobacter jjejuni and Acinetobacter baumannii.

The island scrub jay is classed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because its very small range makes it potentially vulnerable to a catastrophic incident [1] such as Avian malaria or a large fire that destroys their habitat.

In celebration of the spring Equinox, FloridaWild Veterinary Hospital is commemorating the event by proclaiming March as Avian Awareness Month.

Dr. Cook has a special interest in holistic therapies as well as avian and exotic medicine and surgery.

As an avian veterinarian, I treat birds every week for getting into toxic substances.

We are a professional and compassionate small animal practice caring for canine and feline patients as well as avian, exotics and wildlife.

to receive AAHA accreditation as an Avian Specialty Referral Hospital.

Well, as avian care and knowledge have progressed, one needs to look at a «bird toys» with a little more value.

With the captive lifestyle one would think no... after all, as avian caretakers, we offer great diet, optimal environment,...

This started as the avian influenza from Asia and had never been identified in the United States until recently.

In addition, potential zoonosis outbreaks, such as avian influenza, impact the flow of trade in the pet industry.APPA is following developments in these areas both nationally and internationally.

This is the time in which you as the avian caretaker will mentor and guide your bird into not just eating good food, but to also be a great companion pet!

Since this is such an auspicious occasion, we couldn't imagine a more appropriate time for FloridaWild Veterinary Hospital to ring in Spring by proclaiming March as Avian Awareness Month!

Likewise, you should never place them close to your birds as those avian creatures can trigger their hunting skills.

It is thought that the strain came from Asia, possibly originating as an avian flu that was transferred to a dog.

As an avian veterinarian, she has extensive knowledge and experience with African grey parrots, Amazon parrots, finches and much more.

Dr. Kulig received her veterinary degree from The University of Pennsylvania in 1995 and although she is not specialty board certified as an Avian or Small Mammal Veterinarian (ABVP Certified) she has many years» experience diagnosing and treating birds, reptiles, amphibians, rodents, ferrets and other small mammal species.

Dr. Flinchum is board certified as an avian specialist by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.

Is zoological medicine and surgery the same as avian and exotics?

Nutrition is so important; we have hand - selected both feline and canine as well as avian and exotic diets in our hospital.

Dr. Oster also serves as the avian and exotic animal veterinarian.

He is board certified as an avian specialist by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.

For example, my students once researched and wrote about public health concerns such as the avian flu.

IRTA has also developed multiple animal and / or arthropod models to work with zoonotic pathogens such as avian and swine influenza, RVFV, MERS - coronavirus, West Nile virus and chikungunya virus.

Initial testing suggested an infectious bacterial disease such as avian cholera caused the deaths, but findings released on Tuesday showed West Nile virus was the culprit, McFarlane said.

One threat to albatross populations is the mosquito - borne disease known as avian pox virus.

Rear - pointing toes helped distinguish the tracks as avian, as opposed to a third nearby fossil track that was discovered at the same time, made by a non-avian theropod.

A proactive infection prevention plan implemented widely in a Hong Kong healthcare system was a significant factor preventing the spread of influenza strain A H7N9, otherwise known as Avian flu.

Then Westerners arrived and bird populations started to disappear more quickly due to a combination of threats, including habitat loss, introduction of invasive species and the arrival of diseases such as avian malaria.

Beef prices are on the rise, eggs have become a premium product as the avian flu continues to kill thousands of chickens and states such as New York are setting higher minimum wages.

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And the term «the fifth wave» (or «the fifth epidemic,» as it's often called) is the one scientists use to describe the outbreak of avian flu that began in China on October 1, 2016.

Since its 1861 discovery in Bavaria, just a few years after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, most scientists have placed Archaeopteryx at the root of the broad group of proto - birds, known as Avialae, from which our avian feathered friends emerged.

Poultry products exported by the Atlanta - based company are also challenged as a result of the avian influenza virus, which has led to many countries worldwide to close their doors to poultry imports altogether.

An excellent resource on Central Valley coffee growing and biodiversity is Sandra Znajda's York University Master's thesis, «Habitat conservation, avian diversity, and coffee agrosystems in southern Costa Rica,» available as a PDF here.

The combined pressures of climate change and epidemics sweeping through intensive animal agriculture such as H5N2 avian flu and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) are growing challenges for industrial agriculture, and workers organizing to demand fair pay and conditions combined with increasing consumer pressure for greater transparency and better treatment of land, animals, and workers, are having an effect.

The Notebaert Goes to the Birds with New Birds of Paradise Exhibit - Third Coast Review - February 2, 2018 Just as Museum Week was kicking off in Chicago, the Notebaert was celebrating its 161st birthday and the opening of their newest special exhibit, Birds of Paradise — Amazing Avian Evolution, which includes an amazing live animal exhibit called The Bird House that features a rotating cast of local and exotic birds for visitors to meet, learn about and interact with.

The government promised to pay the farmers about GH cents 11 million as compensation for culling 111,000 birds during the Avian influenza (bird flu) outbreak two years ago.

Government chief vet declares «prevention zone» for England as highly infectious strain of avian flu hits Europe

As winter arrives and migratory birds return to the UK, the prospect of renewed outbreaks of avian influenza becomes a threat to shoots and estates

The Ogun State government Monday confirmed the outbreak of Avian Influenza otherwise known as bird flu in the state.

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has supervised the killing of over 40000 birds as part of measures to contain the spread of the Avian Influenza (Bird Flu).

That's key, because the ankle joint has been used for decades as an indicator of avian versus crocodilian lineage, so Teleocrater must be close to the split between them.

Of broader significance, Gary Graves of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History observed: «The avian microbiome is terra incognita but it is not unreasonable to suppose that the relationship between birds and their microbes has been as important in avian evolution as the development of powered flight and song.»

(These proteins serve as the basis for influenza nomenclature; for instance, the H5N1 virus refers to specific classes of hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, which in this example correspond to an avian flu subtype.)

ACT began in the mid-1990s as an animal - cloning outfit owned by Avian Farms, a Maine - based poultry genetics company.

As a result, avian temperature responses generally involve moving up or down in elevation rather than stretching or shrinking their ranges over land.

In bird eyes, suitable radicals are believed to be generated within cryptochrome, a light - absorbing protein that produces an as - yet - unidentified signaling molecule in a quantity determined by the field direction, resulting in an avian magnetic compass.

Epidemiologists have worried that the avian flu virus, formally known as H5N1, could mutate enough to sicken and pass among humans, who would not have an immunity to it.