Sentences with phrase «tested on birds»

There are so many omega - fatty acid supplements available, and not all of them have been tested on birds and exotic pets.

Microgravity tests on birds, sea urchins, amphibians and fish have proven inconclusive.

The Warwick research team has now filed a patent on the protecting virus and is exploring ways of taking it through human clinical trials and testing on birds.

I recommend Chlamydia testing on all birds as part of a pre / post purchase examination and prior to shipping or introduction in to a pet bird collection.

Not exact matches

Arafura Resources Ltd has been awarded a $ 3.3 million federal government grant for its NT rare earths - uranium project while biotechnology company Imugene Ltd has secured an $ 880,000 grant to produce and test bird flu vaccines on chickens.

Just when you think those days were just a part of the weirdest gold digger test (that is: send a few winged reptiles and see if your boo thang will stick around long enough for the good stuff) guess what happens on days six and seven: even bigger birds!

Maria and I had fun brainstorming names for these little guys while recipe testing and we ultimately landed on «bird food energy bites.»

307300 Features: - With thirteen loops and five hanging animals toys. - ABC written tummy - time pillow. - Soft arches. - Mat the surface is thick for softness. - Playful patterns and linen details. - Multiple materials and activities on the mat: soft elephant with crinkle ear, equid with a tactile mane, crinkle tree flap and bird wings, removable apple mirror, and high - pitched monkey. - For age zero and up. - Safety - tested to fulfill or exceed ASTM, CPSIA, EN71 and applicable safety standards.

Now, testing the fifth and sixth generation of the birds, Jensen and his colleagues have looked more deeply into these traits, focusing on metabolism, feeding efficiency, and body chemicals involved in boldness.

Researchers studied the structure of proteins from one strain of the H7N9 virus that caused the outbreak and tested how strongly one of the proteins bound to molecules on the surfaces of bird and human cells.

But scientists lacked the means to test such ideas on free - flying birds.

To further test the theory, Christopher Bird, a zoologist at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and his colleague Nathan Emery of Queen Mary, University of London, «quizzed» rooks on a basic concept of physics they call «support.»

Mihai Valcu and Bart Kempenaers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen together with colleagues from New Zealand and Switzerland have now tested this theory using a comprehensive database on estimates of maximum life - span of 1396 bird species, 1128 from free - living species and 268 from birds kept in captivity.

Marshall and her colleagues used visual modelling to test how conspicuous individual lizards would be to a bird's eye against the backgrounds they had chosen to sit on.

The four birds tested each had bright dots on the head, wing, and body that enabled him to follow the actions of the different parts of each bird's body.

When it comes to animals, the problem is compounded for two main reasons: First, it is very difficult to design and administer tests that pick up on overall smarts instead of specific skills, such as the keen memories of food - hoarding birds or the fine motor skills of chimpanzees that make tools for finding insects in trees.

The second test, however, in which the researchers implanted a hormone pellet into one of the parent birds, showed that this limit depends on the stress level of the parent bird and not on the begging behaviour of the young little auks.

Shaw and her colleagues briefly captured and banded 20 adult birds, which they trained to carry out six different tests to measure various skills thought to be linked to specific types of animal cognition (defined as the ability to acquire, process, and act on information about the environment).

At night, while their free - living counterparts were flying, the captive animals were fully awake and performed normally on learning tests, which suggests that the birds don't sleepwalk during their migrations.

Their program found a weak but positive correlation between how well any particular bird did on one test and its performance on the other five tests.

In a paper published online this week in Animal Behaviour, Shaw and her colleagues report wide variations in how well the birds did on multiple trials of each test.

However, they didn't conduct the cylinder test on corvid birds.

They tested how good the geese were at coping with exercise in reduced oxygen environments by simulating the conditions of Mount Everest in a clear box and then getting the birds to run as fast as possible on a treadmill inside the box.

Oppel and his team found that they could use audio recordings to estimate a bird's population size after testing the method on a raucous colony of Cory's shearwaters that breeds on a small island in the Azores called Corvo.

Dr Higginson tested this prediction by collecting data on the declines of birds and bees over the 20th Century, their body size, and when and where they nest.

On a drive home from the laboratory, researchers in Canada conducted a straightforward experiment: They traveled stretches of road with various speed limits (20, 50, 90, and 110 kilometers per hour) and tested how close a bird on or beside the road (like the magpie above) would allow the advancing car to come before fleeing its dangerous position — a measure called flight initiation distancOn a drive home from the laboratory, researchers in Canada conducted a straightforward experiment: They traveled stretches of road with various speed limits (20, 50, 90, and 110 kilometers per hour) and tested how close a bird on or beside the road (like the magpie above) would allow the advancing car to come before fleeing its dangerous position — a measure called flight initiation distancon or beside the road (like the magpie above) would allow the advancing car to come before fleeing its dangerous position — a measure called flight initiation distance.

President Barack Obama's administration is under court order to decide by 30 September how to protect the bird: declare it an endangered species — the nuclear option in conservation — or opt for the less onerous conservation strategies that officials are testing on its fellow rangeland bird, the lesser prairie chicken.

In food tests on donkeys, birds chose to feed on wounds even when the birds» favorite ticks were offered, Tiffany Plantan of University of Miami in Florida and colleagues found.

Additional testing of grebes and eagles is underway to shed more light on the mix of factors that converged to trigger the extensive die - off and to determine how much of a risk it might pose to other types of birds.

On a recent warm morning, my friend Jack, a keen bird - watcher, gave me the chance to test what could be a world - changing technological breakthrough: a pair of socks.

The team tested the algorithm developed from the study on samples of bird songs and calls from the comprehensive and well - known international database Xeno Canto.

Jennalee Holzschuh of SUNY College at Brockport and Mark Deutschlander of Hobart and William Smith Colleges tested these possibilities by analyzing data from a bird banding station on the south shore of Lake Ontario.

One treatment now in testing involves nebulizing snakes individually in tanks, a drug - delivery method sometimes used on birds with respiratory problems.

Consider Griffin's performance on a test Pepperberg devised to see whether the birds could use a mirror image of an object to manipulate it.

Similar investigations have been conducted on birds and rodents, but this is the first time smell - based navigation has been field - tested on humans.

In a separate lab test, the spores adhered to goose feet, suggesting they could hitchhike long distances on birds.

After eight generations, his team was able to run open field tests — experiments during which the birds were put in a brightly - lit arena and assessed for how much time they spent cowering on the periphery instead of strutting through the room.

Apes performed best on that test, but no birds were tested then.

In fact, tests with dead birds showed the body was floppier and less stable when researchers fastened it upright on two legs instead of one.

For those planning on visiting the zoo, there shouldn't be any concern, as the lorikeet aviary is closed and will remain so until the infected birds are treated, the exhibit is disinfected, and further laboratory tests are completed, the ADPH notes.

I will try doing this powder on my own very soon (I might also test green bird's - eye chilies).

The Angry Birds Movie (PG for action and rude humor) Animated adventure, inspired by the video game series of the same name, set on an island inhabited by a flock of flightless birds with anger management issues whose patience is suddenly tested by an overwhelming pig invaBirds Movie (PG for action and rude humor) Animated adventure, inspired by the video game series of the same name, set on an island inhabited by a flock of flightless birds with anger management issues whose patience is suddenly tested by an overwhelming pig invabirds with anger management issues whose patience is suddenly tested by an overwhelming pig invasion.

The next stage of the selection process will involve full hair and makeup tests in early July, but if Bird doesn't find what he's looking for in Robertson or Scott after that, he'll move on to other options.

They knew the «Bird would win on the track, having tested out a similarly - winged «Aero Warrior» the prior year, the Dodge Charger Daytona.

As for the update, users will be treated to a new tab - based user interface which will allow for easy navigation «between editing, testing, collaborating and promoting campaigns... On the redesigned Campaign Overview screen, a bird's - eye view of all of your campaigns helps provide the most information possible at a glance.

If you haven't yet experienced the frustration and joy of playing Flappy Bird (or even if you have), and you have an Android Wear device paired with your smartphone, consider taking Flopsy Droid on a test flight for free now.

Angry Birds Stella will be available this upcoming September 4, 2014, but for those of you near to a Barnes and Noble, you can give the game a test - drive on one of their in - store Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook tablets beginning this Friday, August 29, 2014.

All the games I tested on the Kindle Fire worked well — Angry Birds, Plants vs Zombies, Paper Plane 2, the highly - underrated Zombie Rider, some card games and puzzle games, and others.

On the bright side, the main driver of the higher costs has been the increased availability of specialized tests, treatments and vets for the nation's 81.7 million cats, 72.1 million dogs, 11.2 million birds and 7.3 million horses — not to mention exotics such as ferrets, hamsters, turtles, snakes and lizards.

To figure out the right amount to trim on a parrot's wings, start with less than what seems to be required and then test the bird by holding it not too far above a soft surface and letting it go.