Egg Shape Within the Australian Psittaciformes with Comments on Eggs of Nymphicus Hollandicus

1984 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A. Saunders ◽  
G.T. Smith ◽  
N.A. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Egg Shape ◽  
Nymphicus Hollandicus

Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Rowley ◽  
Guy M. Kirwan
Keyword(s):  
Nymphicus Hollandicus

scholarly journals Comparison of plasma and cerebrospinal fluid proteomes identifies gene products guiding adult neurogenesis and neural differentiation in birds

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Voukali ◽  
Nithya Kuttiyarthu Veetil ◽  
Pavel Němec ◽  
Pavel Stopka ◽  
Michal Vinkler
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Adult Neurogenesis ◽  
Neural Development ◽  
Neural Differentiation ◽  
Csf Proteins ◽  
Nymphicus Hollandicus ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass ◽  
Genome Information ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Brain Homeostasis

AbstractCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins regulate neurogenesis, brain homeostasis and participate in signalling during neuroinflammation. Even though birds represent valuable models for constitutive adult neurogenesis, current proteomic studies of the avian CSF are limited to chicken embryos. Here we use liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (nLC-MS/MS) to explore the proteomic composition of CSF and plasma in adult chickens (Gallus gallus) and evolutionarily derived parrots: budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) and cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus). Because cockatiel lacks a complete genome information, we compared the cross-species protein identifications using the reference proteomes of three model avian species: chicken, budgerigar and zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) and found the highest identification rates when mapping against the phylogenetically closest species, the budgerigar. In total, we identified 483, 641 and 458 unique proteins consistently represented in the CSF and plasma of all chicken, budgerigar and cockatiel conspecifics, respectively. Comparative pathways analyses of CSF and blood plasma then indicated clusters of proteins involved in neurogenesis, neural development and neural differentiation overrepresented in CSF in each species. This study provides the first insight into the proteomics of adult avian CSF and plasma and brings novel evidence supporting the adult neurogenesis in birds.

CASE REPORT: LIPOSARCOMA WITH MICROVASCULAR PROLIFERATION IN A COCKATIEL (Nymphicus hollandicus)

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (03) ◽  
pp. 85-89
Author(s):  
Jung-Chin Chang ◽  
Fang-Yi Tsai ◽  
Yu-Shing Lee ◽  
Ruo-Chan Wang ◽  
Ju-Pai Kao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Vessels ◽  
Lipid Droplets ◽  
Excisional Biopsy ◽  
Positive Staining ◽  
Uropygial Gland ◽  
Microvascular Proliferation ◽  
Nymphicus Hollandicus ◽  
Well Differentiated ◽  
Oil Red O ◽  
Growing Mass

A five-year-old female cockatiel weighing 117 g was presented with a fast-growing mass beside the uropygial gland. Excisional biopsy was performed and the mass measured [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]cm in size and weighed 30.6 g. On the surface of cut sections, the mass was yellow-brown with white or yellow colloidal substances and red exudate. Histopathology showed that the tumor mass was covered by the skin and located in the deep dermis and hypodermis. The tumor consisted of abundant vascular adipose tissue and lipoblasts with intracytoplasmic lipid droplets, which varied in size. Also, small, well-differentiated blood vessels, with varied degrees of congestion and dilation, were observed within the tumor. Histochemically, staining with Oil red O produced a positive reaction in which the lipid droplets presented a reddish color. Immunohistochemistry produced positive staining for Desmin and successfully marked the muscular layers of blood vessels. On the basis of these results, a rare case of liposarcoma with microvascular proliferation adjacent to the uropygial gland was diagnosed in a cockatiel.

scholarly journals Egg shape mimicry in parasitic cuckoos

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 2079-2084 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. G. Attard ◽  
I. Medina ◽  
N. E. Langmore ◽  
E. Sherratt
Keyword(s):  
Egg Shape

Ingluviolith in a Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Jean A. Paré ◽  
D. Bruce Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Nymphicus Hollandicus

scholarly journals On the evaluation of chicken egg shape variability

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Havlíček ◽  
Šárka Nedomová ◽  
Jana Simeonovová ◽  
Libor Severa ◽  
Ivo Křivánek
Keyword(s):  
Shape Index ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Fourier Descriptors ◽  
Shape Variation ◽  
Egg Volume ◽  
Maximum Width ◽  
Chicken Egg ◽  
Egg Shape ◽  
Elliptic Fourier Descriptors

Although recently reported models for determining egg shape are highly accurate, certain com­pli­ca­ted measurements or computations are to be performed. Thus relatively simple and attainable analysis methods of chicken egg shape variability were chosen and used for the purpose of presented research. Sample of 250 eggs of ISA BROWN strain was examined. Geometrical parameters were measured and calculated with following expression of their coefficient of variation – namely egg length 3.56 %, egg maximum width 2.84 %, shape index 3.80 %, surface area 5.08 %, and egg volume 7.23 %. The second method consisted in shape quantitative measuring by the score of the principal components of elliptic Fourier descriptors (EFDs). The first four principles components which could explain over 99 % of the egg shape variations were found to be very good measures of the monitored phenomenon. It was found that 87.41 % of the total shape variation can be accounted to length to width ratio. Usefulness and relevance of the shape index usage was confirmed.

scholarly journals Produksi Telur Ayam Persilangan Merawang dengan Arab

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-122
Author(s):  
N. Widayanti ◽  
S. Darwati ◽  
R. Afnan
Keyword(s):  
Egg Production ◽  
Shape Index ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Egg Weight ◽  
Egg Shape

The egg production of local chiken can be increased by crossing of arab and merawang chicken. This study aimed to observed egg production performances of crossing between merawang x merawangarab (M-MA), merawangarab x merawang (MA-M), merawangarab x merawangarab (MA-MA), arabmerawang x arabmerawang (AM-AM), merawangarab x arab (MA-A), and arab x merawangarab (A-MA). Parameters in this study were egg weight, egg shape index, hen day production and feed conversion. The result showed that the egg weight of MA-M chicken was significantly greater (P<0.05). than M-MA, MA-MA, AM-AM, MA-A, and A-MA chicken. The MA-A egg index was significantly larger (P<0.05) than other crossing. Hen day production of M-MA chicken was significantly greater (P<0.05) and feed convertion was significantly efficient (P<0.05) than other crossing. MA hens had better production than other hens.

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