Elucidating the spatial dynamic and core gut microbiome related to wild bar-headed goose is of crucial importance for probiotics development that may meet the demands of bar-headed goose artificial breeding industries and accelerate the domestication of this species. However, the core microbial communities in the wild bar-headed geese remain totally unknown. Here, for the first time, we present...

BACKGROUND Recent functional studies have demonstrated that the microRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in ovarian gonadal development, steroidogenesis, apoptosis, and ovulation in mammals. However, little is known about the involvement of miRNAs in the ovarian function of fowl. The goose (Anas cygnoides) is a commercially important food that is cultivated widely in China but the goose industry ...

The New Jersey Meadowlands are located within the heavily urbanized New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary and have been subject to contamination due to effluent and runoff from industry, traffic, and homes along the Hackensack River and nearby waterways. These extensive wetlands, though heavily impacted by development and pollution, support a wide array of bird and other wildlife species. Persiste...

Southern American English is spoken in a large geographic region the United States. Its characteristics include back-vowel fronting (e.g., goose, foot, and goat), which has been ongoing since mid-nineteenth century; meanwhile, low back vowels (in lot thought) have recently merged some areas. We investigate these five Digital Archive of Speech, legacy corpus linguistic interviews with sixty-four...

Goose astrovirus (GoAstV) has frequently been isolated in China since it was first identified as the etiological agent of visceral gout goslings 2017. However, actual prevalence GoAstV infection and its economic impact on commercial goose production remain poorly characterized. Here, virus detection serological testing were conducted to determine extent flocks. We detected RNA 2% (6/300) dead-i...

BACKGROUND The geese have strong broodiness and poor egg performance. These characteristics are the key issues that hinder the goose industry development. Yet little is known about the mechanisms responsible for follicle development due to lack of genomic resources. Hence, studies based on high-throughput sequencing technologies are needed to produce a comprehensive and integrated genomic resou...