Category: Articles

21 JUN

Authentic Analysis and Formulation Design of Instant Bird’s Nest Products


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Principal Investigator
Dr. CHEUNG, Hon Yeung
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Stage of Technology Transfer: Commercially viable technology
Research Area: Life science ─ biotechnology
 

Background
Edible bird’s nest (EBN) is essentially the tiny nest woven by Swallows or Collocalia (Apodidae) from gelatinous strands of the bird’s saliva mixed with minor feathers or botanic substances. The birds build their nests wherever they like but mainly on the top of sea caves. Since it contains some of the essential glyconutrients and epidermal growth factors, it is a nourishing food and a booster of health. Southeast Asian people consume it because it promotes tissue and cellular growth as well as speeding up recovery from illness.
 
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20 JUN

Summary of California studies analyzing the diet of barn owls.

sarep.ucdavis.edu Article written for Sustainable Agriculture Chuck Ingels Farmers and ranchers are looking closely at the benefits barn owls offer as an alternative method of controlling vertebrate pests (see Sustainable Agriculture Vol. 5. No. 1). The diet of the barn owl (Tyto alba) is relatively easy to ascertain, and several dozen studies have been conducted […]

20 JUN

Swifts and Swallows

.theava.com by Rob Lee Whether the Giants are winning games in big fistfuls, or can’t produce as much offense as a foul-mouthed grandmother, there’s always a good reason to go to their ballpark. I’m not talking about the starlings foraging in the outfield grass, or the hordes of Western gulls that begin gathering faithfully during […]

20 JUN

Barn Swallow Shelters

americanartifacts.com
On many properties, finding a good site to place artificial nest cups is difficult. Barn swallows demand adequate protection of the nest from rain. Modern homes often don’t have adequate overhang of the eaves to provide this protection. Also, placing nest cups under the eaves of a two story house is more than many home owners want to attempt.
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19 JUN

A Bird's Eye View

AllAfrica.com, Washington – 15 hours ago

Mallards Bite Off More Than They Can Chew

By Michael Givant, Email- Givant@adelphi.edu

Until last summer mallards had always seemed placid and boring. Then I began to notice a few in the condo pond where we live. In the early morning when the water’s surface was smooth as glass and shafts of yellow light fell on tall, tan reeds, some male mallards, with their distinctive green heads and yellow bills, were slowly swimming between reeds cut to water level.
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