The obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia psittaci causes systemic disease in psittacine birds, domestic poultry, and wild fowl. Importantly, C. psittaci may cause pneumonia, encephalitis, endocarditis, and even death in humans. The potential of pigeons as a source of human psittacosis is supported worldwide by relatively high seroconversion rates in the birds. This study rep...

When domestic fowl were maintained under constant incandescent illumination from time of hatching, the rate of egg production was similar to that of control birds on a diurnal schedule. Hatchability offertile eggs produced by such hens was found to be unaffected by lighting treatment of the parents. Fertility was, however, markedly impaired in the males reared under continuous light. Artificial...