To cite: West C, Richards J, Sujendran V, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016217585 DESCRIPTION A 70-year-old man presented to accident and emergency (A&E) department with spontaneous rupture of his incisional hernia, which occurred at rest. He previously had an emergency open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Postoperatively he developed a...

Gene expression profiling has offered new insights into postmortem molecular changes associated with meat quality. To acquire reliable transcript quantification, high quality RNA is required. The objective of this study was to analyze integrity of RNA isolated from chicken skeletal muscle (pectoralis major) and its capability of serving as the template in quantitative real-time polymerase chain...

By using a technique that previously demonstrated improved efficiency of intact crop removal for broilers, experiments were conducted to determine the effectiveness of the technique in 40and 41-wk-old broiler breeder roosters and hens. The technique involved (after scalding, defeathering, and head removal) separating (breaking) the neck from the carcass parallel with the shoulders and leaving t...