The double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) is induced in mouse and human cells on treatment with interferon. In this study, we have cloned and determined the nucleotide sequences of chicken PKR cDNA in various chicken breeds. Chicken PKR was a 550-amino-acid protein as deduced from the cDNA open reading frame (ORF), and there were specific domains (two double-stranded RNA binding do...

this study was conducted at beresa watershed district of guraghe administrative zone, the southern regional state of ethiopia to evaluate the on-farm reproductive and egg production performances of local kei and its f1 crosses with fayoumi and rhode island red (rir) chicken breeds under farmers’ management. the local kei paternal line was mated with maternal lines of fayoumi and rir chickens to...

We report here the complete genome sequence of an avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) isolated from a tracheal tissue sample of a commercial layer flock. The complete genome sequence of aMPV-A/chicken/Brazil-SP/669/2003 was obtained using MiSeq (Illumina, Inc.) sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis of the complete genome classified the isolate as avian metapneumovirus subtype A.

Feeding behavior is regulated via a complex network which interacts via diverse signals from central and peripheral tissues. Endocannabinoids modulate release of GABA in a variety of regions of the central nervous system. Endocannabinoids and GABAergic system have an important role in the central regulation of appetite. Thus, the present study examines the possible interaction of central canabi...

Chicken meat in two different forms (chicken meat and chicken meat powder) were added into white flour and whole wheat blend baguette bread formulations for protein enrichment and finally developing new and healthy snacks. The chicken meat and powder levels were 10% for white flour baguette, and 15% for whole wheat blend. The dried baguette samples were packaged under 100% N2, and physical, che...

Balansia epichloe (Weese) and B. henningsiana (Moell.) were isolated from grasses in toxic fescue pastures. B. epichole, cultured in a synthetic medium, was toxic to chicken embryos. Thin-layer chromatography and ultraviolet absorption data indicated that in submerged culture the fungus produced compounds with the indole or ergoline nucleus.

1. The development of the polymorphonuclear leucocyte from a mesenchymal, lymphoid type of cell is possible in adult life and in vitro in chicken bone marrow. 2. These cells can rapidly proliferate by means of amitotic division of an unripe form very similar to, but smaller than themselves. 3. All the cells of chicken bone marrow can undergo a transformation to a type of cell resembling, althou...

clostridium perfringens is an important cause of bacterial food poisoning worldwide. the disease is caused by c. perfringens enterotoxin (cpe) encoded by cpe gene. the aim of this research was to identify the different types of c. perfringens and the presence of cpe gene in isolated bacteria from broilers’ meat marketed in retail meat shops of mashhad city in northeastern of iran. after isolati...

The present study demonstrates that the biosynthesis of phospholipids in the inner nuclear layer cells of the chicken retina displays daily rhythms under constant illumination conditions. The vertebrate retina contains circadian oscillators and photoreceptors (PRCs) that temporally regulate its own physiology and synchronize the whole organism to the daily environmental changes. We have previou...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of replacing red meat with chicken in the usual diet and the effect of a low-protein diet on glomerular filtration rate (GFR), urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER), and lipid levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A randomized, crossover, controlled trial was conducted with 28 patients with type 2 diabetes (seven women; mean age 58...