Opsin family genes encode G protein-coupled seven-transmembrane proteins that bind a retinaldehyde chromophore in photoreception. Here, we sought potential as yet undescribed avian retinal photoreceptors, focusing on Opsin 3 homologs in the chicken. We found two Opsin 3-related genes in the chicken genome: one corresponding to encephalopsin/panopsin (Opn3) in mammals, and the other belonging to...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs, miRs) encompass a class of small non-coding RNAs that often negatively regulate gene expression. miRNAs play an essential role in skeletal muscle, determining the proper development and maintenance of this tissue. In comparison to other organs and tissues, the full set of muscle miRNAs and its expression patterns are still poorly understood. In this report, a chicken skeletal...

Village chicken is known as a high-quality product perception and sold at high prices. However, the authenticity of village doubted because colored has been claimed to fraud consumers gain profit. No stringent strategy implemented by local authority on chickens. Thus, study aimed determine meat quality different breeds including chicken, broiler (Cobb), (Hubbard), layer from genuine suppliers c...

Leucocytozoonosis was found in three layer farms in chickens with suspected fatty liver or fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome in Korea between 2009 and 2011. These layer chicken flocks showed both mortality and decreased egg production for one or two weeks when they were between 59 and 82 weeks old. At the necropsy, the most prominent gross lesions were found in the liver, which was enlarged, had...

Commercial layer-type, pullet, cockerel, and broiler chicken flocks infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in Nigeria between 2006 and 2008 were investigated for morbidity, mortality, and pathology. Of the one hundred and fifty-three (153) farms confirmed with HPAI infection, one hundred and twenty-seven (127) were layer-type farms, nine (9) were pullet and broiler farms ea...

From unincubated quail blastoderms, we have excised, caudal marginal zones (caudally from Rauber's sickle), upper layer fragments covering Rauber's sickle or Rauber's sickle fragments alone (as controls), and placed them on the ventral side of the cranial quadrant of unincubated chicken blastoderms. Also, quail Rauber's sickle fragments, all or not associated with quail endophyll, were placed o...