The aim of the present study was to apply immunohistochemistry, using a commercially available monoclonal antibody, for the diagnosis of aspergillosis in adult turkeys. Eight adult turkeys were studied. The lungs revealed grossly a few yellowish-white granulomas. Histopathologically, the granulomas were distributed in the pulmonary parenchyma or occasionally located around the airways. A few fu...

phytate phosphorus of plant ingredients is not substantially available to poultry because of the lack of endogenous phytase enzymes in their gastrointestinal tract. there are substantial differences among broilers, turkeys, and ducks in terms of plant p utilization. we studied whether the availability of p is different for two phytase enzymes in turkeys. finase and a new phytase product develop...

Melissa H. Mageroy, Sharon Jancsik, Macaire Man Saint Yuen, Michael Fischer, Stephen G. Withers, Christian Paetz, Bernd Schneider, John Mackay, and Joerg Bohlmann Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z4, Canada Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research, NO-1430 As, Norway Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,...

positron plasma for antihydrogen production C. Amole, M. D. Ashkezari, M. Baquero-Ruiz, W. Bertsche, E. Butler, A. Capra, C. L. Cesar, M. Charlton, A. Deller, S. Eriksson, J. Fajans, T. Friesen, M. C. Fujiwara, D. R. Gill, A. Gutierrez, J. S. Hangst, W. N. Hardy, M. E. Hayden, C. A. Isaac, S. Jonsell, L. Kurchaninov, A. Little, N. Madsen, J. T. K. McKenna, S. Menary, S. C. Napoli, K. Olchanski,...

oxytocawithin Hospitals across the United Kingdom and Ireland Identifies Sharing of Virulence and Resistance Genes with K. pneumoniae Danesh Moradigaravand*, Veronique Martin, Sharon J. Peacock, and Julian Parkhill* Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Griffin House, Birmingham, United Ki...

Newly emergent turkey arthritis reoviruses (TARVs) have been isolated from cases of lameness in male turkeys over 10 weeks of age. In a previous study, experimental inoculation of TARV in one-week-old turkey poults produced lymphocytic tenosynovitis at four weeks post inoculation but without causing clinical lameness. This study was undertaken to determine if TARV infection at an early age can ...

The turkey microbiome is largely understudied, despite its relationship with bird health and growth, and the prevalence of human pathogens such as Campylobacter spp. In this study we investigated the microbiome within the small intestine (SI), caeca (C), large intestine (LI), and cloaca (CL) of turkeys at 6, 10, and 16 weeks of age. Eight turkeys were dissected within each age category and the ...

BACKGROUND DNA vaccination has been shown to elicit specific cellular and humoral immune responses to many different agents in a broad variety of species. However, looking at a commercial use, the duration of the immune response against the vaccine is critical. Therefore the persistence of the DNA vaccine, as well as its expression, should be investigated. We conducted these investigations on a...

1. Enrofloxacin (CAS: 93106-60-6) is a synthetic fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent. In veterinary medicine it is administered by subcutaneous injection to cattle and intramuscular injection to pigs and orally to cattle, pigs, turkeys and chickens, for the treatment of infections of the respiratory and alimentary tract. The recommended doses are 2.5 to 5 mg enrofloxacin/kg bw/day for 3 to 5 da...