It was the purpose of these experiments to describe gonadal development and posthatching growth of genetic female chickens and turkeys following in ovo injection of the aromatase inhibitor Fadrazole (CGS 16949A) prior to incubation. In ovo injection of Fadrazole (CGS 16949A) resulted in the development of testes-like gonads in the majority of day-old genetic female chickens and turkey poults. N...

Several previous reports and our studies show that waterfowl-origin influenza viruses can be more easily transmitted to domestic turkeys than chickens. Similarly, studies indicate turkeys to be better hosts for low pathogenic avian influenza viruses isolated from commercial poultry operations and live bird markets in comparison to chickens. Low 50% infectious-dose titers of wild bird as well as...

Avian metapneumoviruses (aMPV) cause an upper respiratory tract disease with low mortality but high morbidity, primarily in commercial turkeys, that can be exacerbated by secondary infections. There are three types of aMPV, of which type C is found only in the United States. The aMPV nucleoprotein (N) amino acid sequences of serotypes A, B, and C were aligned for comparative analysis. On the ba...

BACKGROUND Canine influenza virus (CIV) of the H3N8 subtype has emerged in dog populations throughout the United States where it has become endemic in kennels and animal shelters in some regions. It has not previously been determined whether the canine-adapted H3N8 influenza virus can be transmitted to chickens, turkeys or ducks which are economically important animals that are susceptible to t...

Avian astroviruses were detected by reverse transcriptase and polymerase chain reaction in intestinal contents collected from commercial chickens and turkeys from throughout the United States from 2003 through 2005. Astroviruses were detected in birds from both healthy and poorly performing flocks with or without enteric disease. Phylogenetic analysis was performed with sequence data from the p...

The article presents the results of monitoring parasitic protozoa young turkeys in industrial-type farms Central region Russia. Fecal samples, scrapings from floor and passages, contents gastrointestinal tract during slaughter were systematically examined birds different ages. age seasonal dynamics their infection with eimeria, as well contamination environmental objects by protozoan oocysts, e...

5 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, 6 Siirt University, 56100 Siirt, Turkey; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Yüzüncü Yıl 7 University, 65080 Van, Turkey; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Art, Siirt 8 University, 56100 Siirt, Turkey; British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, 9 Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 ...

1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 5 2 Centre for Tuberculosis Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 6 3 Institute for Applied Computer Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, 76021 7 Karlsruhe, Germany 8 4 Institute of Microstructure Technology and Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karl...

The aim of the present study was to determine the pharmacokinetics of simvastatin (SIM) administered orally in 6-week-old turkeys at a single dose of 2 mg/kg b.w. The SIM concentrations in plasma were determined by validated HPLC-MS/MS method. Mean (+/- SD; n = 10) values of pharmacokinetic parameters evaluated were as follows: Cmax = 0.49 +/- 0.21 ng/ml, t(max) = 1.6 +/- 1.1 h, AUC(0-infinity)...

Two randomized block experiments were conducted to determine the effects of litter moisture and age on the development of foot pad dermatitis (FPD) in female growing turkeys. Pens were littered with fresh wood shavings at the start of the experiments and excreta and soiled litter were replaced twice daily to maintain clean litter. In experiment 1 the birds (n = 5/pen) were subjected to increasi...