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Effect of age upon utilisation of iron in chickens
Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2004 The effect of age upon iron retention in cockerels of laying and meat type hybrids was examined within 46 subsequent balance periods. Chickens were fed ad libitum a diet with the content of 312 mg Fe per 1 kg.
E. Fajmonová, J. Zelenka, K. Holendová
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Glucagon and Neuromedin U Suppress Food Intake in Broiler Chicks
The Journal of Poultry Science, 2015 Several peptides show different effects on food intake between broiler and layer chicks. For example, the central administration of β-melanocyte-stimulating hormone decreased food intake in layer chicks but not in broiler chicks.
Kazuhisa Honda +4 more
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The Journal of Poultry Science, 2015 Brain-gut peptides play important roles in the appetite regulatory system in mammals. Glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1, GLP-2, and oxyntomodulin (OXM) are processed from the same precursor, proglucagon, in both brain and intestines in mammals and birds ...
Kazuhisa Honda +6 more
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VaccinesLive coccidiosis vaccines have mainly been used to reduce Eimeria species infection, which is considered the most economically important disease in the poultry industry.
Binh T. Nguyen +7 more
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Carcass conformation of Master Gris broiler chickens as an indicator of carcass quality [PDF]
Acta Agriculturae Serbica, 2018 This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different feed formulations, fattening period and sex of broiler chickens on absolute carcass conformation measurements (metatarsus length, keel length, breast depth, breast angle and thigh girth) and ...
Dosković Vladimir +6 more
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The Journal of Poultry Science, 2017 Chickens display a wide spectrum of phenotypic variations in quantitative traits such as egg-related traits. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis is a statistical method used to understand the relationship between phenotypic (trait measurements) and ...
Tatsuhiko Goto, Masaoki Tsudzuki
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Review of chicken productive and reproductive performance and its challenges in Ethiopia
All Life, 2022 This review gathered information about the reproduction and production performance of indigenous, exotic chickens and hybrids in Ethiopia. The indigenous chicken egg production performance under the backyard system within the ranges of 30–80 eggs per hen
Yizengaw Mengesha +2 more
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Open Veterinary JournalBackground: The problem, poultry is one of the most prominent sources of Campylobacter jejuni, which is also a major means of transmission to people.
Sheila Marty Yanestria +11 more
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Making tau amyloid models in vitro: a crucial and underestimated challenge
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This review highlights the challenges of producing in vitro amyloid assemblies of the tau protein. We review how accurately the existing protocols mimic tau deposits found in the brain of patients affected with tauopathies. We discuss the important properties that should be considered when forming amyloids and the benchmarks that should be used to ...
Julien Broc, Clara Piersson, Yann Fichou
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Thyroid hormone metabolism in poultry [PDF]
Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2000 Thyroid hormone (TH) receptors preferentially bind 3.5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3). Therefore the metabolism of thyroxine (T4) secreted by the thyroid gland in peripheral tissues, resulting in the production and degradation of receptor-active T3, plays a ...
Darras V.M. +2 more
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