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Strategies for Obtaining and Pruning Imputed Whole-Genome Sequence Data for Genomic Prediction

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2019
Genomic prediction with imputed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data is an attractive approach to improve predictive ability with low cost. However, high accuracy has not been realized using this method in livestock.
Shaopan Ye   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pathogenicity of West Nile Virus Lineage 1 to German Poultry

open access: yesVaccines, 2020
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne virus that originates from Africa and at present causes neurological disease in birds, horses, and humans all around the globe.
Cora M. Holicki   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

International chicken trade and increased risk for introducing or reintroducing highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) to uninfected countries. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Every year billions of chickens are shipped thousands of miles around the globe in order to meet the ever increasing demands for this cheap and nutritious protein source.
Araneta, Maria Rosario G   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Chicken genomics

open access: yesThe International Journal of Developmental Biology, 2018
As one of the most economically important species and a unique model organism for biological and medical research, the chicken represents the first non-mammalian amniotic species to have its genome sequenced; and so far, the chicken reference genome represents the best assembled and annotated avian genome.
Cheng, Yuanyuan, Burt, David W.
openaire   +5 more sources

Infectious bursal disease virus in chickens: prevalence, impact, and management strategies

open access: yesVeterinary medicine, 2019
Infectious bursal disease (IBD), also known as Gumboro disease, is a highly contagious, immunosuppressive disease of young chickens. Although first observed about 60 years ago, to date, the disease is responsible for major economic losses in the poultry ...
S. Dey   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Humoral and cytokine response elicited during immunisation with recombinant Immune Mapped protein-1 (EtIMP-1) and oocysts of Eimeria tenella [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Eimeria tenella, the causative agent of caecal coccidiosis, is a pathogenic gut dwelling protozoan which can cause severe morbidity and mortality in farmed chickens.
Banerjee, P S   +6 more
core   +1 more source

16S rRNA amplicon sequencing characterization of caecal microbiome composition of broilers and free-range slow-growing chickens throughout their productive lifespan

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2019
Gut microbiota affects health, metabolism and immunity of the host, and in the case of livestock, also food-safety. Here, 16S rRNA gene high-throughput Illumina sequencing was used to describe the microbiome of chicken caeca in two different breeds and ...
M. Ocejo, B. Oporto, A. Hurtado
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Influence of rapeseed, canola meal and glucosinolate metabolite (AITC) as potential antimicrobials: effects on growth performance, and gut health in Salmonella Typhimurium challenged broiler chickens

open access: yesPoultry Science, 2022
: Poultry is the major sources of foodborne salmonellosis. Antibiotic resistance and a surge in zoonotic diseases warrant the use of natural alternatives. Glucosinolates (GLs) are naturally occurring antimicrobial compounds in rapeseed and canola.
S. Yadav   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Identification of Eimeria Species in Broiler Chickens in Trinidad, West Indies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease of chickens of major economic importance to broiler industries worldwide. Species of coccidia found in chickens include Eimeria acervulina, Eimeria brunetti, Eimeria maxima, Eimeria mitis, Eimeria necatrix, Eimeria ...
Beard, J   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Intestinal Morphology in Broiler Chickens Supplemented with Propolis and Bee Pollen

open access: yesAnimals, 2019
Simple Summary Consumers are becoming more aware of the nutritional value of foods, and they want to consume food that provides health benefits beyond the provision of essential nutrients.
Ivana Prakatur   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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