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Metagenomic Analysis of Chicken Gut Microbiota for Improving Metabolism and Health of Chickens — A Review

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2015
Chicken is a major food source for humans, hence it is important to understand the mechanisms involved in nutrient absorption in chicken. In the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), the microbiota plays a central role in enhancing nutrient absorption and ...
Ki Young Choi, T. Lee, W. Sul
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A light‐triggered Time‐Resolved X‐ray Solution Scattering (TR‐XSS) workflow with application to protein conformational dynamics

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Time‐resolved X‐ray solution scattering captures how proteins change shape in real time under near‐native conditions. This article presents a practical workflow for light‐triggered TR‐XSS experiments, from data collection to structural refinement. Using a calcium‐transporting membrane protein as an example, the approach can be broadly applied to study ...
Fatemeh Sabzian‐Molaei, Fredrik Orädd, Konstantinos Magkakis, Magnus Andersson   +3 more
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Heat stress impairs performance parameters, induces intestinal injury, and decreases macrophage activity in broiler chickens.

Poultry Science, 2010
Studies on environmental consequences of stress on animal production have grown substantially in the last few years for economic and animal welfare reasons.
W. Quinteiro-Filho, A. Ribeiro, V. Ferraz-de-Paula, M. L. Pinheiro, M. Sakai, L. Sá, Antonio José Piantino Ferreira, J. Palermo-Neto   +7 more
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Single‐molecule DNA flow‐stretch assays for high‐throughput DNA–protein interaction studies

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We describe an optimised single‐molecule DNA flow‐stretch assay that visualises DNA–protein interactions in real time. Linear DNA fragments are tethered to a surface and stretched by buffer flow for fluorescence imaging. Using λ and φX174 DNA, this protocol enhances reproducibility and accessibility, providing a versatile approach for studying diverse ...
Ayush Kumar Ganguli, Mohammad Nour Alsamsam, Ugnė Bagdonaitė, Van Truc Vu, Chun‐Jen Huang, Polina Kuzhir, Mindaugas Zaremba, Aurimas Kopūstas, Marijonas Tutkus   +8 more
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The chicken cecal microbiome alters bile acids and riboflavin metabolism that correlate with intramuscular fat content

Frontiers in Microbiology
Intramuscular fat (IMF) is a key indicator of chicken meat quality and emerging studies have indicated that the gut microbiome plays a key role in animal fat deposition.
Xiaoxia Long, Fuping Zhang, Liqi Wang, Zhong Wang   +3 more
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Impact of Rotten Eggs on Hatchery Performances: A Multicentric Study

Animals, 2020
Day-old chick quality is an essential element for the overall profitability of the broiler productive cycle and has been associated with the growth performance and feed conversion rate. An effect on the development of the immune system was also reported,
Giovanni Franzo, Wessel Swart, Miren Arbe Ugalde, Higor Cotta, Mathilde Lecoupeur, William Boyer, Kostas Koutoulis, Mattia Cecchinato   +7 more
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Genomic analysis of the causative agents of coccidiosis in domestic chickens

Genome Research, 2014
Global production of chickens has trebled in the past two decades and they are now the most important source of dietary animal protein worldwide. Chickens are subject to many infectious diseases that reduce their performance and productivity. Coccidiosis,
A. Reid, D. Blake, H. Ansari, K. Billington, H. Browne, J. Bryant, Matt Dunn, S. Hung, Fumiya Kawahara, Diego Miranda-Saavedra, Tareq B. Malas, T. Mourier, Hardeep Naghra, Mridul B. Nair, T. Otto, N. Rawlings, P. Rivailler, A. Sánchez-Flores, M. Sanders, C. Subramaniam, Yea-Ling Tay, Yong H Woo, Xikun Wu, B. Barrell, P. Dear, C. Doerig, A. Gruber, A. Ivens, J. Parkinson, M. Rajandream, M. Shirley, K. Wan, M. Berriman, F. Tomley, A. Pain   +34 more
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Analysing the significance of small conformational changes and low occupancy states in serial crystallographic data

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This protocol paper outlines methods to establish the success of a time‐resolved serial crystallographic experiment, by means of statistical analysis of timepoint data in reciprocal space and models in real space. We show how to amplify the signal from excited states to visualise structural changes in successful experiments.
Jake Hill, Yelyzaveta Pulnova, Elke De Zitter, Helen M. Ginn, Briony A. Yorke   +4 more
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Protection Conferred by Gallid Alphaherpesvirus 2 Vaccines Against Immunosuppression Induced by Very Virulent Plus (vv+) Marek’s Disease Virus Strains in Commercial Meat Type Chickens

Pathogens
Very virulent plus Marek’s disease virus (vv+MDV) induces severe immunosuppression in commercial chickens. In this study, we evaluated how three Gallid alphaherpesvirus 2 (GaHV-2) vaccines (CVI-988, rMd5-BAC∆Meq, and CVI-LTR) protected against two ...
Nagwa Khaled, Carissa Gaghan, Abdelhamid M. Fares, Christa Goodell, William Stanley, Raveendra R. Kulkarni, Isabel M. Gimeno   +6 more
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Resveratrol induces antioxidant and heat shock protein mRNA expression in response to heat stress in black-boned chickens.

Poultry Science, 2014
This study investigated the effects of dietary resveratrol at 0, 200, 400, or 600 mg/kg of diet on the performance, immune organ growth index, serum parameters, and expression levels of heat shock protein (Hsp) 27, Hsp70, and Hsp90 mRNA in the bursa of ...
Li-Li Liu, Li-Li Liu, Jianhua He, Hong Xie, Y. S. Yang, J. Li, Y. Zou   +6 more
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