Campylobacter infection of broiler chickens in a free‐range environment [PDF]
Environmental Microbiology, 2008 Summary Campylobacter jejuni is the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, with contaminated chicken meat considered to represent a major source of human infection. Biosecurity measures can reduce C.
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Ranging Behaviour of Commercial Free-Range Broiler Chickens 2: Individual Variation [PDF]
Animals, 2017 Little is known about broiler chicken ranging behaviour. Previous studies have monitored ranging behaviour at flock level but whether individual ranging behaviour varies within a flock is unknown.
Peta S. Taylor +4 more
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in retail fresh meat products from free-range chickens in Spain [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2021 Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most prevalent zoonotic protozoan parasites worldwide and affects the vast majority of warm-blooded animal species, including humans. Postnatal infection in humans occurs through the ingestion of sporulated T.
Salinas María Jesús Gracia +3 more
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Working for food is related to range use in free-range broiler chickens
Scientific Reports, 2021 When animals prefer to make efforts to obtain food instead of acquiring it from freely available sources, they exhibit what is called contrafreeloading.
Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira +11 more
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isolates in free-range chickens from Uberlândia, Brazil [PDF]
Epidemiol Infect, 2016 The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in free-range chickens from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, and characterize the genotypic and phenotypic features of two isolates of this parasite ...
C. S. LOPES +17 more
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Prevalence and diversity of Eimeria spp. in free-range chickens in northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 In tropical regions, family farming is a form of production and work that is highly present in rural areas. Because the production system for free-range chickens has a low level of technification, it frequently presents massive infection by coccidia. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and diversity of Eimeria species in free ...
Juliana Trajano da Silva +8 more
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Study on the prevalence and genetic diversity of Eimeria species from broilers and free-range chickens in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa [PDF]
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020 This study was conducted from January to October 2018 with the objective to determine the prevalence and genetic diversity of Eimeria species in broiler and free-range chickens in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
Abiodun J. Fatoba +6 more
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Carcass and Chemical Quality of IPB D1 Chicken Meat in Free-range and Intensive Systems [PDF]
Jurnal Ilmu Pertanian IndonesiaIPB D1 chicken is a local chicken resulting from crossing pelung, sentul, kampung, and parent stock broiler strain Cobb chickens. IPB D1 chicken was released through a decree by the Ministry of Agriculture with No. 693/KPTS/PK. 230.M/9/2019.
Dewi Kartika +3 more
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Histomoniasis outbreak in free-range chickens in semiarid Paraíba, Brazil
Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2015 We describe an outbreak of histomoniasis in free-range chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in the semiarid region of Paraíba State, Brazil. Juvenile chickens aged approximately 48 days showed disease over a 15-day period.
Jeann Leal Araújo +4 more
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Underlying mechanisms of phosphodiesterase 10A and glutamate-ammonia ligase genes that regulate inosine monophosphate deposition and thereby affect muscle tenderness in Jingyuan chickens [PDF]
Animal Bioscience, 2022 Objective Inosine monophosphate (IMP) is a key factor that imparts of meat flavor. Differences in the IMP content in the muscles were evaluated to improve chicken meat quality.
Weizhen Wang +8 more
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