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Investigating inbreeding in the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) genome [PDF]

Poultry Science, 2021
: The detrimental effects of increased homozygosity due to inbreeding have prompted the development of methods to reduce inbreeding. The detection of runs of homozygosity (ROH), or contiguous stretches of homozygous marker genotypes, can be used to ...
Sarah M. Adams, Martijn F.L. Derks, Bayode O. Makanjuola, Gabriele Marras, Ben J. Wood, Christine F. Baes   +5 more
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Welfare assessment of turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo) on farm [PDF]

EFSA Journal
This Scientific Opinion assesses the welfare of turkeys of all ages (Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo) on farm in relation to the type and condition of the litter, type and availability of enrichment (including covered veranda and outdoor range), space ...
EFSA Panel Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Anette Boklund, Sabine Dippel, Fernanda Dorea, Jordi Figuerola, Mette S. Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Eleonora Nannoni, Romolo Nonno, Karl Stahl, Jan Arend Stegeman, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Frank Tuyttens, Christoph Winckler, Jutta Berk, Joanna Marchewka, Nienke vanStaaveren, Oana Maria Balmos, Chiara Fabris, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Yves Van der Stede, Marika Vitali, Cristina Rojo Gimeno, Antonio Velarde, Anja Brinch Riber   +27 more
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Functional morphology of the tongue in the domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo var. domesticus) [PDF]

Poultry Science, 2021
Nowadays, microstructural and ultrastructural analysis of organs of the avian beak cavity points to new aspects of adaptation to food intake through the various feeding groups. These data should undoubtedly be considered in the time of mass production of
Kinga Skieresz-Szewczyk, Barbara Plewa,, Hanna Jackowiak   +2 more
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Sequencing and characterization of complete mitogenome DNA of worldwide turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ) populations [PDF]

Animal Biotechnology
The history of turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) domestication can be traced back to the period between 700 and 200 BC in Mexico. This process involved multiple contributors and resulted in the development of modern local turkey breeds.
Carlotta Ferrari, Stefano Paolo Marelli, Alessandro Bagnato   +2 more
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Earliest Mexican Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in the Maya Region: implications for pre-Hispanic animal trade and the timing of turkey domestication.

PLoS ONE, 2012
Late Preclassic (300 BC-AD 100) turkey remains identified at the archaeological site of El Mirador (Petén, Guatemala) represent the earliest evidence of the Mexican turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in the ancient Maya world. Archaeological, zooarchaeological,
Erin Kennedy Thornton, Kitty F Emery, David W Steadman, Camilla Speller, Ray Matheny, Dongya Yang   +5 more
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Extension of Sous Vide Preservation of Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo L.) Meat With Rosmarinus officinalis Essential Oil: A Study on Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Effectiveness Against Listeria monocytogenes and Other Population of Isolated Microbiota. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol Rep
Schematic illustration of sous vide preparation of wild turkey meat and microbiological analysis of the meat. ABSTRACT In our study, we focused on the chemical composition of Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil (ROEO), its antimicrobial effects. Drawing from existing research, we further investigated the antimicrobial properties of ROEO under in vivo ...
Kačániová M, Zhang G, Popovic S, Bianchi A, Ban Z, Li L, Čmiková N, Elizondo-Luevano JH, Ben Hsouna A, Ben Saad R, Haščík P, Garzoli S.   +11 more
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XROMM kinematics of ventilation in wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2019
The avian ribcage is derived relative to other amniotes, and is hypothesised to be constrained in its movements during ventilation. The double headed ribs form two articulations with the vertebrae, and are thought to rotate about a strict anatomical axis.
Robert J. Brocklehurst, Sabine Moritz, Jonathan Codd, William I. Sellers, Elizabeth L. Brainerd   +4 more
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Evolutionary history of Mexican domesticated and wild Meleagris gallopavo [PDF]

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2018
The distribution of the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) extends from Mexico to southeastern Canada and to the eastern and southern regions of the USA. Six subspecies have been described based on morphological characteristics and/or geographical variations in wild and domesticated populations.
Gabriela Padilla-Jacobo, Horacio Cano-Camacho, Rigoberto López-Zavala, María E. Cornejo-Pérez, María G. Zavala-Páramo   +4 more
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Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758, spec. nov.

Meleagris gallopavo [spec. nov.] M. capite caruncula frontali, cristaque gulari, maris pectore barbato. Meleagris. Fn. svec. 164. Gallo-pavo sylvestris novae angliae. Raj. av. 51. Alb. av. 3. p. 33. t. 35. Gallopavo. Gesn. av. 482. Aldr. orn. l. 13. c. 4. Bell. av. 60. a. Jonst. av. 58. t. 24. Will. orn. 113. t. 27. Raj. av. 51.
Linnaeus, Carolus
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Age-related histology of the bursa of Fabricius in bronze turkeys (Meleagris meleagris gallopavo)

Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2022
The aim of the present study was to establish age-dependent histological changes occurring in the bursa of Fabricius of bronze turkeys. To this end, histological preparations from 60 clinically healthy birds (30 males and 30 females) were examined by ...
G. Penchev
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