Maternal milk contains antimicrobial factors that protect young rabbits from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection [PDF]
, 2007 Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) colibacillosis represents a major cause of lethal diarrhea in young children in developing countries. EPEC strains also infect numerous mammal species and represent a major economical problem in rabbit industry ...
Milon, Alain +13 more
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Animals, 2021 Group level measures of welfare flocks have been criticized on the grounds that they give only average measures and overlook the welfare of individual animals. However, we here show that the group-level optical flow patterns made by broiler flocks can be
Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich +2 more
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Preparation and evaluation of Necrotic enteritis (NE) vaccine using alpha toxin with different adjuvants in broilers. [PDF]
Benha Veterinary Medical Journal, 2021 In the present study we used one hundred and twenty-five broiler chicks (Arbo) one- day old used as experimental birds, the experimental chicks were divided into five groups each of twenty-five chicks.
Alaa El-Meneisy +3 more
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Early Onset of Laying and Bumblefoot Favor Keel Bone Fractures
Animals, 2015 Numerous studies have demonstrated influences of hybrid, feed, and housing on prevalence of keel bone fractures, but influences of behavior and production on an individual level are less known.
Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich +1 more
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Newcastle and Doxorubicin attenuated against diethylnitrosoamine as anti-proliferative and immunosuppresor effects which induced hepatocellular carcinoma [PDF]
Benha Veterinary Medical Journal, 2021 Doxorubicin is a broad spectrum antitumor antibiotic. Newcastle disease virus (NDV ) is one such virus with an inherent oncolytic property. This study was done to investigate the antitumor effects of Doxorubicin and NDV on Diethylnitrosamine (DEN ...
mahmoud elashrey +2 more
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Skeletal variation in bird domestication: limb proportions and sternum in chicken, with comparisons to mallard ducks and Muscovy ducks [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Domestication, including selective breeding, can lead to morphological changes of biomechanical relevance. In birds, limb proportions and sternum characteristics are of great importance and have been studied in the past for their relation with
Carlos Manuel Herrera-Castillo +6 more
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The effects of melatonin treatment on wool production and hair follicle cycle in angora rabbits [PDF]
, 2000 The aims of this study were to examine the effect of melatonin treatment on (1) the quantity of wool production and fibre quality traits, (2) feed consumption and body weight and (3) hair follicle activity in the German angora rabbits. The study involved
Csilla Eiben +15 more
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Genetic variation of keel and long bone skeletal properties for 5 lines of laying hens
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2020 Summary: Fractures to the keel bone is one of the greatest problems facing the laying hen industry. With most severe effects observed in non-cage housing, frequencies are expected to dramatically increase as the industry continues transitioning away from
L. Candelotto +7 more
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Intrauterine repair of gastroschisis in fetal rabbits [PDF]
, 2003 Objective: Infants with gastroschisis (GS) still face severe morbidity. Prenatal closure may prevent gastrointestinal organ damage, but intrauterine GS repair (GSR) has not been established yet.
Mueller, M. +6 more
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Animals, 2020 Low atmospheric pressure stunning (LAPS) has been suggested for use in poultry under 4 kg in the abattoir as a more humane alternative to carbon dioxide (CO2).
Thomas C. Gent +4 more
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