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Impacts of Wild Pigs on Space Use and Movements of Wild Turkeys During Autumn and Winter [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) affect native flora and fauna in the areas they invade, including ground‐nesting birds. While results from camera‐based studies have suggested that wild pigs could spatiotemporally impact resource selection of wild turkeys ...
Travis E. Stoakley, Stephen J. Zenas, Vienna R. Brown, Mark D. Smith, William D. Gulsby, Bret A. Collier, Stephen S. Ditchkoff   +6 more
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Propionibacterium freudenreichii freudenreichii B3523 reduces cecal colonization and internal organ dissemination of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Heidelberg in finishing turkeys

Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2021
Summary: Previously, we reported that a dairy-originated probiotic bacterium, Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. freudenreichii B3523 (PF) reduced cecal colonization of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg (SH) in poults (2-wk ...
D.V.T. Nair, J. Vazhakkattu Thomas, G. Dewi, J. Brannon, S.L. Noll, T.J. Johnson, R.B. Cox, A. Kollanoor Johny   +7 more
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HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS OF MAREK'S DISEASE IN TURKEYS

German Journal of Veterinary Research, 2021
Marek’s disease (MD), caused by a highly contagious and oncogenic herpesvirus, causes immunosuppression and tumours in chickens. Although several reports on occurring lymphomas (MD-like conditions) in turkeys were published in the past less attention has
Awad Shehata, Dörte Lüschow, Hafez Hafez   +2 more
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Description of productive qualities of Russian selection turkeys [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2020
The article presents results of comparative assessment of productivity and tribal qualities of six breeds of turkeys at the gene pool economy selection and genetic center «North Caucasus Zonal Poultry Experimental Station» and populations of blue and red
Pogodaev Vladimir, Sheplyakov Alexey, Shinkarenko Lidia, Baidikov Kirill, Bezgubova Marina   +4 more
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Comparative Quantitative Studies on the Microvasculature of the Heart of a Highly Selected Meat-Type and a Wild-Type Turkey Line. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
In this study the macroscopic and microscopic structure of the heart of a fast growing, meat-type turkey line (British United turkeys BUT Big 6) and a wild-type turkey line (Canadian Wild turkey) were compared.
Salah Al Masri, Maria Kattanek, Kenneth C Richardson, Hafez Mohamed Hafez, Johanna Plendl, Hana Hünigen   +5 more
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Head-Only Stunning of Turkeys Part 2: Subjective and Objective Assessment of the Application of AC and DC Waveforms

Animals, 2021
Electrical stunning is likely to remain an important stunning method for turkeys at slaughter. The purpose of this study is to understand the application of various waveforms of alternating current (AC) and pulsed direct currents (DC), head-only, to ...
Steve Wotton, Andrew Grist, Mike O’Callaghan, Ed van Klink   +3 more
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Comparing different environmental enrichments for improving the welfare and walking ability of male turkeys.

PLoS ONE, 2023
This study investigated age-related changes in turkey welfare measures (wounds, feather quality (FQ), feather cleanliness, and footpad condition (FCON)) and walking ability (gait) as influenced by different types of environmental enrichment (EE).
Yiru Dong, Gregory S Fraley, Janice M Siegford, Fengqing Zhu, Marisa A Erasmus   +4 more
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The genetic basis of novel water utilisation and drinking behaviour traits and their relationship with biological performance in turkeys

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2017
Background There is increasing interest in the definition, measurement and use of traits associated with water use and drinking behaviour, mainly because water is a finite resource and its intake is an important part of animal health and well-being ...
Julija Rusakovica, Valentin D. Kremer, Thomas Plötz, Paige Rohlf, Ilias Kyriazakis   +4 more
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Seasonal Resource Selection and Use of Hardwood Regeneration by Translocated Wild Turkeys in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Diversity, 2023
Reforestation practices have intensified in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) of the United States of America with the aid of Farm Bill programs during the past three decades.
M. Kyle Marable, Jerrold L. Belant, Dave Godwin, Guiming Wang   +3 more
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Prevalence of Newcastle disease virus in feces of free-range turkeys in Enugu, Nigeria [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2020
Background and Aim: Newcastle disease (ND) virus of free-range turkeys may be linked to outbreaks of ND in backyard chickens seen during Harmattan in Enugu State in Southeast Nigeria.
Obianuju Nkiruka Okoroafor, Paul Chukwuemeka Animoke, Edmund Chidiebere Mbegbu, Chinwe Justina Aronu, John Anelom Nwanta, Boniface Anene, John Ositadimma Okoye   +6 more
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