Immunoprotective Effect of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) and Glucomannan on T-2 Toxin-Induced Immunodepression in Poultry by T. Ramasamy, C. Varshneya, V. C. Katoch

“…The present investigation was undertaken to study the immunoprotective effect of seabuckthorn berries and glucomannan against T-2 toxin-induced immunodepression in 15-day-old chicks. T-2 toxin was produced in the laboratory by growing Fusarium sporotrichioides MTCC 2081 on wheat. …”
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Effect of millings among broiler breeder parent groups of different body weight on broiler performance: 11. commercial broiler performance by Süleyman Dere, M.Ali Tekeş

“…As the research material. 778 Avian female and 116 Peterson male broiler breeders, and totally 459 chicks obtained from that broiler breeders were used. …”
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Effect of dietary graded levels of dried lemon (citrus aurantifulia) pulp on performance, intestinal morphology, and humoral immunity in broiler chickens by Reihan Basir, Majid Toghyani

“…Methods Accordingly, a total of 280-day-old broiler chickens (Ross 308) were assigned to 4 treatments and 5 replicates of 14 chicks each. Dietary treatments included control (CON) with no additive as well as DLP1: 2.5, 5, and 7.5%; DLP2: 5, 7.5, and 10%; and DLP3: 7.5, 10, and 12% in starter, growing, and finisher phases, respectively. …”
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Histological Changes of the Mucosal Epithelium in the Chicken Intestine during Pre- and Post-Hatching Stages by Md. Al amin, Md Badiul Alam, Kohzy Hiramatsu

“…The duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and colorectum were collected from embryos at 15, 17, 18, 19, and 21 days of incubation and from chicks at 1 and 3 days after hatching. Paraffin sections prepared from tissue samples were stained with periodic acid-Schiff followed by alcian blue for histological analysis and to detect goblet cells. …”
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Effectiveness of vaccines produced by the Federal State-Financed Institution “ARRIAH” against topical genotype VII Newcastle disease viruses by S. V. Frolov, N. V. Moroz, I. A. Chvala, V. N. Irza

“…A 2-dose vaccination schedule using live vaccine from the La Sota strain as well as the “complete” vaccination schedule using inactivated vaccines provides immunity in 100% of chicks. The use of live vaccines in a single- and double-dose vaccination schedules prevents mortality and clinical disease in poultry, but does not prevent virus replication, while the addition of an inactivated vaccine to the immunization schedule does prevent the replication of the virulent virus. …”
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Fipronil in sub-lethal doses leads to immuno-toxicological effects in broiler birds. by Shafia Tehseen Gul, Muhammad Zergham Tahir, Latif Ahmad, Aisha Khatoon, Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, Farid Shokry Ataya, Riaz Hussain, Bakhtawar Maqbool, Dalia Fouad, Ahrar Khan

“…One hundred a-day-old chicks were purchased from a local hatchery, and standard housing conditions were provided from brooding till the end of the trail. …”
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Investigating the Effect of In Ovo Injection of Silver Nanoparticles on Fat Uptake and Development in Broiler and Layer Hatchlings by Lane Pineda, André Chwalibog, Ewa Sawosz, Anna Hotowy, Jan Elnif, Filip Sawosz

“…This suggests that in ovo injection of AgNano reduces the need to use yolk fat as an energy source during embryonic development and consequently the remaining fat in the residual yolk sac may provide a potent source of nutritional reserves for chicks of few days after hatching.…”
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Effect of oyster mushroom wastes on performance, immune responses and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens by Shila Hasanian Fard, Majid Toghyani, Sayed Ali Tabeidian

“…Conclusion Mushroom wastes in 1 % inclusion are able to improve some parameters of performance and immunity of broiler chicks. Nonetheless, supplementation in 2 % might compromise the mentioned indices.…”
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Passing plastic: traces of plastic in the fecal samples of a high Arctic seabird in Tunu (East Greenland) by Justine Ammendolia, Garth A. Covernton, Alexandra Skrepnyk, John F. Dower, Shoshanah Jacobs

“…This produced an average concentration of 0.08 ± 0.28 microplastic particles per fecal sample, with no difference of occurrence between chicks and adults. Particle lengths ranged from 113 to 751 µm. …”
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In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity and Toxicological Analyses of the Ethanolic Leaf and Twig Extract of Faurea speciosa Welw. (Proteaceae) by Felix Ayisi, Caleb Nketia Mensah, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…The antiplasmodial effect against early infection, curative effect against established infection, and prophylactic effect against residual infection were studied in vivo in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice while the carrageenan-induced edema model in chicks was used for anti-inflammatory tests. The phosphomolybdenum and DPPH radical scavenging assays were used in the evaluation of antioxidant potential. …”
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Populasi Mikroba Pada Saluran Cerna Ayam Pedaging yang diberi Probiotik dan Fitogenik sebagai Feed Additive dalam Ransum by Muhammad Daud, Muhammad Aman Yaman, Zahrul Fuadi, Mulyadi Mulyadi

“…The study used 96 day old chicks (DOC) which were reared up to the age of six weeks. …”
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Probiotic post feed restriction supplementation on realimentation performances, carcass characteristic, gut morphology and gut microbes of broiler chicken by Razieh Valipourian, Farid Shariatmadari, Hamed Ahmadi, Mohammad Amir Karimi Torshizi

“…A total of 384 one-day-old male broiler chicks (Arian) were randomly assigned to four treatment groups with 6 replicate cages and 16 broiler chickens per cage. …”
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The effect of wild vetch seed (vicia ervilia) with treatment on growth performance and carcass traits in broiler chickens by Mehmet Avcı, Rahmi Kanat

“…Totally, 390 broiler chicks were used in the study. Each treatment was added to diet at three levels (4 %, 7 % and 10%) in the experimenl performed with one control, one raw (non-processing), and three processing (soaking, boiled and roasting ) wild vetch seed (Vicia ervilia L Wild). …”
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Effect of Dietary Combination of Methionine and Fish Oil on Cellular Immunity and Plasma Fatty Acids in Infectious Bursal Disease Challenged Chickens by Elham Maroufyan, Azhar Kasim, Goh Yong Meng, Mahdi Ebrahimi, Loh Teck Chwen, Parvaneh Mehrbod, Behnam Kamalidehghan, Abdoreza Soleimani Farjam

“…A total of 300 one-day-old male broiler chicks were assigned to one of six dietary treatment groups in a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement. …”
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Some productivity characteristics of chukar partridges (a. chukar) in different by Orhan Çetin, Kemal Kırıkçı, Nurettin Gülşen

“…Average body weights of adult Chukar partridges were determined as 411.39 g, while average body weights of 18 weeks old of Partridge chicks were found as 431.32 g. Date of first oviposition was realized 34 weeks old. …”
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Effects of butyric acid glycerol ester supplementation on intestinal nutrient transporter and immune-related genes in broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria maxima by Kouassi R. Kpodo, Katarzyna B. Miska, Lori L. Schreier, Daniel J. Milliken, Monika Proszkowiec-Weglarz

“…The study objective was to determine the effects of BE on nutrient transporter and intestinal immune genes in chickens infected with Eimeria maxima (EM).MethodsRoss male 708 chicks were fed diets supplemented with 0 (control, C) or 0.25% of BE. …”
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Enhancing Broiler Growth Performance and Gut Health: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Powder by M Shams Shargh, O Ashayerizadeh, MH Mohammadi, SG Shirangi

“…Overall, probiotic and PPP inclusion in diets improved the growth performance of broiler chicks.…”
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Evaluation of Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Digestibility and Ileum Histomorphology of Broiler Chickens fed Two Forms of Diets Supplemented with Exogenous Proteases by RA Alhotan, HH Al-Baadani, EOS Hussein

“…All broilers were divided into 96 floor pens with 16 chicks each. The dietary treatments were as follows: A= basal diet; B= basal diet + 0.02% RelePro (alkaline, acidic, and neutral proteases), C= basal diet + 0.03% Kemzyme (multiproteases), and D=basal diet + 0.02% ProAct (protease-derived Bacillus licheniformis). …”
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Dietary supplementation with Jasminum sambac leaf powder: Effects on growth, hematology, and immune parameters in broiler chickens by Iram Maqsood, Samreen Sareer, Shafique Ur Rehman, Ayesha Hidayat, Madeeha Shah, Saira Awaz, Rong Ke

“…During a 42-day period, 100 day-old Ross broiler chicks were randomly allocated to one of four treatment groups, each consisting of 25 replicates: T0 (control) with no additives, T1 supplemented with 3% JSLP, T2 with 6% JSLP, and T3 with 9% JSLP. …”
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Exploring the potential of aerial drone imagery to distinguish breeding Adélie (Pygoscelis adeliae), chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarcticus) and gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguins in An... by Christian Pfeifer, Stefan Knetsch, Jakob Maercker, Osama Mustafa, Marie-Charlott Rümmler, Alexander Brenning

“…Additionally, we explore the possibility and reliability of discriminating species by analysing differences in guano cover appearance, spatial distribution of individuals, posture, and the presence of chicks. Our findings indicate that differentiation is feasible for nearly all the investigated distinguishing features, although the reliability and spatial resolution requirements of the aerial images vary significantly. …”
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