Association of increased pathogenicity of Asian H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in chickens with highly efficient viral replication accompanied by early …

K Suzuki, H Okada, T Itoh, T Tada, M Mase… - Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT The Asian H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses have been
increasing in pathogenicity in diverse avian species since 1996 and are now widespread in …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of a bioactive olive pomace extract from Olea europaea on growth performance, gut function, and intestinal microbiota in broiler chickens

J Herrero-Encinas, M Blanch, JJ Pastor, A Mereu… - Poultry science, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study aims to investigate the effects of supplementing broiler diets with a
bioactive olive pomace extract (OE) from Olea europaea on growth performance …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of mixed Eimeria challenge on performance, body composition, intestinal health, and expression of nutrient transporter genes of Hy-Line W-36 pullets …

MK Sharma, G Liu, DL White, YH Tompkins, WK Kim - Poultry Science, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A study was aimed to investigate the effects of mixed Eimeria challenge on
performance, gastrointestinal health, oxidative stress, inflammation, and expression of …

Chicken genome: current status and future opportunities

DW Burt - Genome research, 2005 - genome.cshlp.org
The chicken genome sequence is important for several reasons. First, the chicken shared a
common ancestor with mammals∼ 310 million years ago (Mya) at a phylogenetic distance …

Avian cytokines and chemokines

P Kaiser, P Stäheli - Avian immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
This chapter describes the current state of knowledge of avian cytokines, concentrating on
the chicken. It describes the different families of cytokines and their receptors, reagents and …

The avian lung-associated immune system

S Reese, G Dalamani, B Kaspers - Veterinary research, 2006 - epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de
The lung is a major target organ for numerous viral and bacterial diseases of poultry. To
control this constant threat birds have developed a highly organized lung-associated …

Modulation of microbial communities and mucosal gene expression in chicken intestines after galactooligosaccharides delivery In Ovo

A Slawinska, A Dunislawska, A Plowiec, M Radomska… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Intestinal mucosa is the interface between the microbial content of the gut and the host's
milieu. The goal of this study was to modulate chicken intestinal microflora by in ovo …

In vivo and in vitro assessment of commercial probiotic and organic acid feed additives in broilers challenged with Campylobacter coli

M Mortada, DE Cosby, R Shanmugasundaram… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
Campylobacter is a major foodborne pathogen associated with the consumption or handling
of raw or undercooked poultry meat. In vitro and in vivo experiments were conducted to …

Effects of Eimeria maxima infection doses on growth performance and gut health in dual-infection model of necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens

D Goo, J Choi, H Ko, VSR Choppa, G Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the different doses of Eimeria
maxima (EM) oocysts on growth performance and intestinal health in broiler chickens …

[HTML][HTML] Immunostimulatory potential of fruits and their extracts in poultry

TL Hasted, S Sharif, P Boerlin, MS Diarra - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The impact of antibiotic use for growth promotion in livestock and poultry production on the
rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria led to the ban of this practice in the …