The entire chicken ovalbumin gene, accompanied by genomic DNA sequences flanking both termini of the gene and three copies of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene, has been cloned in plasmid pBR322. This recombinant plasmid was linearized and used to transform thymidine kinase-deficient mouse cells. Thymidine kinase-positive transformants were selected by their ability to grow in the ...

Simulation modeling can be used in aiding decision-makers in deciding when to invest in additional research and when the risky animal disease-import decision should go forward. Simulation modeling to evaluate value-of-information (VOI) techniques provides a robust, objective and transparent framework for assisting decision-makers in making risky animal and animal product decisions. In this anal...

Local breeds are known to possess favorable characteristics such as resistance to some pathogens, superior meat flavor and taste and high dressing percentage. Due to these characteristics, higher consumption of meat product from local chickens has been on increase in countries such as East Asia and Europe and consumers are willing to pay premium price. There are four locally available chicken b...

Two closely related protein-tyrosine kinases with the characteristics of growth factor receptors were identified by screening a chicken embryo cDNA expression library with anti-phosphotyrosine antibodies and were designated Cek2 and Cek3 (chicken embryo kinases 2 and 3). Cek2 and Cek3 are structurally related to Cek1, a chicken basic fibroblast growth factor receptor, and presumably represent r...

Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GMCSF), a multifunctional cytokine can enhance immune responses when administered along with DNA vaccine. Aim of the present study was to clone and express the chicken GMCSF cytokine for use as 'genetic adjuvant'. Chicken GMCSF gene 435bp was amplified using specific primers in which restriction sites of BamHI and HindIII were at forward and rev...

Study was conducted to standardize the acidity level of hurdle treated chicken croquettes (treated with humectants in combination of 0.5% carrageenan + 5% texturized soya protein) using lactic acid. Three different treated meat batters having pH 6.0 (T 1 ), 5.6 (T2), 5.2 (T3) along with control (C) were prepared using chicken meat along with other ingredients in required quantity. The products ...

BACKGROUND The use of the generic term "meat and animal derivatives" in declared ingredient lists of pet foods in the European Union is virtually universal. In the wake of the 2013 "horse meat scandal" in the human food chain, we examined the presence and authenticity of animal sources (cow, chicken, pig and horse) of proteins in a range of popular wet pet foods in the United Kingdom. FINDING...

Wild-type rabbitpox virus (RPV) produces red hemorrhagic pocks on the chorioallantoic membranes (CAMs) of embryonated chicken eggs. Like the crmA (SPI-2) gene of cowpox virus, disruption of the RPV ps/hr gene results in a mutant which produces white pocks on the CAMs. An examination of the properties of the RPV(ps/hr) mutant in cell culture also reveals a significantly reduced host range, defin...


 This study aims to analyze the effect of product quality, perceived price and location on purchasing decisions. The object research is Rocket Chicken Kendal Regency Branch independent variables in are perception location, then dependent variable population this were customers who bought at least once Chicken, Regency, researchers took a sample 100 respondents. sampling technique used pur...

wide fluctuations of the prices of chicken and egg along with the containment of these fluctuations always matter to producers, consumers and government. these fluctuations are affected by various factors on the supply and demand sides of the product and its inputs. the results of this research are as follows: contributing 1.5 and 1 per cent to the world production of chicken (76.3 million tons...