Gross lesions characterized by swollen livers and spleens accompanied by diffuse white miliary spots, which resembled those of Marek's disease, were detected in two flocks of local meat-type chickens at a Japanese poultry processing plant in June and August 2010. The microscopic examinations revealed proliferative foci consisting of spindle or polymorphic cells in the interstitium of livers, sp...

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of herbal and immunomodulatory die-tary supplements their combinations on growth performance, slaughter traits meat quality in male broiler chickens. A total 210 one-day-old Ross 308 chickens were randomly distributed after weighing 7 groups (3 replicates each, n=10 chickens). Broilers reared deep litter until 42 days age divided as follows: Group I – con...

due to the presence of polyphenols and phthalides in kelussia odoratissima mozzaf (umbelliferae; k. odoratissima hereafter), this medicinal plant might be a robust in-feed additive to modulate lipid peroxidation in meat-type chickens. the present study evaluates antioxidative, antihyperlipidemic, and growth-promoting effects of k. odoratissima in meat-type chickens. in a 37-day trial (5-42 days...

Avian influenza viruses (AIV) and Newcastle disease viruses (NDV) of high pathogenicity cause severe systemic disease with high mortality in chickens and can be isolated from the meat of infected chickens. Although AIV and NDV strains of low pathogenicity are typically not present in chicken meat, virus particles in respiratory secretions or feces are possible sources of carcass contamination. ...

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of age on the response of enzyme activities in blood serum of growing broiler chickens. The research was conducted on Ross 308 chickens. Blood serum samples were collected three times at 14, 21 and 42 days of age. Significant effects of age were found for both aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH).There were no s...

The objective of the study was to compare the carcass characteristics, meat quality, and blood parameters of slow and fast grown female broiler chickens fed in organic or conventional production system. The two genotypes tested were medium slow-growing chickens (SG, Hubbard Red JA) and commercial fast-growing chickens (FG, Ross 308). Both genotypes (each represented by 400 chickens) were divide...

Adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) are key enzymes in the metabolism of inosine monophosphate (IMP) and fat mass, which are important factors in meat quality evaluation. In this study, we selected 50 hens from the ISA B-line layers and Guangxi Yellow chickens, slaughtered the chickens at 120 days old, and analyzed polymorphisms in the ADSL and LPL genes using the high-re...

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on fatty acid composition, lipoprotein content, lipid peroxidation, and meat colour of broiler chickens. A total of 180 broiler chickens were allocated to 3 dietary treatments (0, 2.5, and 5% Lutrell) and given a standard broiler starter diet and finisher diet. Body weight of chickens and feed intake w...

BACKGROUND The molecular mechanisms underlying meat quality and muscle growth are not clear. The meat quality and growth rates of local chickens and commercial broilers are very different. The Ribo-Zero RNA-Seq technology is an effective means of analyzing transcript groups to clarify molecular mechanisms. The aim of this study was to provide a reference for studies of the differences in the me...