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PubMed2004

Critical control points for monitoring salmonellae reduction in thai commercial frozen broiler processing.

Since 1998, pathogen reduction regulations for poultry have been enforced through the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and through hazard analysis critical control point evaluation. This enforcement has focused attention on pathogen control and sanitation in the United States and in other countries, including Thailand. The objective of this study was to evaluate reduction in salmonellae achieved by Thai commercial exporters of frozen broiler chickens. A total of 188 broiler samples and 56 water overflows from two chillers were collected from nine processing lines of frozen broiler exporters at four identified critical control points (CCPs): CCP1, washing; CCP2, chilling; CCP3, deboning; and CCP4, packing. Samples were screened for salmonellae by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and bacterial identification was confirmed through biochemical and serological patterns. The overall prevalence of Salmonella was 24.6% (60 of 244 samples), with 12 serovars identified. Salmonella Albany was predominant (33.3%, 20 of 60 samples). Salmonella prevalence was 20.0% (6 of 30 samples) prior to CCP1 and was 12.5% (4 of 32), 22.7% (15 of 66), 33.3% (10 of 30), and 23.3% (7 of 30) after CCP1, CCP2, CCP3, and CCP4, respectively. The critical limit was 20% positive samples, and three CCPs failed to meet standards. Three corrective interventions were used at CCP2: 30 mg/liter hydrogen peroxide, 0.5% peracetic acid, and 125 mg/liter ozone. After these interventions, 65 broiler samples were collected for analysis of Salmonella prevalence. Results were compared with those obtained after chlorine was applied individually as a control. The Salmonella prevalences after intervention treatments were 16.0% (4 of 25), 5.0% (1 of 20), and 15.0% (3 of 20) after hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and ozone treatments, respectively. All values were below the 20% critical limit, and the application of 0.5% peracetic acid produced significantly lower prevalences (P < 0.05). Repeated sampling after 1 to 4 months indicated that sanitation at these three plants was inconsistent (P < 0.05).

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PubMed2006

Application of distilled white vinegar in the cloaca to counter the increase in Campylobacter numbers on broiler skin during feather removal.

Because of the escape of highly contaminated gut contents from the cloaca of positive carcasses, Campylobacter numbers recovered from broiler carcass skin samples increase during automated feather removal. Vinegar is known to have antimicrobial action. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of vinegar placed in the cloaca prior to feather removal on the numbers of Campylobacter recovered from broiler breast skin. Broilers were stunned, killed, and bled in a pilot processing plant. Vinegar was placed in the colons of the chickens prior to scalding. Carcasses were scalded, and Campylobacter numbers were determined on breast skin before and after passage through a commercial-style feather-picking machine. Campylobacter numbers recovered from the breast skin of untreated control carcasses increased during feather removal from 1.3 log CFU per sample prior to defeathering to 4.2 log afterward. Placement of water in the colon before scalding had no effect on Campylobacter numbers. Campylobacter numbers recovered from the breast skin of carcasses treated with vinegar also increased during defeathering but to a significantly lesser extent. Treated carcasses experienced only a 1-log increase from 1.6 log CFU per sample before feather removal to 2.6 log CFU per sample afterward. Application of an effective food-grade antimicrobial in the colon prior to scald can limit the increase in Campylobacter contamination of broiler carcasses during defeathering.

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PubMed2006

Counts of Campylobacter spp. on U.S. broiler carcasses.

Foodborne Campylobacter-associated gastroenteritis remains a public health concern, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that improperly handled poultry is the most important source of this human disease. In response to these concerns, 10 of the largest U.S. poultry integrators cooperatively determined the incidence and counts of Campylobacter on processed broiler carcasses. Prior to conducting the survey, laboratory personnel were trained in a direct Campy-Cefex plating procedure for enumeration of the organism. Before and after the survey enumeration, consistency in reporting was compared among the participating laboratories. Participating laboratories were able to consistently estimate inoculated concentrations of Campylobacter in carcass rinses. Within the central study, we determined the potential exposure of U.S. consumers to Campylobacter spp. associated with broiler carcasses during a 13-month period. Among each of the 13 participating poultry complexes, rinses from 25 randomly selected fully processed carcasses were sampled monthly from individual flocks. Among 4200 samples, approximately 74% of the carcasses yielded no countable Campylobacter cells. Campylobacter spp. were isolated from approximately 3.6% of all commercially processed broiler carcasses at more than 10(5) CFU per carcass. Acceptable counts of these organisms on raw poultry carcasses remain to be determined. Nevertheless, this survey indicates industry recognition of its responsibility to assess and reduce public exposure to Campylobacter through broiler chickens.

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Cellulitis in broiler chickens: a one-year retrospective study in four Québec abattoirs.

A 1-yr retrospective study was undertaken to verify whether the prevalence of cellulitis in broiler chicken flocks was associated 1) with sex and average body weight controlling for the time of year and 2) with some other condemnation causes such as air-sacculitis, ascites, cyanosis, emaciation, valgus varus deformity, peritonitis, and total condemnation rate controlling for sex, average body weight, and time of year. Data were collected from four Québec abattoirs between October 1992 and September 1993. Data from 2452 unisex male and female broiler flocks were compiled and analyzed with univariate and multivariate models. The prevalence of cellulitis among flocks was 42.2 per 10,000 birds slaughtered. Cellulitis was associated with sex and increased with time of year (P < 0.0001). The prevalence was higher in male (mean +/- SD, 50.7+/-24.3; median, 31.8) than in female flocks (mean +/- SD, 34.2+/-15.6; median, 20.0) but showed no relationship with average body weight. Associations between condemnation causes and cellulitis were relatively weak; increases in the prevalence of cellulitis correlated with increases in total condemnation rate (r2 = 0.19), ascites (r2 = 0.09), airsacculitis (r2 = 0.0), cyanosis (r2 = 0.04), peritonitis (r2 = 0.03), emaciation (r2 = 0.02), and valgus varus deformity (r2 = 0.02). These results suggest that flock sex is a potential correlate of cellulitis prevalence in broiler chickens. Associations between the prevalence of cellulitis and other diseases observed at the abattoir were not very strong. However, it appears here that general disease status of Québec broiler flocks is a better indicator of cellulitis occurrence than the main diseases considered individually.

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Pathology and histopathology of gossypol toxicity in broiler chicks.

Two experiments were conducted to determine the toxicity, pathology, and histopathology of purified gossypol in broiler chicks. Gossypol was added to broiler feed at 0, 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg of feed in Experiment 1 and at 0, 800, and 1600 mg/kg of feed in Experiment 2. Day-old broiler chicks were fed these diets from 1 to 21 days in Experiment 1 and from 1 to 23 days in Experiment 2. In Experiment 1, body weight and feed intake at 21 days were not significantly affected by dietary gossypol. However, chicks fed gossypol at 400 mg/kg of feed had poor feed conversion ratio compared with the other treatment. Feed conversion ratios were 1.493, 1.564, 1.471, and 1.60 for chicks fed gossypol at 0, 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg of feed, respectively (Experiment 1). Chicks fed 400 mg/kg gossypol also had mild perivascular lymphoid aggregate formations and bilary hyperplasia in the liver. In Experiment 2, gossypol at 1600 mg/kg resulted in 28.1% mortality. Gossypol at 800 and 1600 mg/kg feed resulted in significant decreases in body weight and feed intake of chicks. The average body weights of 23-day-old chicks in Experiment 2 were 676, 224, and 111 g for 0, 800, and 1600 mg/kg gossypol, respectively. Feed conversion ratios of chicks fed 800 and 1600 mg/kg gossypol were significantly higher than those of chicks fed control diets (1.383 vs. 1.564 vs. 1.745 for 0, 800, and 1600 mg/kg gossypol, respectively). Plasma iron and hematocrit values were significantly reduced by gossypol at 800 and 1600 mg/kg of feed. Enlarged gallbladder was the only gross pathology symptom associated with gossypol levels. Severe cases of perivascular lymphoid aggregate formation, biliary hyperplasia, and hepatic cholestasis were observed in chicks fed 800 and 1600 mg/kg of gossypol in feed. No gossypol-related changes were observed in kidney tissues of chicks. These results show that gossypol is toxic to broiler chicks at high levels. This study also shows that histopathologic changes in liver due to gossypol also occur at levels lower than the levels that affect body weight.

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Detection and persistence of infectious bursal disease virus in specific-pathogen-free and commercial broiler chickens.

In an earlier study, specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chickens were inoculated with infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) at 3 wk of age. Their bursas were examined for virus at different intervals postinoculation (PI) by reverse transcriptase (RT)/polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and by virus isolation in chicken embryos up to 21 days PI. The RT/PCR was positive, but attempts to isolate infectious virus from bursal homogenates failed. This prompted us to investigate the persistence of IBDV or its RNA in the bursa of Fabricius (BF) of inoculated and vaccinated SPF chicks and of inoculated and vaccinated commercial broiler chicks that have maternally derived antibodies. Four trials were conducted in SPF and commercial broiler chickens. Infectious virus was detected by embryo inoculation up to 7 days PI in the BF of SPF chickens inoculated at 2 or 3 wk of age and up to 21 days PI by RT/PCR, whereas the viral RNA was detected by RT/PCR for up to 28 days PI. In SPF chicks inoculated at 1 day of age, the bursa-derived virus or its RNA was detected at 7 and 14 days PI when inoculated at a high dose (10(4) mean embryo infective dose [EID50]/bird) or at a low dose (10(2.5) EID50/bird). In commercial 1-day-old broiler chicks, the bursa-derived virus was detected at 7 and 14 days PI when inoculated at a high dose (10(4) EID50/bird), whereas the virus was detected only at 14 days PI when inoculated at a low dose (10(2.5) EID50/bird). In SPF and commercial chicks vaccinated with a modified live IBDV vaccine, the virus or its RNA was detected at 7 and 14 days postvaccination in SPF chicks, but neither the live vaccine virus nor its RNA was detected in commercial broilers vaccinated at 1 day or 2 wk of age.

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A field study of naturally occurring specific antibodies against Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin in Norwegian broiler flocks.

Necrotic enteritis (NE), a disease associated with high numbers of the intestinal bacterium Clostridium perfringens, is common in intensive broiler production. Antimicrobial feed additives may control the disease, but their use is now being questioned in many countries. A field study was undertaken at the end of 1997 to study the level of naturally occurring specific humoral immunity against phospholipase C (PLC; C perfringens alpha toxin) in Norwegian broiler flocks. Blood samples were collected at hatch from 61 study flocks, and the sampling was repeated for 56 of the same flocks at processing. The level of specific antibodies against PLC was analyzed in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test. Data on production performance and weekly mortality were recorded. The relationship between the age of the hens and the level of specific maternal antibodies in the progenies was studied. The association between the level of the maternal antibodies and the production performance, including mortality, was analyzed. The level of specific antibodies against PLC in day-old broiler flocks was relatively high and varied considerably compared with the levels in the broilers at processing. The progenies from the oldest hens had significantly higher levels of specific antibodies than the chicks from younger hens. No outbreak of NE occurred during the study period, making it impossible to analyze the association between naturally occurring specific immunity against PLC and the occurrence of the disease. However, the results showed that the flocks with high titers of specific maternal antibodies against PLC had lower mortality during the production period than flocks with low titers.

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Economic effects of clinical chicken anemia agent infection on profitable broiler production.

An outbreak of anemia dermatitis syndrome caused by chicken anemia agent (CAA) occurred in 15 broiler flocks. An average of 29% of chickens in these flocks were derived from a common breeder flock. The breeder flock had no antibody to CAA at 20 weeks of age but had seroconverted by 31 weeks. Diseased broiler flocks were derived from eggs laid by the breeder flock between 25 and 30 weeks of age. CAA infection in the breeder flock was subclinical, with no apparent effects on mortality or performance. A strategic program of therapeutic and/or prophylactic antibiotic therapy was begun in affected broiler flocks as soon as the disease was diagnosed. Nevertheless, when the cost of therapy was taken into account, affected broiler flocks had a net income 17.3% to 19.6% lower than normal flocks. Average bird weights were 3.3% to 3.5% lower in affected flocks than in unaffected flocks, and affected flocks had a significantly greater proportion of lighter birds. Average mortality in affected flocks was 2.0% to 2.3% higher than in normal flocks, with peak mortality occurring in the third week of life. There was no apparent effect on feed-conversion ratio.

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PubMed1992

Epidemiological studies of congo red Escherichia coli in broiler chickens.

This prospective cohort study was designed to confirm the association between Congo red binding Escherichia coli (CREC) and E. coli air sacculitis in commercial broilers. It was also designed to evaluate CREC as an air sacculitis risk factor and to explore the CREC relationship to other air sacculitis risk factors (poultry house temperature, air-ammonia levels, and presence of other diseases). In addition, this study was used to assess a possible role of the broiler-breeder flocks and hatchers in the spread of CREC air sacculitis. Congo red E. coli-associated airsacculitis risk was based on CREC exposure of the chicks in the hatchers. Breeder flocks with greater than 30 CREC colonies/plate from hatcher air sampling tests were placed in the high risk group; flocks with less than five CREC colonies/plate were placed in the low risk group. Increased risks of death due to air sacculitis (RR = 2.26), and increased death rates due to CREC air sacculitis (RR = 9.45) in high-risk flocks, identified CREC as an important air sacculitis risk factor. The attributable risk percent of CREC airsacculitis from hatcher exposure of CREC was 89.4%, pointing to the hatcher as the source of CREC infection. The association of specific broiler-breeder flocks to high levels of CREC in the hatchers, and subsequent air sacculitis, suggests that the broiler-breeders are the ultimate source of CREC.

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Increasing incidence of anemia among clinically ill Georgia broilers: 1988-89 vs. 1990.

The incidence of anemia in clinically ill Georgia broilers climbed from 66.4% (324/488) during 1988-89 to 80.9% (531/656) during 1990. The incidence of polycythemia fell from 1.6% (8/488) during 1988-89 to 1.5% (10/656) during 1990. Specifically, compared with 1988-89, the 1990 incidence of anemia increased significantly in chicks at age 7 days (P = 0.0002) and 28 days (P = 0.05). We have no certain explanation for this shifting incidence of anemia in clinically ill Georgia broilers. Anemic chicks have plasma that contains virus particles with morphologic characteristics consistent with a virus (chicken anemia agent [CAA]) known to cause anemia in chickens. If CAA is the predominant etiology for anemia in clinically ill Georgia broilers, then our observation could be easily explained. The increasing rate of anemia could indicate a decline in broiler health over time.

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Comparisons of packed cell volumes (PCVs) from so-called chicken anemia agent (CAA; a virus)-free broilers to PCVs from CAA-free specific-pathogen-free leghorns.

Packed cell volumes (PCVs) from 3-, 7-, 14-, 21-, 28-, and 35-day-old clinically healthy chicken anemia agent (CAA)-free and specific-pathogen-free (SPF) leghorn chicks were compared with PCVs from age-matched clinically healthy CAA-free broiler chicks. The PCVs of the SPF chicks regressed significantly (F = 20.6, df = 2/3, P < 0.025) on age in a linear fashion. The PCVs of the broiler chicks regressed significantly (F = 9.56, df = 2/3, P < 0.05) on age in a cubic parabola. The mean PCVs of the broiler chicks were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than PCVs of SPF chicks at every tested time interval. Results indicate that PCV values are higher in broiler chicks than in SPF leghorn chicks, and that PCVs increase as chicks age. Clinicians, diagnosticians, and investigators who intend to work with chicken blood must be aware of these differences.

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PubMed2003

The use of dried bakery products in a free-choice feeding method for small-scale broiler production.

Waste material from bakeries is an unconventional energy feed source which is available in sufficient quantities for use in small-scale broiler production in South Africa. Small-scale broiler producers do not have access to the computer programs required to balance home-mixed rations. This investigation confirms that the use of dried bakery products (DBP) in a 2-stage, free-choice method can be used to compensate for this lack. A total of 570 day-old male broiler chickens was assigned to 3 feeding treatments: the control group was fed a 2-stage feeding programme using standard commercial starter and grower rations. The 2nd group received a commercial starter ration up to Day 7 and was thereafter given a choice of a commercial starter ration with normal salt content (0.35%) and DBP. The 3rd group was fed a commercial starter ration up to Day 7, then offered a choice of commercial starter ration with a lower salt content (0.1%) and DBP. The low salt alternative was used to test whether the higher salt percentage in DBP influenced the choice of feed by the birds. It was found that the control group consumed significantly more feed (P < 0.05) and was significantly heavier (P < 0.05) than the experimental groups. However, there was no significant difference between the 2 experimental groups, which indicated that salt content did not play a role in the choice of ration. Feed consumption by both experimental groups was about one-third less than the control group, but the profit margin, as calculated using gross margin analysis, was approximately 15 % higher. It was therefore concluded that dried bakery products can be profitably incorporated as an energy feed source, using the free-choice feeding method, in small-scale broiler enterprises.

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Bermudagrass management in the southern Piedmont, USA: IX. Trace elements in soil with broiler litter application.

An understanding of the long-term cycling of trace elements in soil with broiler litter fertilization under various forage utilization strategies is needed to develop sustainable agricultural production systems. We evaluated differences in Cu, Mn, Zn, and six other trace elements in response to 5 yr of bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] management varying in fertilization and harvest strategies on a Typic Kanhapludult in Georgia. Chicken (Gallus gallus) broiler litter was a significant source of trace elements that led to 3.4 +/- 0.5 times higher Cu, 2.0 +/- 0.3 times higher Mn, and 2.1 +/- 0.2 times higher Zn in the surface 3 cm of soil than when forage was fertilized inorganically. There were variable effects of broiler litter fertilization on other trace elements, depending upon element, depth of sampling, and forage utilization strategy. Concentrations of all trace elements in soil were below levels considered toxic to plants. Soil at a depth of 0 to 3 cm under grazed paddocks had 33 +/- 5% greater Cd, 18 +/- 1% greater Cr, 53 +/- 24% greater Cu, and 24 +/- 7% greater Zn compared with unharvested and hayed management. Trace elements in soil were unaffected whether forage was unharvested or removed as hay. These results suggest that broiler litter is a significant source of several trace elements and that ruminant processing of forage and subsequent deposition of excreta on the paddock allow these trace elements to accumulate more at the soil surface where they might interact with the high concentration of organic matter.

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PubMed2004

Repression of Clostridium population in young broiler chickens after administration of a probiotic mixture.

The influence of the administration of a mixed probiotic on zootechnical performances and the microbial composition of the feces of young broilers, up 42 days old, was investigated. In a six weeks trial the feed was supplemented with 1(w/w)% of a mixture of five potentially probiotic strains belonging to the genera Lactobacillus and Enterococcus. No effect on the weight of the broilers was observed. Plate counting of fecal samples showed a decrease in the Clostridium population with more than 4 10log units after 5 days and 2 10log units after 14 days of treatment. The DGGE pattern obtained after nested PCR, revealed a significant shift in the Lactobacillus population. This study shows that the application of probiotics in the feed of broiler chickens considerably lowers the Clostridium population in broilers, hereby also lowering the risk of spreading in the housing through fecal contamination.

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Liquid chromatographic method for nicarbazin in broiler feeds and premixtures: development, validation, and interlaboratory study.

A reversed-phase liquid chromatography method for nicarbazin in broiler feeds and premixtures was developed, validated, and interlaboratory studied. The extraction solvent was an acetonitrile-methanol (1 + 1) mixture. For feedingstuffs, water was also added. The 4,4'-dinitrocarbanilide moiety of nicarbazin was detected at a wavelength of 350 nm. Recovery was > or =87%. At 20 mg/kg, the repeatability was 0.7% and the within-laboratory reproducibility was 2.7%. The limit of determination was <20 mg/kg. Other feed additives did not interfere in the assay that proved to be applicable to broiler feeds from different European Union countries. In an interlaboratory study, 4 positive broiler feeds, 1 blank pig feed, and 1 broiler premixture were analyzed by 19 laboratories using the method developed in this study. The relative standard deviation for repeatability (RSDr) of the feedingstuffs (20-240 mg/kg) varied between 2.6 and 10.2%. The HORRAT ranged between 0.70 and 1.22. Recoveries were 91-108%. Three laboratories detected small signals in the blind blank samples, ranging from 0.4 to 2 mg/kg. For the premixture, acceptable results for reproducibility could only be obtained after the sample weight and volume of extraction had been doubled. To avoid excessive dilution of the extracts, the range of the calibration curve had also been doubled. With this modified method, the RSDr was 5.7% and the HORRAT was 1.95 (10 laboratories).

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PubMed2004

[Bioavailabilities of manganese sources based on heart manganese-containing superoxide dismutase gene expression for broilers].

OBJECTIVE: Two experiments were conducted to determine whether heart manganese-containing superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) gene expression could detect the differences in bioavailabilities of Mn sources more quickly, sensitively and constantly than other indices. METHODS: In experiment 1, a total of 546 day-old commercial male Arbor Acres (AA) broilers were randomly assign to each of thirteen treatments with six cage replicates according to a completely randomized design involving a 4 x 4 factorial arrangement. Each group of birds was fed Mn-unsupplemented corn-soybean meal basal diets (Control) or basal diets supplemented with 60, 120 or 180 mg/kg Mn as either Mn sulfate, Mn-Met E, Mn-AA B or Mn-AA C for 21 days. At 21 days of age, three birds from each cage were selected according to average bodyweight of the cage and killed. Heart and left leg were excised immediately. Mn concentrations in tissues, MnSOD activity and gene expression of MnSOD in heart were analyzed. In experiment 2, two hundred and seventy day-old AA commercial male broilers were randomly allotted to one of five treatments with six cage replicates in a completely randomized design, and fed a Mn-unsupplemented corn-soybean meal basal diet (Control) or the basal diet supplemented with 120 mg/kg Mn as each of the four Mn sources in experiment 1 for 21 days. The methods in experiment 1 were used to select and slaughter birds from each cage on the 7th, 14th or 21st day. The tissues were collected and analyzed as well. RESULTS: (1) In experiment 1, ash Mn content, heart Mn content, and MnSOD activity in heart mitochondria on the 21st day were affected (P = 0.0001) by dietary added Mn level. Based on slope ratios from multiple linear regressions of these three indices on dietary added Mn intake, the relative bioavailabilities of organic Mn sources did not differ from that of MnSO4 (P > 0.14). Heart MoSOD mRNA level on the 21st day was affected by both Mn source (P < 0.10) and Mn level (P = 0.0001). Based on slope ratios from the multiple linear regression of heart MnSOD mRNA level on dietary added Mn intake, if 100% was set for Mn sulfate, the relative bioavailabilities of organic Mn sources with weak, moderate, and strong chelation strengths were 99.0%, 132.3% and 112.7%, respectively. The organic Mn source with the moderate chelation strength was more available (P < 0.05) than Mn sulfate and organic Mn sources with the weak or strong chelation strengths; (2) In experiment 2, the seven day-old chicks fed on the diet supplemented with the organic Mn source with the moderate chelation strength showed a higher (P < 0.02) MnSOD mRNA level than those fed on the diets supplemented with Mn sulfate and the organic Mn source with the weak chelation strength, and the same tendency was observed on the 14th day or 21st day (P < 0.05). Ash Mn content and heart MnSOD activity were less sensitive in detecting the differences among Mn sources in bioavailability than MnSOD mRNA level. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that dietary Mn significantly affected heart MnSOD gene expression pretranslationally, and heart MnSOD mRNA level as early as on the 7th day could detect differences in bioavailabilities of Mn sources more quickly, sensitively and constantly than all other indices. There was a close correlativity between chelation strengths of these organic Mn sources and their relative bioavailabilities for broilers, in which the organic Mn source with the moderate chelation strength was the most available. The estimation of relative bioavailabilities of Mn sources based on heart MnSOD mRNA level could request a shorter time of experimental period and smaller number of animals, and thus could be a new method for a quick and effective assessment in bioassays of Mn sources for broilers.

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[Experimental transmission of Cryptosporidium baileyi (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) isolated of broiler chicken to Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)].

In this work, oocysts of Cryptosporidium baileyi were isolated and identified in broiler chickens from three different Municipalities of the State of Rio de Janeiro, where they were isolated and identified by using the centrifuge- flotation technique associated to bright-field. Staining techniques, such as: modified Ziehl-Neelsen and safranin-methylene blue, were carried out to confirm natural infection. Oocysts of C. baileyi from broiler chickens were able to infect Coccidia-free Japanese quails, by observation of endogenous stages at histological sections, and the elimination of oocysts in the feces with prepatent period of seven days and patent period of 21 days after infection. Oocysts of C. baileyi from broiler chickens and Japanese quails were similar on bright-field microscopy. With respect to the staining techniques used in this research, all of them left to significant changes in length and width of oocysts, but shape indexes were maintained. Bright-field microscopy was the best technique for oocysts comparison shed by broiler chickens and Japanese quail because of no different among oocysts were observed.

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PubMed1991

Plasmid profiles of Salmonella enterica serovar berta isolated from broilers in Denmark.

Salmonella enterica serovar berta was isolated for the first time in Denmark in October 1984. This serovar has subsequently become endemic in the broiler industry. Plasmid profile analysis of 610 strains of S. berta isolated from broilers and broiler parent stock in the period October 1984 to July 1989 showed that plasmids were present in 85.7% of strains investigated, with a mean of 1.8 plasmids per strain. A significant increase in the mean number of plasmids per strain was seen during the observation period. Seventeen different plasmid sizes and 90 different plasmid profiles were identified. Plasmid profiling of S. berta appears to represent a promising tool for analysing the epidemiology of S. berta infections in broilers.

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