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Effects of chronic and repeated corticosterone administration in rearing chickens on physiology, the onset of lay and egg production of hens by Shini, S, Shini, A, Huff, G.R

“…Abstract A corticosterone model was used to study the effects of chronic and repeated stress during the rearing phase on physiology, the onset of lay and…”
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Nutritional Supplement of Hatchery Eggshell Membrane Improves Poultry Performance and Provides Resistance against Endotoxin Stress by Makkar, S K, Rath, N C, Packialakshmi, B, Zhou, Z Y, Huff, G R, Donoghue, A M

“…Eggshells are significant part of hatchery waste which consist of calcium carbonate crust, membranes, and proteins and peptides of embryonic origins along with…”
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Poultry Femoral Head Separation and Necrosis: A Review by Packialakshmi, B, Rath, N. C, Huff, W. E, Huff, G. R

“…Femoral head separation (FHS) is a degenerative skeletal problem in fast-growing poultry wherein the growth plate of the proximal femur separates from its…”
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Bacteriophages for prophylaxis and therapy in cattle, poultry and pigs by Johnson, R P, Gyles, C L, Huff, W E, Ojha, S, Huff, G R, Rath, N C, Donoghue, A M

“…The successful use of virulent (lytic) bacteriophages (phages) in preventing and treating neonatal enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections in calves, lambs…”
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Dexamethasone Immunosuppression Resulting in Turkey Clostridial Dermatitis: A Retrospective Analysis of Seven Studies, 1998–2009 by Huff, G. R, Huff, W. E, Rath, N. C

“…We have studied the etiology of turkey osteomyelitis complex (TOC) for the past 20 yr and have determined that this syndrome is caused by the inability of some…”
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Effects of Vitamin D and Yeast Extract Supplementation on Turkey Mortality and Clostridial Dermatitis Incidence in a Dexamethasone Immunosuppression Model by Huff, G. R, Huff, W. E, Rath, N. C

“…Clostridial dermatitis (CD) is a production disease of commercial turkeys that is characterized by sudden mortality in market-aged male birds and by lesions…”
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Ascorbic Acid Differentially Affects Stress Response and Resistance to Colibacillosis in Turkeys from Genetic Lines Differing in Growth Rate by Huff, G. R, Huff, W. E, Rath, N. C, Anthony, N. B, Nestor, K. E

“…Genetic selection for fast growth can affect the ability of male turkeys to cope with stressors, resulting in decreased immunity to opportunistic bacterial…”
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Limited treatment with beta-1,3/1,6-glucan improves production values of broiler chickens challenged with Escherichia coli by Huff, G R, Huff, W E, Rath, N C, Tellez, G

“…The development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has led to a need for alternatives to antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention in poultry…”
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Factors regulating bone maturity and strength in poultry by Rath, N C, Huff, G R, Huff, W E, Balog, J M

“…Adolescent meat-type poultry and cage layers exhibit a high incidence of bone problems that include bone weakness, deformity, breakage, and infection and…”
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Understanding stress-induced immunosuppression: exploration of cytokine and chemokine gene profiles in chicken peripheral leukocytes by Shini, S, Huff, G R, Shini, A, Kaiser, P

“…At present, the poultry meat and egg industry has gained a lot of ground, being viewed as a provider of a healthy alternative to red meat and other protein…”
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Effects of humic acid on broiler chickens by Rath, N.C, Huff, W.E, Huff, G.R

“…In view of the alleged effect of humic acid (HA) on growth plate arthrosis in humans, we sought to find if poultry tibial dyschondroplasia (TD) is caused by HA…”
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Effect of cold stress on broilers selected for resistance or susceptibility to ascites syndrome by Balog, J.M, Kidd, B.D, Huff, W.E, Huff, G.R, Rath, N.C, Anthony, N.B

“…Genetic selection for an ascites-resistant line of broilers is seen as a permanent solution to the ascites problem. Ascites-resistant and ascites-susceptible…”
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Therapeutic efficacy of bacteriophage and Baytril (enrofloxacin) individually and in combination to treat colibacillosis in broilers by Huff, W.E, Huff, G.R, Rath, N.C, Balog, J.M, Donoghue, A.M

“…A study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of bacteriophage and the antibiotic enrofloxacin individually and in combination to treat…”
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Prevention of Escherichia coli infection in broiler chickens with a bacteriophage aerosol spray by Huff, W E, Huff, G R, Rath, N C, Balog, J M, Donoghue, A M

“…Bacteriophage to an Escherichia coli isolate that is pathogenic in poultry were isolated from municipal sewer treatment facilities or poultry processing…”
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Stress response differences and disease susceptibility reflected by heterophil to lymphocyte ratio in turkeys selected for increased body weight by Huff, G.R, Huff, W.E, Balog, J.M, Rath, N.C, Anthony, N.B, Nestor, K.E

“…Three genetic lines of turkeys were compared for their responses to Escherichia coli challenge following dexamethasone injection (Dex) or E. coli challenge…”
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Bacteriophage Treatment of a Severe Escherichia coli Respiratory Infection in Broiler Chickens by Huff, W. E, Huff, G. R, Rath, N. C, Balog, J. M, Donoghue, A. M

“…A bacteriophage to a serotype 02, nonmotile Escherichia coli was isolated from municipal waste treatment facilities and poultry processing plants. A study was…”
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Comparison of hematologic and serologic profiles of broiler birds with normal and severe degrees of white striping in breast fillets by Kuttappan, V. A., Huff, G. R., Huff, W. E., Hargis, B. M., Apple, J. K., Coon, C., Owens, C. M.

“…ABSTRACT White striping is the white striation occasionally observed parallel to the direction of muscle fibers in broiler breast fillets and thighs at the…”
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Changes in the Tibial Growth Plates of Chickens with Thiram-induced Dyschondroplasia by Rath, N.C., Richards, M.P., Huff, W.E., Huff, G.R., Balog, J.M.

“…Tibial dyschondroplasia (TD) is a metabolic cartilage disease of young poultry in which endochondral bone formation is disrupted leading to the retention of a…”
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Co-infection of Market-Age Turkeys with Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes in Two Stress Models by Huff, G. R, Dutta, V, Huff, W. E, Johnson, M. G, Nannapaneni, R, Sayler, R. J

“…We have hypothesized that stress-induced subclinical infection of turkeys with Listeria monocytogenes may be an overlooked source of processing plant…”
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Evaluation of aerosol spray and intramuscular injection of bacteriophage to treat an Escherichia coli respiratory infection by Huff, W E, Huff, G R, Rath, N C, Balog, J M, Donoghue, A M

“…Two studies were conducted to determine the efficacy of either aerosol or i.m. injection of bacteriophage to treat an Escherichia coli respiratory infection in…”
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