Background Feed accounts for about 70% of the total cost of poultry meat production.
Residual feed intake (RFI) has become the preferred measure of feed efficiency because it …

Background The ban of in-feed antimicrobial additives has negatively affected the poultry
industry by causing necrotic enteritis (NE) to emerge in the flocks. Alternatives such as …

Artemisia ordosica has been applied as a traditional Chinese/Mongolian medicine for the
treatment of certain inflammatory ailments. This study was conducted to investigate the effect …

The early growth pattern, especially the age of peak growth, of broilers affects the time to
market and slaughter weight, which in turn affect the profitability of the poultry industry …

Desmin (DES) and Vimentin (VIM) exert an essential role in maintaining muscle
cytoarchitecture and since are considered reliable markers for muscle regeneration, their …

Campylobacter jejuni is an important foodborne pathogen. Despite the lack of clinical signs
associated with its colonization in poultry, it has been reported to interact with the intestinal …

The application of reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR technology for the
production of gene tissue expression profiles is a widely employed approach in molecular …

Background Eggshell formation takes place in the shell gland of the oviduct of laying hens.
The eggshell is rich in calcium and various glycoproteins synthesised in the shell gland …

The aim of this study was designed to select housekeeping genes for quantitative gene
expression analysis in yellow-feathered broilers. Twelve 3-week-old chickens were …

To better understand host and immune response to diseases, gene expression studies
require identification of reference genes with stable expression for accurate normalisation …