Summary The objective of this study was to investigate the impact egg shape index on quality characteristics. eggs used in were laid by layers ATAK-S strain. classified with respect (SI), namely sharp (SIÂ <Â 72), normal (standard) =Â 72–76) and round >Â 76). A total 166 analysed determine Effects L*, a*, b*, specific gravity, albumen Haugh unit statistically significant. However, effects weight, ΔE value, breaking strength, shell thickness, surface area, yolk index, colour, pH blood spots...

There is a long standing interest in the identification of medicinal plants and derived natural products for developing cancer therapeutics. Here we investigated antiproliferative properties Melissa officinalis (MO) from Turkey on breast cancer.MO extracts were studied cytotoxicity against cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB-468 MDA-MB-231). In vitro apoptosis studies performed by annexin V staining flow cytometry analyses. Immunohistochemistry Ki-67 caspase 7 tumoral tissue sections DMBA-induced...

This study determined the effect of layer age, egg-laying time, cage tier, and direction (outward-inward) on egg quality parameters commercial chickens reared in enriched cages. A total 944 layers (approximately 100 eggs every four weeks, from 26 to 58th week) obtained Lohmann LSL-Classic at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Ayhan Şahenk Agricultural Application Research Centre were analyzed. Laying hen age significantly affected all variables (p<0.01). Egg weight, shell-breaking strength,...

This study examined the impacts of perch and nesting area inclusion or exclusion on performance, egg quality, welfare two laying hen strains. In addition, emphasized effect age quality traits, body region temperatures, feather score. Lohmann brown (LB) LSL Classic (LW) strains were distributed to enriched cage units; PNO (without perch), PYES (with NNO area), NYES area) at 20 weeks age. It was identified that LB hens heavier had a higher comb, breast region, footpad surface temperature than...

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of cage tier and age on performance characteristics layer hybrids, egg quality some stress parameters. Ninety laying hens (hybrid ATAK-S) similar bodyweights were used in experiment. They housed three-tier conventional battery cages (bottom, middle top) with 600 cm2/per bird. The experiment from 18 weeks 42 weeks. Layers at randomly allocated five replicates six per treatment a completely randomized design. In bottom, top tiers, 5% yield...

The objective of this study was to determine the effects eggshell color guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) eggs on quality and hatchery results. highest mean grey value (MGV), integrated density (ID), lightness (L*) Hue angle (H*) values were obtained in with lighter color. difference (DE*) levels egg characteristics evaluated. Eggshell presented different (p<0.01) MGV, ID, L*, redness (a*), yellowness (b*), H* Chroma (C*) values. Eggs thicker eggshells lower weight loss day 25 incubation...

This study was conducted to compare the meat quality and selected fatty acids profile of two different slow-growing broiler genotypes (Hubbard S757; S757 Hubbard Grey Barred JA; GB-JA) fed diets supplemented with dry oregano (Origanum vulgare L., OV; 10 g/kg basal diets) or lemon balm leaves (Melissa officinalis MO; under organic housing system. It is concluded that had no effect on L* parameter breast, thigh abdominal fat quality. Two hundred forty chicks were allocated randomly into 4...

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of hatching egg weight broiler parent stocks on results, chick performance, carcass characteristics, internal organ weights and some blood stress parameters. Eggs were divided into 3 groups (55.0 60.0 g (light), 60.1 65.0 (medium) 65.1 70.0 (heavy)) for experiments. After incubation, mixed-gender chicks from hatcher placed 27 grower pens (2x1 m) with 9 replications by using randomized block design. Each pen had 25 chicks. Therefore,...

This study evaluated the possibilities of pumice (light stones) as litter material in broiler production. Experimental treatments included wood shavings (WS), acidic (AP), and basic (BP) alone, combination; shaving + (WSAP) (WSBP) a ratio 1:1. Two trials were performed, one summer, other winter. Each trial involved 750 mixed-sex Ross (308) broilers. Also, there 15 replicate pens with 50 broilers stocking density 12.5 birds/m

Bu çalışmada, yarı ekstansif koşullarda yetiştirilen Akkaraman koyunlarının bazı döl verim özellikleri ile kuzuların büyüme performansları araştırılmıştır. Araştırmanın hayvan materyalini, Niğde merkez ilçesine bağlı 34 işletmede bulunan 300 baş koç, 6000 koyunu onların kuzuları oluşturmuştur. Araştırma 2012-2016 yılları arasında 5 yıl sürdürülmüş ve çalışma süresince 30162 kuzu doğum ağırlığı, 29517 kuzunun 90. gün canlı ağırlığı 30000 koyununun parametreleri saptanmıştır. koyunlarında...

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Mutations in Exon 1, 2 and 3 of the vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 (Vkorc1) gene are known to lead anticoagulant rodenticide resistance. In order investigate their putative resistance rodenticides, we studied genetic profile Vkorc1 Turkish black rats (Rattus rattus) brown norvegicus). this context, previously recorded Ala21Thr mutation (R. region, Ile90Leu rattus, R. norvegicus) region Leu120Gln were identified as "missense mutations" causing amino acid changes. was first...

In this study, the reproductive and growth performance of Akkaraman sheep between 2017-2021 were evaluated within scope National Sheep Goat Breeding Project in Hand Public, which is being carried out province Nigde. research, data obtained from 30923 animals 22 farms 7 villages central district Nigde used. effect year, dam’s age, gender birth type on weight (BW), live day 60 (LW1), 120 (LW2), daily gain (DLWG) investigated. The effects BW, LW1, LW2, DLWG found to be statistically...

Summary The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of egg shell colour broiler parent stock on hatching results, chicken performance, carcass traits, internal organ weights and some blood parameters. In experiment 1080 eggs were grouped into 3 classes (E 83.50) for results. number 675 animal provided from incubated used in experiment. designed with nine replicates. Hatching significantly effected that: fertility (P<0.05), hatchability fertile 7 th 35 days chick live weight...

This study was conducted to determine the effect of Korean ginseng (Panax C.A. Meyer) root extract (PGRE) on egg production and quality characteristics hens at beginning their laying period (20 weeks old). Four groups commercial (Atak-S; Turkish native hybrid) were fed with diets containing 0 mg, 50 100 mg 150 PGRE/kg. Experimental results indicated that dietary PGRE had no feed intake, efficiency, mass (EM) or parameters. Over 12 weeks, hen-day (HDP) 73.5%, 74.8%, 69.2% 79.0%, respectively....

The aim of this study was to determine some reproductive and growth characteristics analyses environmental factors the survival performance lambs between 2017 2020 reared within framework National Small Ruminant Project in Altunhisar district Nigde. data were collected from 24000 heads ewes 24869 male female raised 25 different farms. average infertility, fertility, fecundity, litter size, single twining rates Akkaraman found be 7.90, 92.10, 1.04, 1.13, 87.49 12.51%, respectively. effects...

This study was carried out to evaluate the variations in environmental parameters (temperature, relative humidity, lighting intensity, and airflow rate), hen body temperatures, surface temperatures of different parts (neck, shank, comb), feed consumption, egg yield, quality hens caged tiers investigate interactions between tiers. Indoor average temperature, rate values were determined, respectively, as 10.12C, 57.65%, 17.67 lux, 0.21 m s-1 (for tier 1); 11.30C, 57.21%, 22.36 2); 12.14C,...

Summary The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects vitamin C on sperm characteristics and testes in male rats exposed gamma radiation (2 Gy). A total 21 adult wistar albino (8 weeks age, weighing 180-220 g) were divided into three groups. Control, radiotherapy (received scrotal γ-radiation 2 Gy as a single dose) + treated (during 55 days after irradiation, 500 mg C/500 ml water daily orally). Testes samples from all groups taken at day post-irradiation epididymal...

This study was conducted to compare welfare indicators and some serum biochemical parameters of two different slow–growing genotypes (Hubbard S757; S757 Hubbard Grey Barred JA; GB–JA) under organic housing system. A total 240 day-old chicks were allocated randomly into 2 experimental group with 6 replicates 20 reared in each replicate. The tonic immobility a significant difference between sex at 10 14 weeks, respectively (P<0.05). Overall duration similar (P>0.05) sex. effect for width...