In the 1980s, health officials in Europe and the Americas noted a considerable increase in
human food-borne illness [HN1] caused by Salmonella enteritidis [HN2], a pathogen found in …

: Rapid and specific detection of avian influenza virus (AIV) is urgently needed due to the
concerns over the potential outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza in animals and …

Social concern about misuse of antibiotics as growth promoters (AGP) and generation of
multidrug-resistant bacteria have restricted the dietary inclusion of antibiotics in livestock feed in …

Continuous outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) in recent years with increasing threat to animals
and human health have warranted the urgent need for rapid detection of pathogenic AI …

As a potential pandemic threat to human health, there has been an urgent need for rapid
detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) H5N1 virus. In this study, magnetic …

Salmonella Enteritidis emerged as a major egg-associated pathogen in the late 20th century.
Epidemiologic data from England, Wales, and the United States indicate that S. Enteritidis …

Coccidiosis, caused by parasites of the genus Eimeria, is probably the most expensive
parasitic disease of poultry. Species of Eimeria are ubiquitous where poultry are raised and are …

The use of probiotics in agriculture has increased as potential alternatives to antibiotics used
as growth promoters, and in select cases, for control of specific enteric pathogens [1, 2]. For …

In avian species, the granulosa cells produce progesterone (P), but not testosterone (T) or
estradiol (E). The theca folliculi in avian species produces T and E and is anatomically …

Chickens injected with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) were found to have a three- to nine-fold reduction
in circulating heterophils without a reduction in the number of circulating mononuclear cells…