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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
5213
World Ranking
1213
National Ranking
358

Best Publications

  • Association of mitochondrial function and feed efficiency in poultry and livestock species.

    W. G. Bottje;G. E. Carstens

  • Mitochondrial Oxidative Damage in Chicken Skeletal Muscle Induced by Acute Heat Stress

    Ahmad Mujahid;Neil R. Pumford;Walter Bottje;Kiyotaka Nakagawa

  • Association of mitochondrial function with feed efficiency within a single genetic line of male broilers

    Unknown

  • Supplemental L-Arginine Attenuates Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome (Ascites) in Broilers

    Unknown

  • Interdigitated array microelectrode based impedance immunosensor for detection of avian influenza virus H5N1

    Ronghui Wang;Yun Wang;Kentu Lassiter;Yanbin Li

  • Low Feed Efficient Broilers Within a Single Genetic Line Exhibit Higher Oxidative Stress and Protein Expression in Breast Muscle with Lower Mitochondrial Complex Activity

    Unknown

  • Compromised antioxidant status associated with ascites in broilers.

    B. Enkvetchakul;W. Bottje;N. Anthony;R. Moore

  • Compromised liver mitochondrial function and complex activity in low feed efficient broilers are associated with higher oxidative stress and differential protein expression

    Unknown

  • CD4, CD8 and TCR defined T-cell subsets in thymus and spleen of 2- and 7-week old commercial broiler chickens.

    Unknown

  • Proteomic analysis reveals changes in carbohydrate and protein metabolism associated with broiler breast myopathy.

    Vivek A. Kuttappan;Walter Bottje;Ranjith Ramnathan;Steven D. Hartson

  • Utilization of rye as energy source affects bacterial translocation, intestinal viscosity, microbiota composition, and bone mineralization in broiler chickens

    Guillermo Tellez;Juan D. Latorre;Vivek A. Kuttappan;Michael H. Kogut

  • Degradation of protein by mixed cultures of rumen bacteria: identification of Streptococcus bovis as an actively proteolytic rumen bacterium.

    J. B. Russell;W. G. Bottje;M. A. Cotta

  • Effect of α-Tocopherol on Antioxidants, Lipid Peroxidation, and the Incidence of Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome (Ascites) in Broilers

    Unknown

  • Vaccination of chickens with recombinant Salmonella expressing M2e and CD154 epitopes increases protection and decreases viral shedding after low pathogenic avian influenza challenge

    S. L. Layton;D. R. Kapczynski;S. Higgins;J. Higgins

  • Furosemide Reduces the Incidence of Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome (Ascites) in Broilers Exposed to Cool Environmental Temperatures

    Unknown

  • Effects of Thermal-Induced Respiratory Alkalosis on Blood Ionized Calcium Levels in the Domestic Hen

    Unknown

  • Determination of mitochondrial function and site-specific defects in electron transport in duodenal mitochondria in broilers with low and high feed efficiency.

    Unknown

  • Gene Expression in Breast Muscle and Duodenum from Low and High Feed Efficient Broilers

    Unknown

  • Orexin system is expressed in avian muscle cells and regulates mitochondrial dynamics.

    Kentu Lassiter;Elizabeth Greene;Alissa Piekarski;Olivia B. Faulkner

  • RNA sequencing for global gene expression associated with muscle growth in a single male modern broiler line compared to a foundational Barred Plymouth Rock chicken line

    Byung-Whi Kong;Nicholas Hudson;Dongwon Seo;Seok Lee

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