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Influence of Incubation Conditions on Turkey Poult Intestinal Development and Susceptibility to Poult Enteritis
… function and overall performance may increase poult susceptibility to poult enteritis complex (PEC). Temperature and hypoxic stress during embryonic incubation may impact organ growth and development, development of immunocompetency, post-hatch performance and may predispose poults to enteric …
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Roosting Habitat and Poult Survival of Merriam's Turkeys in the Southern Black Hills of South Dakota
… project were to evaluate roosting habitat and poult survival of Merriam's turkeys in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota. Wild turkey females were captured during the winters of 2001 and 2002 and fitted with radiotransmitters to determine roost sites and assess poult survival. In the …
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Reproductive ecology of Eastern wild turkey hens in Sussex County Delaware
… tracts will ensure the quality roost habitat. Poult survival is another important factor affecting population growth. Poult survival shows managers the recruitment into the population. I used telemetry to find nest and then track successful hens. I used flush counts and lost poult calls inorder …
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Ecology of Merriam's Turkeys in the Southern Black Hills, South Dakota
… predicting nest success. Fifty-four percent of poult mortality occurred 0-7 days posthatch and poult survival to 4 weeks posthatch averaged 33%. Females with poults selected for meadow habitats that were near the edge of pine stands and shrub patches, had greater total ground level vegetation …
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Effects of amylase supplementation upon the growth, endogenous amylase activity, and intestinal morphology of male turkey poults
… levels and growth performance of male turkey poults. [In the first experiment, a multi-enzyme supplement containing amylase and an additional protease supplement were added to diets of low (24%) and high (28%) protein content. Enzyme supplements Significantly improved performance of birds on …
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Productivity, Movements, and Habitat Use of Nesting and Brooding Wild Turkey Hens in Gregory County, South Dakota
… hatched, and 11 broods survived to mid-August. Poult survival in 1986 was 42.9%, with all poult mortality occurring during the first 2 weeks post-hatch. Accurate data for poult survival was not obtainable during 1987, but survival appeared to be similar to 1986. Broods moved up to 3.5 km from …
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Strategies to maximize feed quality and poultry performance
… to benefit a local turkey integrator, Virginia Poultry Grower's Cooperative, which has turkey growers in both West Virginia and Virginia. All of the research presented in this dissertation is applied in nature and may be directly implemented in the commercial poultry industry to improve …
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A Comparison of Eastern Wild Turkeys and Rio Grande Wild Turkeys in Northeastern South Dakota
… spring dispersal distances, and higher (Ps 0.03) poult survival than Rio Grande wild turkeys. Furthermore, Labelle Hollow eastern wild turkey winter distances were further (P� 0.01) from farmsteads compared to Seiche Hollow eastern and Rio Grande wild turkeys. Eastern wild turkeys should be …
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Prevalence of Campylobacter in a turkey production facility
… (fresh or used) was determined for flock 3. Poults, poult-box liners, waterers, and fecal droppings were monitered throughout production for the presence of Campylobacter using Campy-Cefex agar incubated at 42°C under microaerophilic conditions (85% N2, 10% CO2, and 5% O2). Peak …
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Use of Satellite Imagery and GIS to Model Brood-Rearing Habitat for Rio Grande Wild Turkey Populations Occurring in the Western Cross Timbers Region of Texas
… Rio Grande wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) poult-rearing habitat in the Western Cross Timbers region of Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) random roving turkey counts for 1987-1989 and 1998-2000 were selected, indicating locations where hens with poults were observed. Satellite imagery …
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Ecology of Eastern Wild Turkeys Introduced to Minimally Forested Agricultural Landscapes in Northeastern South Dakota
… 72% of brooding females successfully raised ≥1 poult to 4 weeks post-hatch while individual poult survival to 4 weeks post-hatch averaged 36%. Estimates of home range size, core area, and spring dispersal were up to 10 times larger than reported by most other researchers, suggesting a poor …
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The effect of population density on the production of market turkeys
… and range reared turkeys. Economic returns above poult and feed cost were found to be approximately 13 and 25 cents higher per square foot of floor space for females and males respectively, when allowed 0.70 rather than 1.30 square foot per bird to 14 weeks of age.
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Evaluation of a phytogenic feed additive on performance, nutrient digestion, and absorption in turkey poults
… interest in feeding phytogenic products to poultry for their growth and health benefits. The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of a phytogenic feed additive on turkey poult performance and digestive physiology over a 6-week brooding period. In total, 864 male Hybrid …
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Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Turkey Intestinal Peptide Transporter (tPepT1), and Developmental Regulation of PepT1 Expression in Turkey and Broiler Embryos
… crucial role for PepT1 in the neonatal chick and poult.
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Bioavailability of phosphorus from various sources for young turkeys
… that in a commercial dicalcium phosphate using poult from 1 to 4 weeks of age. No significant differences were found between the two products which may be attributed partly to the feeding of the starter diet during the pre-experimental period. The commercial defluorinated phosphate was …
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The Effect of Duration of Feed Restriction, Prebreeder Protein Content, and Nesting Material on Growth and Reproductive Performance of Commercial Large White Turkey Breeder Hens
… growth and reproductive performance. Day old poults were raised following standard commercial practices with feed and water for ad libitum consumption until 6 wk of age (WOA). At this time, hens were equally divided among six grower feeding regimens. The treatments were as follows: a) a …
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The Modulating Effects of Dietary Fiber and Short-Chain Fatty Acids on Enterocyte Differentiation, Maturation and Turkey Coronavirus Infection
… as epithelial localization of TCV infection in poults. The level of TCV infection of epithelium was found to increase with embryo age between 17 and 23 days. Poults showed higher levels of infection on the distal 2/3 of villi and no evidence of infection in the intestinal crypts. Butyrate …
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Supplementation of Avizyme1502 to corn/SBM/wheat diets fed to turkey tom poults from 0-56 days of age
… the effects of enzyme supplementation on poults fed commercially based diets which included; corn, soybean meal (SBM), ground wheat with meat and bone meal (0-21 days) or propak (22-56 days). Day old turkey poults (n=3850) were randomly divided into 35 pens and fed one of five dietary …
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Evaluation of Feed Ingredients and Feed Additives on Poultry Performance and Health
… is a major contributor to the costs of poultry production and there is no optimal ingredient particle size for corn or calcium (Ca). Optimization of ingredient particle size can alleviate costs, improve growth and production, and promote sustainability. Intestinal health is also a key …