S. K. Whitmarsh

TL;DR: A dietary Arg level near the NRC (1994) recommendation should support proper immune system functions in healthy chicks and minimal effects were noted in growth and immune system parameters throughtout this study.

TL;DR: Embryo moisture and CP were negatively correlated to embryo fat content, and relative embryo and liver DM were related to yolk palmitic acid concentration, whereas yolk oleic acid was correlated only with liver DM.

TL;DR: Broilers having a greater RHCW after hatching from eggs with a lower RIEWL may maintain higher metabolic rates between 24 and 72 h posthatch despite nutrient deprivation, however, broiler chicks from eggs exhibiting a higher than optimal RIewL may have greater dependence on gluconeogenesis, thus requiring stricter management during initial brooding.

TL;DR: Altered liver, ovarian, and reproductive organ characteristics were associated with FMG infection in commercial layers and are related to mutual functional disturbances in the liver, ovary, and oviduct without concomitant intestinal changes.

TL;DR: Eggshell weight per unit of surface area and percentage eggshell weight were significantly reduced in birds that had received an S6MG inoculation at 45 wk of age when compared with Birds that had not received anS6 MG inoculation or had been inoculated with S6 MG at either 10 or 22 wK of age.