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acid-base balance, plasma electrolytes and production performance of adult turkey hens under conditions of increasing ambient temperature.turkey hens were exposed to stepwise increases in ambient temperature from 21 degrees c. to 25 degrees c. to 30 degrees c. to 35 degrees c. at two-week intervals. dietary calcium levels to 1.54, 2.01 and 2.48 percent were fed. acid-base balance, plasma electrolytes and production performance were studied. the temperature increase caused a significant (p less than 0.05) decrease in plasma sodium, calcium, and magnesium, and in egg production, shell thickness and egg weight and a significant (p le ...19756953
characterization of a new serotype of marek's disease herpesvirus.the hprs-24 strain of marek's disease herpesvirus was selected for closer study from a group of virus isolates that appeared apathogenic under standard test conditons. protection studies revealed an immunological relationship between this virus strain and acute marek's disease herpesvirus. in chicken kidney cell cultures, the hprs-24 strain caused small and slowly developing plaques, and the proportion of infected cells was less than with other strains. in chicken embryo fibroblast cultures, thi ...197566180
isolation of virus-induced antigens from cells infected with marek's disease and turkey herpesviruses. 197566181
a reassessment of the distribution of multiple sclerosis. part one.when reviewed some 10 years ago, available prevalence studies of multiple sclerosis (ms) seemed to divide the world into three frequency zones for ms: high prevalence at 30 to 60 per 100,000 population; medium at 5 to 15; and low at less than 5 per 100,000. in the last decade the number of the available studies has more than tripled. their reassessment, including judgments of comparability, still indicates a high-medium-low division of ms frequency world-wide. the risk areas comprise northern eu ...197546682
antigenic surface determinants of chicken lymphoid cells. ii. selective in vivo and in vitro activity of anti-bursa and anti-thymus sera.appropriately absorbed turkey antisera to antigenic surface determinants of chicken bursa (abs) or thymus cells (ats) were assessed for their selective immunosuppressive activy in vitro and in vivo. the intraperitoneal injection of abs or ats into 2-3-week-old normal white leghorn chickens entailed a significant depletion of b or t cells respectively from spleen and peripheral blood, while bursa and thymus themselves remained unaffected. the potential of this 'peripheral serological bursectomy a ...197547306
turkey syndrome 65, oedema syndrome and mycoplasma meleagridis.comparisons of liver histology and serum protein characteristics from cases of oedema syndrome and from poults with mycoplasma meleagridis induced ascites revealed that the two conditions, though presenting grossly similar post mortem appearances, are different entities. serum albumin concentrations, but not total serum protein levels, were markedly reduced in poults with m meleagridis induced ascites and in those with turkey syndrome 65. poults which were infected with m meleagridis but which f ...197548271
letter: cervical arthorosis in a young man subjected to electric shock during imprisonment. 197548881
the incidence of hepatitis-b-antigen and anti-hepatitis-b among blood donors in ndola, zambia.hepatitis-b antigen (hbsag) was detected in the sera of 29 or 250 (11.6%) blood donors in ndola, zambia, most of whom were prisoners or students. the incidence among prisoners was 15.1%, among students only 1.6%. thirteen sera were subtyped, nine carried the y and four the d antigenic determinant. although there was a marked difference in the incidence of hbs antigen between prisoners and students, when donors were tested for antibody to hbsag (anti-hbs) this positive. overall, anti-hbs was dete ...197549111
the relative importance of monoamine oxidase and catechol-o-methyl transferase on the physiologic response to administered norepinephrine in the turkey. 1975200
effects on tryptophyl absorption of the ionization of the catalytic carboxyls in hen and turkey lysozymes.the difference spectra of hen and turkey egg-white lysozymes ec 3.2.1.17 produced by acidification were measured. the difference spectra of both lysozymes had peaks at 295 and 301 nm which are characteristic of tryptophyl residues. the ph dependence curves of the extinction differences (delta eplision) at 301 nm and 295 nm for hen lysozyme were identical with the corresponding curves for turkey lysozyme. the ph dependence of delta eplision at 301 nm was analyzed assuming that the extinction at 3 ...19752583
ph dependence of the binding constants of n-acetylglucosamine monomers to hen and turkey egg-white lysozymes.the binding constants of n-acetylglucosamine (g1cnac) and its methyl alpha- and beta- glycosides to hen and turkey egg-white lysozymes ec 3.2.1.17, in the latter of which asp 101 is replaced by gly, were determined at various ph values by measuring changes in the circular dichroic (dc) band at 295 nm. the binding of beta-methyl-g1cnac to turkey and hen lysozymes perturbed the pk value of glu 35 from 6.0 to 6.5, the pk value of asp 52 from 3.5 to 3.9, and the pk value of asp 66 from 1.3 to 0.7. i ...19755413
binding of n-acetyl-chitotriose to human lysozyme.the interaction of n-acetyl-chitotriose ((glcnac)3) with human lysozyme ec 3.2.1.17 was studied at various ph values by measuring changes in the circular dichroic (cd) band at 294 or 255 nm and the data were compared with the results for hen and turkey lysozymes reported previously (kuramitsu et al. (1974) j. biochem.76, 671-683; kuramitsu et al. (1975) j. biochem. 77, 291-301). the ph dependence of the binding constant of (glcnac)3 to human lysozyme was different from those for hen and turkey l ...19756438
[neo-natal hyperbilirubinemia and g-6-pd ankara deficiency, a new enzymatic variant discovered in a turkish family (author's transl)].a g-6-pd deficiency has been found in a turkish male premature with neo-natal hyperbilirubinemia. his parents have no hemolytic antecedents. the propositus has a severe enzym deficiency in erythrocytes, a very decreased activity in leukocytes and platelets. his mother was heterozygous for this variant and his father had no abnormality. the deficient enzym was a new variant: g-6-pd ankara. the main characteristics of this variant were the following: 1 degree severe enzym deficiency in erythrocyte ...1975132644
refractoriness of cation transport in turkey erythrocytes to stimulation by cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate.in turkey erythrocytes bidirectional fluxes of sodium and potassium develop a time-dependent refractoriness to stimulation by endogenous cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate (cyclic amp). the refractoriness of potassium influx and potassium outflux (both of which require extracellular sodium and potassium for stimulation by cyclic amp) depends on the extracellular concentrations of sodium and potassium. in contrast, the refractoriness developed by sodium outflux (which does not require extracell ...1975163246
induction of lymphocyte cytotoxicity by modification of the effector or target cells with periodate or with neuraminidase and galactose oxidase.treatment of mouse spleen cells with periodate (naio4) or with neuraminidase and galactose oxidase (nago) induces blastogenesis and renders the cells cytotoxic to mastocytoma (p815) target cells. treatment of target cells (p815 cells and turkey erythrocytes) with naio4 or with nago renders them susceptible to cytolysis by untreated mouse spleen cells. the cytotoxicity induced by naio4 is reduced upon reacting the naio4-treated, effector or target cells with borohydride or hydroxylamine. thus the ...1975163281
horizontal transmission of turkey herpesvirus to chickens. iv. viral maturation in the feather follicle epithelium.an experimental line of white leghorns (wsu-vs) and a commerical line inoculated with turkey herpesvirus (hvt) at 1 or 8 weeks old did not differ in the occurrence of infectious cell-free hvt in their feather-tip preparations (ft-hvt). the birds examined at 2 weeks postinoculation (pi) were always positive for ft-hvt regardless of age at virus inoculation, dose of hvt inoculated, or genetic line of chickens, whereas only a few were positive at 4 weeks and none at 6 weeks pi.1975164176
in ovo assay for marek's disease virus and turkey herpesvirus.marek's disease virus (mdv) and the turkey herpesvirus (hvt) may be assayed on the chorioallantoic membrane (cam) of the chicken embryo after intravenous inoculation of chicken embryo fibroblasts (cef) or chicken blood leukocytes infected with these viruses. free hvt, mdv associated with marek's tumor cells, and lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from marek's tumors, may be assayed in the same way. the intravenous assay is quicker than the yolk sac assay and somewhat more sensitive than in vitro ...1975164413
immunity to transmissible (coronaviral) enteritis of turkeys (bluecomb).turkey flocks recovering from natural and laboratory induced coronaviral enteritis developed lifelong immunity. virus neutralization tests indicated that neutralization capacity of serums from recovered turkeys was low. one-way cross challenge test using turkeys inoculated with various bluecomb isolates revealed close antigenic relationship or antigenic identity among bluecomb isolates. the controlled application of intestinal preparations containing coronavirus as a vaccination procedure had va ...1975164801
comments on the etiology and immunity of transmissible (coronaviral) enteritis of turkeys (bluecomb). 1975164802
isolation and characterization of viruses from natural outbreaks of reticuloendotheliosis in turkeys.we have described the in vitro isolation of type-c rna viruses from two outbreaks of a fatal neoplastic disease in turkeys we diagnosed as reticuloendotheliosis. the virus had a density of 1.16 g/ml in sucrose gradients, had a dna polymerase capable of using both endogenous and exogenous (synthetic) templates, and was infectious in vitro for turkey and chick cells. the culture-propagated virus was oncogenic for turkeys. the virus isolates were unrelated to avian leukosis virus and antigenically ...1975166189
horizontal transmission of turkey herpesvirus to chickens. 3. transmission in three different lines of chickens.horizontal transmission of turkey herpesvirus (hvt) was studied in three separate trials using three different lines of chickens in each trial. there was no horizontal spread of hvt to contact cagemates through 8 weeks regardless of the line of donor chickens, when inoculated subcutaneously with 9.2 times 10-3 plaque-forming units (pfu) of hvt at 1 week of age. the virus spread poorly to a few cagemates from an experimental line of white leghorns (w.s.u.-v.s.), but not from a commercial line o ...1975166362
elastase secretion by stimulated macrophages. characterization and regulation.thioglycolate-stimulated mouse peritoneal macrophages secrete a proteinase which degrades insoluble elastin. there is little elastase activity in cell lysates but the bulk of the enzyme accumulates extracellularly during culture in serum-free medium. the secretion of elastase is sustained for over 12 days in culture and continued secretion of elastase requires protein synthesis. unstimulated macrophages secrete very little elastase activity but can be triggered to secrete higher levels of this e ...1975167096
studies of marek's disease herpesvirus and turkey herpesvirus specific common antigen which stimulates the production of neutralizing antibodies.an agar-gel precipitation antigen prepared from the skin (feather-ag) of chicken infected with jm strain of marek's disease herpesvirus (mdhv) and cell extracts of cultures infected with either type 2 plaque producing agent (ppa) of mdhv or turkey herpesvirus (hvt) (type 2-ag, hvt-ag) had 1 precipitation line in common. hyperimmune sera to the common antigen (common-ag) neutralized to a greater extent by homologous antiserum. absorption of hvt antiserum or hyperimmune serum to type 2 ppa with co ...1975167687
trials with marek's disease vaccines prepared from a turkey herpes virus and an attenuated marek's disease virus.in field trials involving over 224,000 fowls in 11 different commercial flocks, three vaccines were used, namely a freeze-dried vaccine prepared from a turkey herpes virus, a cell-associated virus vaccine prepared from the same isolate and a cell-associated vaccine prepared from a strain of marek's disease virus isolated from a fowl. the mortality from marek's disease was reduced by 80 per cent to 95 per cent in birds vaccinated with the freeze-dried vaccine. cell associated vaccines gave slight ...1975168681
influence of vaccination with avirulent herpesvirus on subsequent infection of chickens with virulent marek's disease herpesvirus.vaccination of chickens with turkey herpesvirus (hvt) or attenuated marek's disease herpesvirus (amdhv) blocked infection with virulent mdhv (vmdhv) for approximately 5 weeks after contact exposure. however, there was no apparent blockage of infection when challenge virus was administered intraabdominally (ia). evidence for infection with vmdhv was based on viral isolation by in vivo assay or by detecting precipitins to "a" antigen associated with virulent virus. the hvt stimulated production of ...1975168799
an outbreak of avian encephalomyelitis in turkeys in canada.an outbreak of avian encephalomyelitis in two week old turkey poults is described. the disease was diagnosed by the fluorescent antibody technique and was confirmed by neutralization tests conducted in chicks.1975169973
histopathology of hemorrhagic enteritis in turkeys.in the summer of 1972, a disease of turkeys manifesting hemorrhagic diarrhea as a main clinical symptom and hemorrhagic enteritis as a necropsy finding broke out on a turkey farm in japan. seven-week-old large white turkeys suffering from this disease were studied histopathologically and electron microscopically. clinically, affected birds showed bloody diarrhea. death occurred to them after an acute course. in the blood film, immature monocytes were higher in count in them than in healthy birds ...1975170543
marek's disease--the disease and its prevention by vaccination.marek's disease (md) is a common lymphoproliferative disease of the domestic chicken caused by a cell associated herpesvirus. vaccines used for the prophylaxis of md have been derived from non-pathogenic field marek's disease virus (mdv), pathogenic mdv and the herpesvirus of turkeys (hvt). vaccines derived from mdv have been developed by attenuation of virus strains which produce the acute form of md and virus strains which produce the classical form. they have also been developed by suitable m ...1975170953
insect cell culture: improved media and methods for initiating attached cell lines from the lepidoptera.several cell lines from the pupae of the noctuid moth species spodoptera frugiperda, heliothis zea, and trichoplusia ni were isolated on a synthetic medium containing insect hemolymph and turkey serum. these lines were progressively adapted to improved media free of insect hemolymph but containing one or more of the following sera: turkey, chicken, and fetal calf. primary culture tissue disruption was improved by substituting collagenase for trypsin. primary culture survival was improved by cont ...1975172433
homology between avian oncornavirus rnas and dna from several avian species.3h-labeled 35s rna from avian myeloblastosis virus (amv), rous associated virus (rav)-0, rav-60, rav-61, rav-2, or b-77(w) was hybridized with an excess of cellular dna from different avian species, i.e., normal or leukemic chickens, normal pheasants, turkeys, japanese quails, or ducks. approximately two to three copies of endogenous viral dna were estimated to be present per diploid of normal chicken cell genome. in leukemic chicken myeloblasts induced by amv, the number of viral sequences appe ...1975172655
adenovirus respiratory infection in turkey poults.a virus from turkey poults with respiratory signs was isolated in specific-pathogen-free embryonated chicken eggs and subsequently adapted to chicken embryo fibroblast and turkey kidney cell cultures, where round cell formation was observed. the cloned virus was ether-resistant and incorporated tridiated thymidine. intra-nuclear icosahedral virus particles of 80 nm were detected. these physicochemical characteristics place this isolant into the adenovirus group of viruses. the disease was experi ...1975173277
[high incidence of infectious canine hepatitis antibodies in the turkish population and its relation to au antigen]. 1975180388
efficacy of turkey herpesvirus vaccine when administered simultaneously with fowl pox vaccine.the efficacy of the turkey herpesvirus (hvt) vaccine in protecting chickens challenged with virulent marek's disease (md) virus was unaffected by the presence of either the chick embryo fowl pox vaccine or fowl pox vaccine derived from cell culture. conversely the hvt vaccine did not affect the efficacy of the fowl pox vaccine in chickens challenged with pathogenic fowl pox virus. a combination of spectinomycin dihydrochloride pentahydrate and lincomycin hydrochloride monohydrate as well as spec ...1975180502
cause of "nakanuke" in chickens. i. occurrence of "nakanuke" in chicken inoculated with the cells showed coexistence or c-type virus and turkey herpesvirus. 1975183038
cause of "nakanuke" in chickens. ii. isolation of c-type virus from material infected with turkey herpesvirus. 1975183039
[epidemiologic investigations of serum of foreign workers from the mediterranian region in exposed and non-exposed occupations concerning toxoplasmosis infection (author's transl)]. 1975124042
effect of furazolidone on heart weights and myocardial moisture content in turkey poults.furazolidone (fz) at 700 ppm in feed mixtures fed turkey poults from 2 to 5 weeks posthatching significantly increased the ratio of heart weight to body weight (p less than 0.001) and myocardial moisture content (p less than 0.05). the increase in myocardial moisture content is believed to be related to increased glycogen deposition under the influence of fz since fz removal from the diet decreased myocardial glycogen levels and moisture content to normal levels.1975126058
[pathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical picture of hepatic echinococcosis]. 1975126973
[zaza panaskerteli-tsitsishvili, georgian scientist and physician (on the 550th anniversary of his birth)]. 1975128131
[veterinary-sanitary measures on turkey farms]. 1975129930
plasma calcium levels in the laying turkey (meleagris gallapovo). 1975234056
avian xanthine dehydrogenases. i. isolation and characterization of the turkey liver enzyme. 1975234070
effects of beta-adrenergic catecholamines on potassium transport in turkey erythrocytes.isoproterenol stimulates cellular accumulation of cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate (cyclic amp) and produces a 2- to 4-fold increase in bidirectional potassium fluxes in turkey erythrocytes. ouabain, which does not alter catecholamine-stimulated cellular cyclic amp, inhibits potassium influx by 50 to 70%, does not alter potassium outflux or isoproterenol-stimulated potassium influx, but increases isoproterenol-stimulated potassium outflux. stimulation of potassium transport by isoproterenol ...1975234447
thyroglobulin-binding lymphoid cells in obese strain (os) chickens.the binding of chicken thyroglobulin-coated chicken red blood cells by splenic, thymic, and bursal lymphoid cells was analysed in obese strain (os) chickens with spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis and normal white leghorn controls aged 1 week to 2.5 yr. chicken erythrocytes coated with pneumococcal polysaccharide siiii served as controls. the specificity of thyroglobulin-rosette-forming cells was verified by inhibition experiments. os chickens showed significantly higher counts of thyroglobulin- ...1975234498
participation of the catalytic carboxyls, asp 52 and glu 35, and asp 101 in the binding of substrate analogues to hen lysozyme.the interactions of the substrate analogues, glcnac, beta-methyl glcnac, (glcnac)2, and (glcnac)3, with turkey egg-white lysozyme [ed 3.2.1.17], in which the asp 101 of hen lysozyme is replaced by gly, were studied at various ph values by measuring changes in the circular dichroic (cd) band at 295 nm. results were compared with those for hen egg-white lysozyme. the modes of binding of these substrate analogues to turkey lysozyme were very similar to those hen lysozyme except for the participat ...1975236287
purification and properties of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase from turkey liver. 1975237473
turkey egg white lysozyme. free energy, enthalpy, and steady state kinetics of reaction with n-acetylglucosamine oligosaccharides.equilibrium and calorimetric studies of substrate binding to turkey egg white (tew) lysozyme were carried out at 30degrees as a function of ph (2 to 9) and ligand size (monosaccharide to hexasaccharide of n-acetylglucosamine). steady state kinetic measurements using the n-acetylglucosamine hexasaccharide were carried out as a function of ph (2 to 9) and temperature (20-60degrees). these experiments allow comparison of the properties of tew lysozyme with those of the hen egg white (hew) enzyme re ...1975240856
optical properties of lysozyme. ph and saccharide binding difference spectra.difference spectra associated with changes in ph and with binding of saccharides have been recorded for hen egg white (hew) lysozyme, turkey egg white (tew) lysozyme, and for the derivatives of the hen protein in which tre-62 or trp-108 had been oxidized specifically to oxindolealanine to give the oxa-62 or oxa-108-proteins. identical ph difference spectra were obtained for hew, tew, and oxa-62-lysozymes. oxidation of trp-108 is reflected in both the high and low ph (ph 7 versus 5 and ph 2 versu ...1975240857
[philipp schwartz, aged 80]. 1975765246
[rasim yalçin (1913-1976)]. 1975779187
[the significance of toxoplasma infections in eye diseases in turkey]. 1975781475
[the first thesis prepared for a ph.d. degree in medicine in turkey by chief medical officer hayrullah efendi]. 1975781477
the nature of active and passive thyroglobulin binding lymphoid cells in obese strain (os) chickens.thyroglobulin-binding lymphoid cells were identified in the spleen of obese strain (ds) chickens by their capacity to form rosettes with thyroglobulin-coated chicken red blood cells. the nature of these cells was studied in inhibition experiments using turkey anti-chicken bursa or thymus cell sera and rabbit antisera specific for chicken ig, gamma, mu, alpha, fabgamma or fcgamma. spleen cells actively synthesizing surface receptors for thyroglobulin were identified as b cells and the receptors f ...1975824140
[typing of e. coli strains isolated from a turkey and a test of their sensitivity in relation to antibiotics].the turkey-poults on an industrial turkey-breeding farm were studied. a total of 75 strains of escherichia coli were isolated. typing was performed by sojka's method: serotype 0-2 was established in 42.2 percent of the cases, 0-71-- in 12.6 per cent, 0-78 (11.2%), and 0-1 (8.4%). the sensitivity of the typed strains was tested to 8 antibiotics and furazolidon. it was found that all strains possess certain amount of resistance to streptomycin, chloramphenicol, oxitetracycli, and spectam. the same ...19751105955
[data on animal husbandry and veterinary medicine in the middle of the 17th century in bulgaria and neighboring countries based on a journey by evliia chelebi].it has been established that evliya chelebby's travel notes contain valuable information about veterinary medicine. evliya chelebby himself was a turkish traveller who had made a number of journeys throughout bulgaria and its adjacent countries over the 1651-1655 period. according to the data found in these notes the ruined fortresses round the cities were used as folds for sheep and goats. during that period sheep-breeding was flourishing. horse-breeding was concentrated in the various estates ...19751105958
[influence of war on demographic processes and the health of the people]. 19751106034
wilson's disease in turkey, a review of 49 cases in 41 families. 19751107956
avian xanthine dehydrogenases. ii. accumulation of intermediates during the oxidation of purines by the turkey liver enzyme: calculation of the concentration of each component during the reaction. 19751109829
letter: polio vaccination for travellers. 19751111719
an epornitic of fatal chlamydiosis (ornithosis) in south carolina turkeys.an unusual epornitic of fatal chlamydiosis occurred in a flock of 10,283 domestic turkeys in south carolina. total mortality over a 2-week period was 483 birds (4.7% of the flock). the principal gross lesion was severe pericarditis, but there was little or no airsacculitis, an observation at variance with many previous reports of chlamydiosis. furthermore, an unusually heavy infestation of the turkeys with sanguivorous black flies (simulium slossonae and s congareenarum) was observed at the time ...19751112744
effects of extracellular cations and ouabain on catecholamine-stimulated sodium and potassium fluxes in turkey erythrocytes.in turkey erythrocytes, potassium influx can be inhibited by several cations whose order of effectiveness is rb greater than cs greater than li greater than mg = ca = ba. extracellular sodium does not alter potassium influx. sodium influx is not altered by any of these monovalent cations but magnesium, calcium, or barium reduced sodium influx by 30 to 40%. potassium outflux is not influenced by extracellular sodium or potassium while sodium outflux is not influenced by extracellular potassium bu ...19751112799
steroid hormones in the ovarian blood of the laying turkey.in the present study estrone, estradiol, progesterone, the two 20-dihydroprogesterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, and testosterone were isolated for the first time from the ovarian plasma of laying turkey hens. the isolated steroids were identified by comparing their chromatographic mobilities in thin-layer, liquid, and gas-liquid chromatography and, when sufficient material was isolated, by combined gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.19751118862
eradication of m meleagridis from a primary turkey breeding enterprise. 19751119065
[incidence of thalassemia in switzerland].a total of 2672 cases with thalassemia syndromes observed in the period from 1 january 1968 to 30 april 1974 are classified according to type of thalassemia and the patient's country of origin. during the past 15 years some 10 patients annually with classical heterozygous beta-thalassaemia have been found to be of purely swiss origin. due to increased immigration from mediterranean countries the swiss patients represent only 2.6 percent of all cases at the present time, a marked decrease from th ...19751124377
cereal diseases transmitted or caused by aphids and leafhoppers in turkey. 19751124853
purification and concentration of viruses associated with transmissible (coronaviral) enteritis of turkeys (bluecomb).purification and concentration of viruses contained in pathogenic material was accomplished by sucrose density gradient centrifugation. electron microscopy was also performed. viruses recovered from intestinal preparations of both affected and unaffected turkey poults had a density of 1.16 to 1.17. the viruses resembled myxoviruses, paramyxoviruses, or oncornaviruses morphologically. in addition, preparations from bluecomb-affected poults were found to contain viruses indistinguishable from know ...19751124870
detection of hepatitis b surface antigen among scottish blood donors: evaluation of sensitive tanned-cell haemagglutination-inhibition test.a total of 70 224 blood donations were tested at three scottish blood transfusion centres for hepatitis b surface antigen /hbsag) by an economical haemagglutination-inhibition method (e.h.a.i.) and the results compared with those of counterelectrophoresis (c.e.p.). a further 4086 donations were tested using the wellcome turkey cell haemagglutination test, c.e.p., and e.h.a.i.e.h.a.i. was also compared with commercial haemagglutination and radioimmunoassay reagents for sensitivity and specificity ...19751125560
immunity to mycoplasma infections of the respiratory system in the domestic fowl and turkey.the mycoplasma infecting and sometimes causing disease of the respiratory system in both species are m. gallisepticum and m. synoviae, while m. meleagridis affects the turkey only. m. gallisepticum has received the greatest attention and natural infection is reported to result in protection varying greatly in degree and duration. vaccination with living organisms either by the respiratory or intravenous routes results in a high degree of protection against air sac challenge for at least a few we ...19751126586
[petic ulcer in foreign laborers]. 19751130089
[deliveries in foreign women (author's transl)].within four and a half years (between january 1, 1969 and june 30, 1973) there were 6329 deliveries, among them 1217 confinements occurred in foreign women, i.e. proportional 19, 2%. the chi square method was used for the statistical analysis. the incidence of caesarean section in foreign women (5, 3%) is significantly higher than in german women (3, 4%). just so, the incidence of caesarean section in wives of foreign workers from spain and portugal was significantly higher than in german women; ...19751132646
comparison of the actions of porcine secretin and extracts of chicken duodenum on pancreatic exocrine secretion in the cat and turkey.1. extracts were prepared of chicken duodenum and their actions on pancreatic secretion in urethane anasthetized turkeys and in conscious cats were compared with those of pure natural porcine secretin. 2. the chicken extracts and porcine secretin stimulated dose-dependent increases in the rate of flow, but not the rate of protein secretion, from the pancreas in cats and turkeys. 3. porcine cholecystokinin stimulated both the rate of flow and the rate of protein secretion from the pancrease in tu ...19751133774
new psychotropic drug trials in turkey. 19751135375
amino acid requirements of the young turkey: lysine and arginine.the arginine and lysine requirements for maximum growth of the 3-week-old turkey, determined in a factorial manner, were 1-75% arginine and 1-55% lysine. 2. it is demonstrated that the arginine required to support a growth rate of about 20 g/d is similar in turkeys and chicks, suggesting that the efficiency with which dietary arginine was utilised for growth is similar in both species.19751139353
biliverdin and bilirubin excretion in the turkey.mean endogenous bile flow in 11 turkeys was 0.81 plus or minus 0.52 mul/g of the liver per minute (10.4 plus or minus 5.3 mul/kg of body weight per minute). endogenous biliverdin and bilirubin excretory rates were 0.59 plus or minus 0.31 and 0.058 plus or minus 0.018 mug/g of liver per minute (7.6 plus or minus 3.6 and 0.76 plus or minus 0.23 mug/kg of body weight per minute), respectively. mean concentrations of biliverdin and bilirubin in endogenous bile were 92 plus or minus 55 and 8.9 plus o ...19751139960
[the phylogenetic importance of the behavior of the dragonfly epallage fatime charp. 1840].the behaviour of the dragonfly e. fatime was observed in the field in the near east, in turkey and on rhodos in the summers of 1971 and 1973. a short ethogram of the species is given and its behaviour compared with that of other dragonflies. on this basis its phylogenetic position is discussed.19751146426
elimination of sulfamethazine from edible tissues, blood, urine, and feces of turkey poults.sulfamethazine was administered to 8- to 10-week-old turkey poults intravenously (iv) at the dose level of 71.5 mg/kg of body weight, orally at the dose level of 143 mg/kg of body weight, or in the drinking water at the concentration of 0.1% over a 6-day period. the concentrations of free sulfamethazine in blood, muscle, skin, kidney, and liver were determined and semilogarithmic plots of concentration vs time for the various tissues indicated that the curve had a linear portion within the first ...19751147355
in vivo efficacy of 81.723 hfu, a new pleuromutilin derivative against experimentally induced airsacculitis in chicks and turkey poults.the efficacy of the pleuromutilin derivative 81.723 hfu was tested in chicks and turkey poults by experimentally infecting them with mycoplasma gallisepticum. the data were treated to obtain the mean effective doses, and these were compared to those obtained with tylosin tartrate. the compounds were administered either by ingluvial catheter or via the drinking water. therapy was started on the day of inoculation or 7 days thereafter, respectively. the experiments showed that the compound 81.723 ...19751147586
properties of chicken skeletal muscle pyruvate kinase and a proposal for its evolutionary relationship to the other avian and mammalian isozymes.pyruvate kinase (ec 2.7.1.40) was isolated and purified from chicken and turkey breast muscle with a purification procedure very similar to that used for the bovine skeletal muscle isozyme (cardenas, j., dyson, r., and strandholm, j. (1973), j. biol. chem. 248,6931). a study of the chemical and physical properties of the chicken enzyme revealed that it is a tetramer of four apparently identical subunits, closely resembling in this and most other respects the mamalian type 7 isozyme. the properti ...19751148169
g-6pd "ankara". a new g-6pd variant with deficiency found in a turkish family.a new g-6pd varient with enzyme deficiency is described in a 7-month-old turkish boy without any hemolytic manifestation, except neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. the main characteristics of this variant were the following: severe enzyme deficiency in erythrocytes (8% of normal), fast starch-gel-electrophoretic mobility (110% of normal), increased ki nadph with respect to nadp+, slightly biphasic ph curve, enzyme instability, in vivo and in vitro, decreased molecular specific activity (58% of normal) ...19751150245
a note on the distribution of haptoglobin types in turkey.the investigation of serum samples of 200 unrelated adult turks revealed the following gene frequencies: hp-1 = 0.265; hp-2 = 0.735. the frequencies are in the range of most of the asiatic population.19751150290
haemoglobinopathy survey in an eti-turk village.blood specimens were obtained from 281 inhabitants of an eti-turk village with a population of about 500. starch gel (ph 8.6) and agar gel (ph 6.45) electrophoresis were performed in 279 of the specimens. hb s was present in 105 partially interrelated persons (37.36%), three of whom had sickle-cell anaemia. hb e was detected in 5 persons (1.79%), one of whom was a double heterozygote for hb s and hb e. one hb s+alpha-thalassaemia and 7 hb s with elevated hb a'2 combinations were found. the beta- ...19751150294
heat transport in laminar flow of erythrocyte suspensions.measurements of thermal conductivity were made in laminar flow of dog and turkey erythrocyte suspensions in a stainless stell tube of about 1 mm id. these measurements were independent of the shear rate, showing that the red cell motion relative to plasma in flowing blood had no effect on the heat transfer. measurements of thermal conductivity were further made in suspensions of polystyrene spheres of 100 mum and were found to be dependent upon the shear rate. the graetz solution corresponding t ...19751150598
gas-liquid chromatographic determination of nifursol in frozen turkey tissues to ten parts per billion.nifursol (3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (5-nitrofurfurylidene) hydrazide) is extracted into ethyl acetate from 10 g tissue in the presence of sodium sulfate. tissue interferences are removed from the tissue extract by washing with petroleum ether after the extract has been transferred into an aqueous solution by evaporation of ethyl acetate. the drug is hydrolyzed under acid conditions to form 5-nitro-2-furaldehyde (5nf). after partition of 5nf from the aqueous phase into benzene the extract is furt ...19751150608
[mental disorders in foreign workers in the federal republic of germany. causes, problems and sociopolitical sequelae]. 19751152802
fertility of turkey hens correlated with depth of insemination.in a two year comparison of shallow insemination (two cm.) and deep insemination (seven cm.) involving both large white and bronze hens shallow insemination was superior to deep insemination for large white hens. shallow insemination of large white hens resulted in a longer duration-of-fertility and a higher total fertility (p less than 0.01) than deep insemination. the mean fertiltity in a 51 day duration-of-fertility trial during early production was 56.1% following shallow insemination and 4 ...19751153369
immunologic response to turkey poults of various ages to an avirulent pasteurella multocida vaccine in the drinking water.fowl cholera has been reported in turkey poults in south carolina between 5 and 6 weeks of age. an experiment was conducted to determine the earliest age that poults could be vaccinated with the clemson university pasteurella multocida strain (using the drinking water route) that would result in an effective immunity at 5 to 6 weeks of age. in group of vaccinates challenged with a virulent p. multocida (p-1059 strain) at 5 weeks of age, none were infected in groups vaccinated at either 20 days o ...19751153377
the effects of three systems of housing turkey breeder males on semen quality and quantity.in 3 successive years (1971, 1972, and 1973) semen productivity and quality were measured for medium size broad breasted white turkey males kept under 3 different systems of management (cages, cubicles and floor). biweekly semen volumes were obtained for each male from 30 to 52 weeks of age. semen concentration, sperm motility, and normality determinations were made on individual males when 52 weeks of age. in one of the 3 test years (1973) a significantly lower volume of semen was produced by m ...19751153383
[children of immigrant workers in hospital. i. social and preventive conditons]. 19751154542
[morphological changes in the follicular epithelium in oogenesis of the peking duck (anas boschas domestica) and other poultry].the morphology of the follicular epithelium during the course of oogenesis in poultry (duck goose, hen, turkey) and at the first stages of oocyte growth in some wild birds (finch, totmit, wood-pecker, pigeon) was studied. the general patterns of the follicular epithelium changings are similar in the both groups of birds. in the process of the oocyte growth the flat follicular epithelial monolayer changes to cubic, prismatic, pseudostratified epithelium. it leads sometimes to the impression of mu ...19751156189
effects of strain of chickens and vaccination with turkey herpesvirus on marek's disease and lymphoid leukosis in breeding stocks.1. a total of 3236 females from eight meat-type strains, half of which were vaccinated for marek's disease (md), and 11,193 leghorn females from ten strains, all vaccinated for md, were adventitiously exposed to md and lymphoid leukosis (ll) viruses and observed to 392 and 497 d of age, respectively. 2. in the meat-type birds, vaccination reduced total mortality from 43-4% to 27-1% and mortality due to md from 16-4% to 5-4% but did not affect mortality and ll (2-9% and 3-4%). 3. in the vaccinate ...19751156921
a general method of correction for age misreporting in census populations.the paper provides a general method for estimating age-reporting errors from two consecutive census populations along the lines suggested by demeny and shorter (1968). when the true age structures in the two censuses are the same, the general method and the demeny-shorter method give identical results. however, the latter method faces increasingly the problem of inconsistency of the results with the underlying sssumptions as the disparity between the age structures becomes more and more signific ...19751157990
scanning electron microscope studies of turkey semen.turkey spermatozoa were examined morphologically with the aid of a cambridge stereoscan electron microscope. mean dimensions, in micra, of normal spermatozoa were: acrosome, 1.8; nucleus, 9.1; midpiece, 4.8; tail, 61.0; total length 76.7. the maximum diameter of the head at its widest was 0.8 microns. there was an increase in abnormal spermatozoa in yellowish semen, with coiling being the most prevalent abnormality. the spherical-shaped cells with granular appearance, also present in yellowish s ...19751161702
the effect of time of day of insemination and oviposition on the fertility of turkey hens.turkey hens were inseminated at five different times of the day to determine the effect of time of day of insemination and the stage of egg formation on fertility. results showed that fertility resulting from the 6 p.m. insemination was significantly greater than at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. conversely, fertility was significantly lower at 1 p.m. than at the other four times. fertility was significantly lower if hens were inseminated during the last 10 hours that the egg was in the uteru ...19751161709
toxicity of pokeberries (fruit of phytolacca americana large) for turkey poults.fresh pokeberries were picked from the cluster and liquified in a blender for 3 to 5 minutes. the liquified berries were mixed into a standard turkey starter at the rate of 0, 2-1/2, 5 and 10%. addition was at the expense of the total diet. two separate experiments were conducted with day old broad white turkeys. weight gain, mortality and gross lesions were observed to 3 weeks of age. growth rate was reduced with each increase in level of pokeberries. in experiment 1, 3-week gains were 376, 354 ...19751161710
comparison of pressure differential procedures for dipping turkey hatching-eggs in gentamicin solution.studies have shown that antibiotics introduced into hatching eggs can destroy certain egg-borne bacterial pathogens. an investigation was made to determine an effective procedure to introduce gentamicin solutions into turkey eggs. the findings showed that a pressure differential (pd) method using a reduced pressure of 38 cm. (15 inches) hg for 15 minutes followed by an absorption period of 15 minutes at atmospheric pressure was an effective method which did not cause excessive egg cracking nor a ...19751161715
a note on tragacanth of turkish origin. 19751161894
an experimental study concerning the accessory nerve in the chicken and turkey.the retrograde degeneration consecutive to accessory nerve transection proved that the real origin of this nerve in the chicken and turkey is represented exclusively by the ipsilateral dorso-central motor column described by beccari (1943). this nucleus, with a moniliform aspect, extends into the first two cervical neuromeres and enters the bulb, where it is continuous with the alpha subdivision of the hypoglossal nucleus. the accessory nerve of the two species of birds is homologous with the ex ...19751163818
a micromethod for evaluating turkey lymphocyte response to phytomitogens.a microculture system used in conjunction with a semiautomatic sample harvester is described to determine the in vitro properties of turkey peripheral blood lymphocytes. by this new procedure, multiple tests were done rapidly, relatively few cells were used, and results were highly reproducible. analysis indicated that the conditions for optimal concanavalin a (con a) stimulation, as measured by incorporation of 3h-thymidine (3h-tdr) included (a) 2 times 10(6) cells per culture in rpmi 1640 medi ...19751163883
comparative study of mycoplasma pulmonis and mycoplasma gallisepticum infections in turkey sinus.infraorbital sinuses of young turkeys were injected with virulent strains of mycoplasma pulmonis and mycoplasma gallisepticum to compare the diseases caused by the 2 agents. mycoplasma pulmonis did not cause visible swelling from large quantities of mucous exudate in the sinuses, such as occurs with m gallisepticum, and it could not be recovered by bacteriologic culture technique after 3 weeks. however, slight exudate did accompany the m pulmonis infection. similarities between the disease caus ...19751163884
injecting antibiotics into turkey hatching eggs to eliminate mycoplasma meleagridis infection.hatching eggs from a commercial strain of turkeys infected naturally with mycoplasma meleagridis were injected before incubation with various doses of tylosin, gentamicin, erythromycin, and chloramphenicol, individually and in combination. the antibiotics were inoculated into the albumen through a hole made in the small end of the egg. gentamicin was the only drug consistently effective in reducing infection. with inoculation by the procedure described, the embryos tolerated several dose levels ...19751164318
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