Effects of dietary sulfur amino acid levels on growth performance and intestinal immunity in broilers vaccinated and subsequently infected with coccidiosis.

Coccidia vaccination is a common practice in the poultry industry. However, research is lacking regarding the optimal nutritional support for coccidia vaccinated broilers. In this study, broilers were vaccinated with coccidia oocyst at hatch and were fed with a common starter diet from 1 to 10 d.

Dietary supplementation of sulfur amino acids improves intestinal immunity to in broilers treated with anti-interleukin-10 antibody.

Oral antibody to interleukin-10 (anti-IL-10) enhances the intestinal immune defense against . The sulfur amino acids methionine and cysteine (M+C) play essential roles in inducing and maintaining protective immune responses during intestinal infections. Hence, increased dietary M+C may support the anti-IL-10-induced intestinal immunity to .

Effects of dietary methionine plus cysteine levels on growth performance and intestinal antibody production in broilers during Eimeria challenge.

Research has shown that methionine+ cysteine (M+C) requirements may be higher when chickens are infected with Eimeria app. In a 4 × 2 factorial design, broilers (11 to 21 D) were fed one of 4 corn-soybean meal-based diets containing either 0.6, 0.

Nerve Blocks Prior to Microfocused Ultrasound Treatment are Safe and Reduce Patient Discomfort.

Background: Microfocused ultrasound with visualization has become one of the more popular nonsurgical facial rejuvenation therapies available. Although the treatment has gained wide acceptance, providing adequate pain relief during the procedure can be challenging.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to test our hypothesis that nerve blocks prior to treatment would be well tolerated and significantly reduce patient discomfort.

Effect of anti-fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 antibodies on phosphorus metabolism in laying hens and their progeny chicks.

Targeting fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) signaling pathway is of interest in controlling body phosphate metabolism. This study investigated the effect of anti-fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1, major FGF-23 receptor in the kidney) antibodies on phosphate metabolism. White Leghorn laying hens (65-wk-old) were vaccinated with either a FGFR1 peptide vaccine (five 8-amino-acid peptides were selected, CrZ-1:LPEDPRWE, CrZ-2:LDKDKPNR, CrZ-3:RRPPGMEY, CrZ-4:GSPYPGVP, and CrZ-5:RMDKPSNC) or adjuvant control.