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Effects of reducing growth rate via diet dilution on bone mineralization, performance and carcass yield of coccidia-infected broilers (2019)
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Oikeh, I., Sakkas, P., Taylor, J., Giannenas, I., Blake, D. P., & Kyriazakis, I. (2019). Effects of reducing growth rate via diet dilution on bone mineralization, performance and carcass yield of coccidia-infected broilers. Poultry Science, 98(11), 5477-5487. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez400

Coccidiosis and rapid growth rate (GR) compromise bone mineralization in modern broilers. We tested the hypothesis that reducing GR via diet dilution during peak bone development will improve bone mineralization in both infected and uninfected broile... Read More about Effects of reducing growth rate via diet dilution on bone mineralization, performance and carcass yield of coccidia-infected broilers.

Host transcriptome and microbiome interaction modulates physiology of full-sibs broilers with divergent feed conversion ratio (2019)
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Shah, T. M., Patel, J. G., Gohil, T. P., Blake, D. P., & Joshi, C. G. (2019). Host transcriptome and microbiome interaction modulates physiology of full-sibs broilers with divergent feed conversion ratio. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-019-0096-3

Efficient livestock production relies on effective conversion of feed into body weight gain (BWG). High levels of feed conversion are especially important in production of broiler chickens, birds reared for meat, where economic margins are tight. Tra... Read More about Host transcriptome and microbiome interaction modulates physiology of full-sibs broilers with divergent feed conversion ratio.

Identification and geographical distribution of pyrethroid resistance mutations in the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae (2019)
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Katsavou, E., Vlogiannitis, S., Karp-Tatham, E., Blake, D. P., Ilias, A., Strube, C., Kioulos, I., Dermauw, W., Van Leeuwen, T., & Vontas, J. (2019). Identification and geographical distribution of pyrethroid resistance mutations in the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae. Pest Management Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5582

The poultry red mite (PRM) Dermanyssus gallinae is the most common ectoparasite on poultry and causes high economic losses in poultry farming worldwide. Pyrethroid acaricides have been widely used for its control and, consequently, pyrethroid resista... Read More about Identification and geographical distribution of pyrethroid resistance mutations in the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae.

A Cryptosporidium parvum genotype shift between week old and two week old calves following administration of a prophylactic antiprotozoal (2019)
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Seale, J., Swain, J., Booth, R. E., & Blake, D. P. (2019). A Cryptosporidium parvum genotype shift between week old and two week old calves following administration of a prophylactic antiprotozoal. Veterinary Parasitology, 273, 32-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2019.07.009

This study looked to assess the stability of Cryptosporidium parvum genotypes in calves between the final day of treatment with the antiprotozoal halofuginone lactate and seven days post-treatment. Paired faecal samples were collected on the final da... Read More about A Cryptosporidium parvum genotype shift between week old and two week old calves following administration of a prophylactic antiprotozoal.

Evaluation of vaccine delivery systems for inducing long-lived antibody responses to Dermanyssus gallinae antigen in laying hens (2019)
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Price, D. R. G., Küster, T., Øines, Ø., Margaret Oliver, E., Bartley, K., Nunn, F., Barbero, J. F. L., Pritchard, J., Karp-Tatham, E., Hauge, H., Blake, D. P., Tomley, F. M., & Nisbet, A. J. (2019). Evaluation of vaccine delivery systems for inducing long-lived antibody responses to Dermanyssus gallinae antigen in laying hens. Avian Pathology, 48, S60-S74. https://doi.org/10.1080/03079457.2019.1612514

Dermanyssus gallinae, the poultry red mite, is a global threat to the commercial egg-laying industry. Control of D. gallinae is difficult, with only a limited number of effective pesticides and non-chemical treatments available. Here we characterise... Read More about Evaluation of vaccine delivery systems for inducing long-lived antibody responses to Dermanyssus gallinae antigen in laying hens.

The transmission dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni among broilers in semi-commercial farms in Jordan (2019)
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Neves, M. I., Malkawi, I., Walker, M., Alaboudi, A., Abu-Basha, E., Blake, D. P., Guitian, J., & Crotta, M. (2019). The transmission dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni among broilers in semi-commercial farms in Jordan. Epidemiology and Infection, 147, E134. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268818003308

Campylobacter is the leading cause of foodborne bacterial gastroenteritis in humans worldwide, often associated with the consumption of undercooked poultry. In Jordan, the majority of broiler chicken production occurs in semi-commercial farms, where... Read More about The transmission dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni among broilers in semi-commercial farms in Jordan.

Impact of Eimeria tenella coinfection on Campylobacter jejuni colonisation of the chicken (2019)
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Macdonald, S. E., Van Diemen, P. M., Martineau, H., Stevens, M. P., Tomley, F. M., Stabler, R. A., & Blake, D. P. (2019). Impact of Eimeria tenella coinfection on Campylobacter jejuni colonisation of the chicken. Infection and Immunity, 87(2), https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00772-18

Eimeria tenella can cause the disease coccidiosis in chickens. The direct and often detrimental impact of this parasite on chicken health, welfare and productivity is well recognised, however less is known about the secondary effects infection may ha... Read More about Impact of Eimeria tenella coinfection on Campylobacter jejuni colonisation of the chicken.

Genome reconstruction of a novel carbohydrate digesting bacterium from the chicken caecal microflora (2019)
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Hinsu, A. T., Pandit, R. J., Patel, S. H., Psifidi, A., Tomley, F. M., Das, S. K., Blake, D. P., & Joshi, C. G. (2019). Genome reconstruction of a novel carbohydrate digesting bacterium from the chicken caecal microflora. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2019.01.002

The advent of metagenomics using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) has led to the acquisition of unprecedented quantities of bacterial sequence data. One use for these data is the recovery of complete genomes of uncultivable, and thus uncharacterised,... Read More about Genome reconstruction of a novel carbohydrate digesting bacterium from the chicken caecal microflora.