Poultry Science Journal 2009 №08 Volume 88

Poultry Science Association. — ISSN: 0032-5791.Poultry Science is an international journal publishing original papers, research notes, symposium papers, and reviews of basic science as applied to poultry. This authoritative source of poultry information is consistently ranked by ISI Impact Factor as one of the top 10 agriculture, dairy and animal science journals to deliver high-caliber research. Currently it is the highest-ranked (by Impact Factor and Eigenfactor) journal dedicated to publishing poultry research. Subject areas include breeding, genetics, education, production, management, environment, health, behavior, welfare, immunology, molecular biology, metabolism, nutrition, physiology, reproduction, processing, and products.Editorial
Colin G. Scanes. Editorial: Metrics and accountability — Expectations, evaluations, and thinking bigEnvironment, well-being and behavior
J. Pan, J.G. Fadel, R. Zhang, H.M. El-Mashad, Y. Ying, and T. Rumsey. Evaluation of sample preservation methods for poultry manure
S. Buijs, L. Keeling, S. Rettenbacher, E. Van Poucke, and F.A.M. Tuyttens. Stocking density effects on broiler welfare: Identifying sensitive ranges for different indicators
C.M. Thogerson, P.Y. Hester, J.A. Mench, R.C. Newberry, E.A. Pajor, and J.P. Garner. The effect of feeder space allocation on behavior of Hy-Line W-36 hens housed in conventional cages
T. Poole and T. Crippen. Conjugative plasmid transfer between Salmonella enterica Newport and Escherichia coli within the gastrointestinal tract of the lesser mealworm beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)Environment, well-being and behavior: research note
K. Pohle and H.-W. Cheng. Furnished cage system and hen well-being: Comparative effects of furnished cages and battery cages on behavioral exhibitions in White Leghorn chickensGenetics
D.K. Kim, C.H. Kim, S.J. Lamont, C.L. Keeler, Jr., and H.S. Lillehoj. Gene expression profiles of two B-complex disparate, genetically inbred Fayoumi chicken lines that differ in susceptibility to Eimeria maxima
A. Smith and B.F. Benkel. Novel avian leukosis virus-related endogenous proviruses from layer chickens: Characterization and development of locus-specific assaysImmunology, health and disease
H.R. Taheri, H. Moravej, F. Tabandeh, M. Zaghari, and M. Shivazad. Screening of lactic acid bacteria toward their selection as a source of chicken probiotic
H. Ye, F.Z. Xu, and W.Y. Yu. The intracellular localization and oligomerization of chicken invariant chain with major histocompatibility complex class II subunits
E.S. Schulten, W.E. Briles, and R.L. Taylor, Jr. Rous sarcoma growth in lines congenic for major histocompatibility (B) complex recombinants
Q.M. Xie, J. Ji, L.Q. Du, Y.C. Cao, L. Wei, C.Y. Xue, J.P. Qin, J.Y. Ma, and Y.Z. Bi. Preparation and immune activity analysis of H5N1 subtype avian influenza virus recombinant protein-based vaccine
R. Chowdhury, K.M.S. Islam, M.J. Khan, M.R. Karim, M.N. Haque, M. Khatun, and G.M. Pesti. Effect of citric acid, avilamycin, and their combination on the performance, tibia ash, and immune status of broilers
D. Wang, X. Zhou, R. She, J. Xiong, Q. Sun, K. Peng, L. Liu, and Y. Liu. Impaired intestinal mucosal immunity in specific-pathogen-free chickens after infection with very virulent infectious bursal disease virus
K. Munir, M.A. Muneer, E. Masaoud, A. Tiwari, A. Mahmud, R.M. Chaudhry, and A. Rashid. Dietary arginine stimulates humoral and cell-mediated immunity in chickens vaccinated and challenged against hydropericardium syndrome virusImmunology, health and disease: research note
D.A. Roussan, R.H. Al Rifai, G.Y. Khawaldeh, and W.S. Totanji. Flock-level prevalence of Clostridium colinum in broiler flocks with digestive disease in Jordan by polymerase chain reactionMetabolism and nutrition
S. Vandeplas, R. Dubois Dauphin, C. Thiry, Y. Beckers, G.W. Welling, P. Thonart, and A. Théwis. Efficiency of a Lactobacillus plantarum-xylanase combination on growth performances, microflora populations, and nutrient digestibilities of broilers infected with Salmonella Typhimurium
A. Liem, G.M. Pesti, A. Atencio, and H.M. Edwards, Jr. Experimental approach to optimize phytate phosphorus utilization by broiler chickens by addition of supplements
A. Gutierrez del Alamo, M.W.A. Verstegen, L.A. Den Hartog, P. Perez de Ayala, and M.J. Villamide. Wheat starch digestion rate affects broiler performance
W.A. Dozier III, A. Corzo, M.T. Kidd, P.B. Tillman, and S.L. Branton. Digestible lysine requirements of male and female broilers from fourteen to twenty-eight days of ageMolecular, cellular and developmental biology
W. Bottje, M.D. Brand, C. Ojano-Dirain, K. Lassiter, M. Toyomizu, and T. Wing. Mitochondrial proton leak kinetics and relationship with feed efficiency within a single genetic line of male broilers
N. Jamalludeen, Y.-M. She, E.J. Lingohr, and M. Griffiths. Isolation and characterization of virulent bacteriophages against Escherichia coli serogroups O1, O2, and O78Physiology, endocrinology and reproduction
H.-D. Bae, K. Kitaguchi, F. Horio, and A. Murai. Higher incorporation of heterologous chicken immunoglobulin Y compared with homologous quail immunoglobulin Y into egg yolks of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
T. Takahashi and M. Kawashima. Prostaglandin F2α receptor in the neurohypophysis of hens
S. Guzel, N. Gunes, H. Yıldız, and B. Yilmaz. Effects of amylin on bone development and egg production in hens
X. Li, D.C. McFarland, and S.G. Velleman. Transforming growth factor-β1-induced satellite cell apoptosis in chickens is associated with β1 integrin-mediated focal adhesion kinase activationPhysiology, endocrinology and reproduction: research note
X.T. Wang, C.J. Zhao, J.Y. Li, G.Y. Xu, L.S. Lian, C.X. Wu, and X.M. Deng. Comparison of the total amount of eggshell pigments in Dongxiang brown-shelled eggs and Dongxiang blue-shelled eggsProcessing, products and food safety
M. Betti, T.I. Perez, M.J. Zuidhof, and R.A. Renema. Omega-3-enriched broiler meat: 3.Fatty acid distribution between triacylglycerol and phospholipid classes
S.C. Andrés, N.E. Zaritzky, and A.N. Califano. Innovations in the development of healthier chicken sausages formulated with different lipid sources
A. Ruiz, S.K. Williams, N. Djeri, A. Hinton, Jr., and G.E. Rodrick. Nisin, rosemary, and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid affect the growth of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat turkey ham stored at four degrees Celsius for sixty-three days
R. Alessandro, A. Gallo, M. Barranca, S. Principe, S. Taverna, G. Duro, G. Cassata, M. Becchi, S. Fontana, and G. De Leo. Production of an egg yolk antibody against Parietaria judaica 2 allergen