Navigation Links
Faster immune system testing set to improve poultry quality

The Eureka E! 2692 Molecular Tests project has developed a simple, fast and easy-to-apply test to assess the robustness of the immune system in poultry. The test can be performed in two days on blood samples from poultry houses, using equipment already available in poultry diagnostic laboratories. Current immune system tests are imprecise, expensive and take weeks ?providing information too late to be useful. Combining this test with new immune-system boosting drugs would improve poultry welfare, and result in cheaper and better quality poultry products for European consumers.

Poultry is the fastest growing livestock industry worldwide, benefiting from production and price advantages as well as being viewed as healthy food. A particular attraction is the relatively short turn around ?five to eight weeks for broiler chickens. However production involves intensive housing and management to maximise output ?leading to an increase incidence of disease. And, because poultry is a global industry, similar disease problems are found all over the world, as highlighted by the emergence of bird flu.

Useful research and preventive tool
Reduced immunity is a serious problem for commercial poultry producers worldwide. The major cause is viral infection. All viruses can cause immunosuppression to varying degrees but Marek's disease, infectious bursal disease and chicken anaemia are particular concerns. A simple test to identify flocks that have been immunosuppressed by non-apparent infections was needed. The new test is both a useful research tool and a way to provide poultry companies with an early warning for flocks that will experience secondary infections because of immunosuppression.

The MOLECULAR TESTS project is the outcome of research initiated at the University of Georgia and continued at the Institut Ruder Boskovic in Zagreb. Project leader Dr William Ragland of Zagreb Biotek in Croatia had the basic idea twenty years ago but he had to w
'"/>

Source:EUREKA


Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Faster, more accurate tuberculosis test developed
2. Faster, low cost sequencing technologies needed to drive era of personalized medicine
3. Fox Chase Cancer Center scientists identify immune-system mutation
4. Genetically modified natural killer immune cells attack, kill leukemia cells
5. Studies reveal methods viruses use to sidestep immune system
6. Jumping gene helps explain immune systems abilities
7. Scientists solve structure of key protein in innate immune response
8. Rats infected as newborns grew up vulnerable to memory problems during an immune challenge
9. NYU study reveals how brains immune system fights viral encephalitis
10. Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
11. Multi-purpose protein regulates new protein synthesis and immune cell development
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
TAG: Faster immune system testing set improve poultry quality

(Date:5/23/2013)... RICHLAND, Wash. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory honored ... and commercialization of intellectual property at PNNL,s annual ... , The Department of Energy national laboratory ... Year for his work developing battery materials that ... to the electrical grid, and reduce the time ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... more than 284 million tons of cargo, transit the Panama ... fees for the Panama Canal Authority. Each time a ship ... used from Gatun Lake, which is also a source of ... , However, the advent of very large "super" cargo ... sea, has demanded change. The Panama Canal is being expanded ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... Investigators at Rollins School of Public Health at ... Institute of Technology, have received a $4 million ... Center at Emory University (Health and Exposome Research ... first exposome-based center grant awarded in the United ... by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):PNNL staff recognized for scientific accomplishments, moving technologies into the marketplace 2Reforestation study shows trade-offs between water, carbon and timber 2Reforestation study shows trade-offs between water, carbon and timber 3Emory, Georgia Tech receive first human exposome center grant in US 2Emory, Georgia Tech receive first human exposome center grant in US 3
... a result of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon ... according to Michael Maguire presenting at the Society ... week. Postgraduate researcher Mr Maguire, together with ... they simulated ocean acidification as predicted by current ...
... factors instrumental in triggering latent tuberculosis (TB) infection to ... researchers. New insight into the mystery is provided by ... Microbiology,s spring meeting in Edinburgh today. His work could ... Professor Russell and his group at Cornell University in ...
... surroundings by detecting hormone signals from the host, which ... hormonal messages could be a better way to treat ... good, explains Vanessa Sperandio speaking at the Society for ... bacteria, including harmful strains of Escherichia coli ...
Cached Biology News:Fat clue to TB awakening 2'Hormone therapy' for food poisoning bacteria 2
(Date:5/23/2013)... 23, 2013 Venaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq:   APPY), ... obtaining FDA clearance and commercializing its rapid, protein biomarker-based ... of an underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of ... shares of its common stock at an exercise price ... price of $1.25 per share and related warrant.  Venaxis ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... , May 23, 2013  BioScrip, Inc. (NASDAQ: ... present at the Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference to ... New York. Richard Smith ... Hai Tran , Chief Financial Officer, will present ... Daylight Time.   About BioScrip BioScrip, ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... May 23, 2013 Can economic incentives ... work motivate members of the public to increase their ... Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Assistant Professor ... Pointing to a large body of recent research that ... May 24, 2013, issue of Science that the World ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... NY (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 ... GRAPHALLOY® self-lubricating bushings mounted in stainless steel ... self-lubricating properties of GRAPHALLOY with the application and ... Stainless Steel Pillow Blocks work exceptionally well ... corrosive or hostile liquids such as acids, alkalies, ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Venaxis Announces Pricing of Offering of Common Stock and Warrants 2Venaxis Announces Pricing of Offering of Common Stock and Warrants 3Offering Economic Incentives to Attract Blood Donations Should Be Encouraged, Research Team writes in Science 2Offering Economic Incentives to Attract Blood Donations Should Be Encouraged, Research Team writes in Science 3Graphite Metallizing Now Offers GRAPHALLOY® Stainless Steel Pillow Blocks for Success in Submersible Applications 2Graphite Metallizing Now Offers GRAPHALLOY® Stainless Steel Pillow Blocks for Success in Submersible Applications 3
... HOUSTON -- Dec. 17, 2007 -- Using the latest ... physicists has discovered a surprising new electronic property in ... Earth -- lodestone, also known as magnetite. , By ... to get magnetite at temperatures colder than minus 250 ...
... Angiotech Pharmaceuticals,Inc. (NASDAQ: ANPI , TSX: ANP), ... announced that it has submitted a 510(k),application to ... its,innovative, anti-infective 5-Fluorouracil-coated (5-FU) Central Venous,Catheter (CVC)., ... a 510(k) application to,the FDA for our 5-FU ...
... ... Delivery Fleet, LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Dec. 17 FreshDirect, ... today,announced that it has signed a contract with Tri-State Biodiesel to ... of 150 delivery trucks will start the switch to B5, a,blend ...
Cached Biology Technology:New property found in ancient mineral lodestone 2Angiotech Submits 510(K) To FDA For Its Innovative 5-FU CVC 2Angiotech Submits 510(K) To FDA For Its Innovative 5-FU CVC 3Angiotech Submits 510(K) To FDA For Its Innovative 5-FU CVC 4Angiotech Submits 510(K) To FDA For Its Innovative 5-FU CVC 5FreshDirect's Fleet Goes Biodiesel 2FreshDirect's Fleet Goes Biodiesel 3
Request Info...
...
Ultra-sensitive, non-radioactive detection of rat Osteopontin...
Agarose-LE, 250 g. Suitable for soft agarose cloning. Nuclease-free.Gel point (1.5%): 36 1.5 C, EEO (-mr): 1200 g/cm2. Category: Nucleotides & Enzymes & Biochemicals, Ultrapure Biochemicals ....
Biology Products: