Biomaterial Database

Effect of mild infections with six species of Eimeria on skin pigmentation of broiler chickens. 1986

U D Ogbuokiri, and S A Edgar

Mild infections of Eimeria maxima, E. acervulina, E. mivati, E. brunetti, E. necatrix, or E. tenella that did not affect weight gain significantly (P greater than .05) caused significant (P less than .05) shank depigmentation in 6-week-old broilers fed a broiler diet. Infections of E. maxima, E. mivati, or E. acervulina caused numerically more depigmentation than did infections by E. tenella, E. brunetti, or E. necatrix. Significant depigmentation was first detected at 4 days postinoculation (pi) with some species, prior to other gross evidence of infection, and infected birds regained little lost pigment by 14 days pi. Pigmentation among the infections by different species from the time of innoculation to 14 days pi was not significantly different (P greater than .05) amongst the treatments.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011201	Poultry Diseases	Diseases of birds which are raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption and are usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. The concept is differentiated from BIRD DISEASES which is for diseases of birds not considered poultry and usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild.	Disease, Poultry,Diseases, Poultry,Poultry Disease
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002645	Chickens	Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA.	Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D003048	Coccidiosis	Protozoan infection found in animals and man. It is caused by several different genera of COCCIDIA.	Besnoitiasis,Besnoitiosis,Besnoitiases,Besnoitioses,Coccidioses
D005260	Female		Females
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012880	Skin Pigmentation	Coloration of the skin.	Skin Color,Skin Tone,Color, Skin,Colors, Skin,Pigmentation, Skin,Pigmentations, Skin,Skin Colors,Skin Pigmentations,Skin Tones,Tone, Skin,Tones, Skin
D013045	Species Specificity	The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.	Species Specificities,Specificities, Species,Specificity, Species