Poultry Science Association 101st Annual Meeting Program

Immunology
P309 Heightened innate immune responsiveness in Smyth line chickens before
onset of autoimmune vitiligo.
K. A. Byrne* sc , L. Dong, F. Shi, R. L. Dienglewicz, and G. F. Erf, University of
Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Department of Poultry Science, Fayetteville.
P310 Oral antibody to interleukin-10 prevents growth suppression by coccidia
infection.
J. Sand*, S. Hidayati, and M. Cook, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
P311 Immunity aspects of Saudi, Leghorn and Lohmann laying hens with
special reference to cell mediated response.
M. M. Fathi 1 , A. Al-Moshawah* 1 , and H. A. Yacoub 2 , 1 Dept. of Animal
Breeding and Production, Qassim University, Buridah, Al-Qassim, Saudi
Arabia, 2 Dept. of Biological Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia.
P312 Improved resistance to Eimeria maxima and Eimeria tenella infection in
chickens due to dietary supplementation with Curcuma longa (turmeric).
D. K. Kim* 1 , H. S. Lillehoj 1 , S. H. Lee 1 , and D. Bravo 2 , 1 Animal Parasitic
Diseases Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, USDA,
Beltsville, MD, 2 Pancosma SA, Geneva, Switzerland.
P313 The β-defensin expression profiles in necrotic enteritis in commercial
broiler chickens.
Y. H. Hong* 1 , D. T. Hue 1 , S. H. Lee 2 , and H. S. Lillehoj 2 , 1 Department of
Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggido,
Republic of Korea, 2 Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Agricultural
Research Services USDA, Beltsville, MD.
P314 Loxoribine pretreatment reduces Salmonella Enteritidis organ invasion in
day-old chickens.
C. L. Swaggerty*, H. He, K. J. Genovese, S. E. Duke, and M. H. Kogut, USDA/
ARS/SPARC, College Station, TX.
Metabolism and Nutrition: Amino Acids
P315 The effect of organic acids mixture and two methionine supplements on
performance and organ characteristic of broiler chickens.
M. Eftekhari* 1 , A. A. Saki 1 , and K. Pournia 2 , 1 Department of Animal Science,
Bu-Ali Sina University of Hamadan, Hamadan, Iran, 2 The Excellence Centre
for Animal Sciences and Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
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