Turkey embryos are very sensitive to perturbations in energy metabolism because they have a wider hatching window than chicken embryos. Mortality of turkey embryos during late-term incubation is high relative to chickens, and many surviving hatchlings have compromised vitality. Intestinal maturation...
The success of turkey breeding for rapid growth rate and larger breast size has coincided with an increasing incidence of a meat quality defect described as pale, soft and exudative (PSE). We hypothesized that this defect, which is associated with an abnormally rapid rate of postmortem metabolism, d...
Turkey sperm lose viability within 8-18 h when stored as liquid semen using current methods and extenders. In contrast, turkey hens maintain viable, fertile sperm in their sperm storage tubules (SST) for 45 or more days following a single insemination. Our long-term objectives are to identify and ch...
The liquid storage of turkey semen without the loss of fertilizing ability is of practical interest to poultry industry. However, fertility rates from liquid stored turkey semen decline within a few hours. A clear cause of the decline in spermatozoa quality is unknown. Therefore, the purpose of the ...
The cryopreservation of avian semen without significant loss of fertilizing ability is of practical interest to the poultry industry and for the conservation of genetic biodiversity. However, the unique physiological features make avian spermatozoa highly sensitive to damage caused by cryopreservati...
This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE19531: Analysis of the turkey skeletal muscle transcriptome through development within a genetic line (Experiment 1) GSE19538: Analysis of the turkey skeletal muscle transcriptome between genetic lines within a developmental stage (Expe...