Our findings suggest that maxillary sinus volumes tend to be higher at the contralateral side of the severe septum deviations. In addition, the chance of finding maxillary sinusitis findings on ipsilateral to the severe septum deviation was significantly increased.

Our findings suggest that mastoid cell volumes tend to be larger at the contralateral side of the severe septum deviations.

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of organic acid mixture and/or mannanoligosaccharides (MOS) on growth performance, blood parameters and intestinal microbiota in 120 Ross 308 male broiler chicks, over a period of 21 days. Birds were maintained in battery brooders confined in an environmentally controlled experimental room. There were 4 dietary treatments, each consisting of 6 replicates. Dietary treatments were: (i) basal diet (as a control), (ii) basal diet + MOS 2 kg/ton feed, (iii) basal diet + organic acid mixture 3 kg/ton feed and (iv) basal diet + MOS 2 kg/ton feed + organic acid mixture 3 kg/ton feed. Weight gain of the broilers in this study was significantly influenced by the addition of organic acid mixture (P<0.01). The lowest feed intake and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were detected in the MOS supplemented groups (P<0.05). Erythrocyte length (EL) was significantly increased in MOS + organic acid mixture fed groups (P<0.05). In ileal digesta, lactic acid bacteria counts increased in MOS + organic acid mixture fed groups (P<0.001). Otherwise, E. coli counts decreased in MOS, organic acid mixture and MOS + organic acid mixture fed groups compared to control groups (P<0.001). In caecal digesta, lactic acid bacteria counts increased (P<0.001), whereas E. coli numbers decreased compared to control groups (P<0.001)

1. The experiment was to study the effects of floor type and probiotic supplementation (Enterococcus faecium) on performance, morphology of erythrocytes and intestinal microbiota of male Ross 308 broiler chickens. 2. The experimental design was a factorial 2 × 2 with 6 replicates. The factors were floor type (wire floor versus wood shaving litter) and the presence or absence of probiotic. 3. Birds housed on wood shavings exhibited significantly improved weight gain and food intake. 4. Addition of E. faecium led to significantly decreased food intake and gizzard weight. Supplementation with E. faecium positively influenced the ileal and caecal microbiota, with a significant decrease in the population of Escherichia coli. 5. Erythrocyte length decreased and erythrocyte width increased in the birds housed on wood shavings.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of in ovo DL-methionine injection into the fertile broiler eggs on hatchability and relative chick weight. In the trial, 132 fertile broiler eggs were obtained from a breeder flock (34-wk-old Ross 308 parent stock). Fertile eggs were randomly assigned to two experimental groups. Experimental groups were 1) Control 2) DL-methionine injected group with three replicates. Injections were carried out at the 16th day of incubation. At the end of the study, hatchability was 90.29%, and 84.74% in control and DL-methionine injected eggs respectively. Relative chick weights were 70.04% and 72.70% control and DL-methionine injected group respectively. At the end of the study, it determined that injection of DL-methionine increased 3.8% relative chick weight according to control. It suggested that DLmethionine may use as an in ovo feed additive for obtain heavier chick. Bu çalışmanın amacı döllü etlik piliç yumurtalarına in ovo DL-metiyonin enjeksiyonunun kuluçka randımanı ve civciv ağırlığına etkisini belirlemektir. Denemede 34 haftalık yaştaki Ross 308 ebeveyn hatlardan elde edilen 132 adet döllü etlik piliç yumurtası kullanılmıştır. Döllü yumurtalar iki deneme gruplarına tesadüfî dağıtılmıştır. Deneme grupları 1) Kontrol ve 2) DL-metiyonin enjekte edilen gruplardan ve üçer tekerrürden oluşturulmuştur. Enjeksiyonlar kuluçkanın 16. gününde uygulanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonunda, kuluçka randımanı kontrol ve DL-metiyonin enjekte edilen gruplarda sırasıyla %90,29 ve %84,74. Oransal civciv ağırlığı ise kontrol ve DL-metiyonin enjekte edilen gruplarda sırasıyla %70,04 ve %72,70 bulunmuştur. Çalışmanın sonunda DL-metiyonin enjeksiyonunun oransal civciv ağırlığını kontrol grubuna göre %3,8 arttırdığı belirlenmiştir. DL-metiyoninin kuluçkadan sonra daha ağır civciv elde etmek için in ovo besin maddesi olarak kullanılabileceği önerilmektedir.

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Forestier sendromu (yaygın idiyopatik iskelet hiperostozu) en az dört omur boyunca devam eden omurların ön-yan kesimlerinin ossifikasyonu ile karakterize bir klinik tablodur. Etyolojisi tam olarak bilinmemektedir. Tanı radyolojik incelemelerle konur. Bu çalışmada yutma güçlüğü, boyun ağrısı ve nefes darlığı yakınmaları ile kliniğimize başvuran Forestier sendromlu bir olgu sunuldu. Tanı radyolojik incelemelerle kondu. Olgunun klinik ve radyolojik özellikleri literatür verileri eşliğinde tartışıldı.Anahtar Sözcükler: Yutma güçlüğü; Forestier sendromu; radyolojik inceleme.Forestier's syndrome (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis) is characterized by ossification of the anterolateral aspect of at least four contiguous vertebral bodies. The exact etiology is unclear. Diagnosis is made by radiologic examinations. In this report, we present a case of Forestier's syndrome who admitted with complaints of dysphagia, cervical pain and dyspnea. The diagnosis was based on radiological examinations. Clinic and radiological characteristics of our case were discussed in the light of literature data.

An experiment was conducted using Bovans White layers to investigate the effects of 30% whole-wheat inclusion in a standard layer diet supplemented with xylanase, on laying performance, digestive organs and ileal mucosa development. Three dietary treatments were used: 1) control diet (30% ground wheat); 2) 30% whole wheat; 3) whole wheat+wheat xylanase. Xylanase was added to whole wheat at 150g/ton. Including the pre-experimental period the trial lasted for 13 weeks. Xylanase supplementation to whole wheat significantly (P<0.05) improved egg production and feed conversion rate compared to the ground wheat and whole wheat fed groups. Gizzard pH was not affected by dietary treatments, while whole wheat feeding significantly (P<0.05) reduced jejuno-ileal pH and increased gizzard and jejuno-ileal viscosity compared to the ground wheat fed and xylanase supplemented groups. Proventriculus, gizzard, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum, colon and liver weights were not significantly affected by dietary treatments. Feeding whole wheat w/wo xylanase supplementation significantly (P<0.05) increased crypt depth but did not affect lamina muscularis mucosae thickness