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Livestock Housing. Edited by C. M. Wathes & D. R. Charles. 1994. xi + 428 pp. Illustrated. £55.00. Wallingford, Oxon, CAB International. ISBN 0 85198 774 5.

Egg Uses and Processing Technologies. New Developments. Edited by J. S. Sim & S. Nakai, 1994. 346 pp. Illustrated. £55.00. Wallingford, Oxon, CAB International. ISBN. 0 85198 866 0.     

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Voluntary Food Intake and Diet Selection in Farm Animals. J. M. FORBES, 1995. 544pp. Illustrated. £60.00 (US$115.00 Americas only). Wallingford, CAB International. ISBN 0 85198 908 X.

Poultry Production in Hot Climates. Edited by N.J. Daghir. 1995. xiii + 303 pp. Illustrated. £49.95 (USS85.00 Americas only). Wallingford, CAB International. ISBN 0 85198 907 1.

Egg Science and Technology (4th edn). Edited by W.J. Stadelman and O. J. Cotterill. 1995. 590 pp. $79.95 (hb), $24.95 (pb). New York, Haworth Press, ISBN 1 56022 854 7.     

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Amino Acids in Farm Animal Nutrition. Edited by J. P. F. D'Mello. 1994. 417 pp. £55.00 Wallingford, Oxon, CAB International. ISBN 0 85198 8814

Avian Hematology and Cytology. Terry W. Campbell. 1995. 104 pp. Illustrated. £48.00. Ames, Iowa State University Press. ISBN 0 8138 2970 4.     

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Food Quality Control, Foods of Animal Origin, by H. V. Hagstad and W. T. Hubbert, 1986. viii+148 pp. illustrated. Ames, The Iowa State University Press. £12.95. ISBN 0 8138 0702 6.

Animal Nutrition, by A. A. Bond, 1987. English edition. 540 pp, illustrated. Chichester, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0 471 90375 2.

Egg Quality—Current Problems and Recent Advances—Poultry Science Symposium 20, Edited by R. G. Wells and C. G. Belyavin, 1987. 302 pp. illustrated. London, Butterworths. £35.00. ISBN 0 470 00470 X.

The Microbiology of Poultry Meat Products, Edited by F. E. Cunningham and N. A. Cox, 1987. ix+359 pp. illustrated. Orlando, Florida, Academic Press. £54.00, $65.00. ISBN 0 12 199880 0.     

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Recent Advances in Turkey Science. Edited by C. Nixey and T. C. Grey, Poultry Science Symposium Number 21. London, Butterworths, ISBN 0 408 00971 3

Egg and Eggshell Quality. Sally E. Solomon, 1991, 149 pp., illustrated. London, Wolfe Publishing Ltd., £35.00, ISBN 0 7234 1647 8.

Aleen Cust, Veterinary Surgeon, Britain's First Woman Vet. Connie M. Ford, 1990, 109 pp., £5.99, Bristol, Biopress Ltd., The Orchard, Clanage Road, ISBN 0 948737 11 5.

Avian Incubation. Edited by S. G. Tullett, 1991, xiv + 335 pp., illustrated. London, Butterworth‐Heinemann. £00.00, $00.00. ISBN 0–7506–1002–6.

A Colour Atlas of Diseases & Disorders of the Domestic Fowl & Turkey. Edited by C. J. Randall, second edition, 1991, 175 pages, 432 illustrations in colour. London, Wolfe Publishing Ltd, £35, ISBN 0723416281.     

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Fermented Meats. Edited by G. Campbell‐Platt and P. E. Cook. 1995. xii + 242 pp. Illustrated. £59.00. Glasgow, Blackie Academic and Professional. ISBN 0 7514 0201.

Practical Slaughter of Poultry. A guide for the small producer. 1995. 30 pp. Illustrated. £1.00. Potters Bar, Humane Slaughter Association. ISBN 1 871561 10 8     

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Localization and Ontogeny of Peptidergic Neurons in Birds. Edited by R. Jozsa & B. Mess, 1993. 96pp. Akademicai Kiado, H‐1519 Budapest, Hungary.

The Health of Poultry. Edited by Mark Pattison, 1993. xv+ 277 pp. Illustrated in colour. £55–00. Harlow, Longman Scientific and Technical. ISBN 0–582–06579–8.     

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Egg Incubation: Its Effects on Embryonic development in Birds and Reptiles. Edited by D. Charles Deeming and Mark W. J. Ferguson, 1991. xiii+448 pp., illustrated. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. £110. ISBN 0–521–39071–0.

Foodborne Pathogens. By A. H. Varnum and M. G. Evans. 557 pp., illustrated in colour. London, Wolfe Publishing. £70. ISBN 0–7234–1521–8.

Diseases of Poultry, 9th ed. Edited by B. W. Calnek, H. John Barnes, C. W. Beard, W. M. Reid and H. W. Yoder, 1991. Illustrated in colour. Wolfe Publishing Ltd. £60. ISBN 0–7234–17067.     

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Proceedings of the Fourth European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, Edited by C. J. Savory and B. O. hughes, 1993. 318 pp. illustrated. Potters Bar, London, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. £ 10.00 ISBN 0 900767 83 9.

Microbiology of the Avian Egg. Edited by R. G. Board AND R. Fuller, 1994. 181 pp., illustrated. London, Chapman and Hall. £45.00 ISBN 0–412–47570–7.

Handbook of Avian Anatomy: Nomina Anatomic Avium. Second edition, Edited by J. J. Baumel, 1993. XXIV + 229 pp illustrated. Nutall Ornithological Club, c/o Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. $65.00     

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Poultry Products Technology. 3rd Edition. G. J. Mountney and C. R. Parkhurst. 1995. xii + 446 pp. Illustrated. US$49.95. New York, Food Products Press. ISBN 1 56022 856 3.

Poultry Production. Edited by P. Hunton Vol. C9 in World Animal Science. A. Neimann‐Sørensen and D. E. Tribe (Eds). 1995. xvi + 598 pp. Illustrated. US$309.50 Amsterdam, Elsevier. ISBN 0 444 88965 5.

Hocking, P.M., Gilbert, A.B., Walker, M. & Waddington, D. (1987) Ovarian follicular structure of White Leghorns fed ad libitum and dwarf and normal broiler breeders fed ad libitum or restricted until point of lay. British Poultry Science, 28: 493–506.     

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Proceedings First International Symposium on the Artificial Insemination of Poultry. Edited by M. R. Bakst and G. J. Wishart, 1995. xiv + 297 pp. Savoy, Illinois. Poultry Science Association. ISBN 0 9649811 0 6.

Reproduction in Poultry. R. J. Etches, 1996. 318 pp. Illustrated. £22.00. Wallingford, CAB International. ISBN 0 85198 7389.     

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Public Policy and Agricultural Technology: Adversity Despite Achievement,Edited by Don F. Hadwiger & William P. Browne, 1987. Basingstoke, Macmillan Press, with Policy Studies Organization, ix+126 pp.

A Colour Atlas of Comparative Veterinary Haematology,By C. M. Hawkey & T. B. Dennett, 1989. 192 pp, illustrated. London, Wolfe Medical Publications. £40.00. ISBN 07234 09307.

A Stereotaxic Atlas of the Brain of the Chick (Gallus domesticus), By W. J.Kuenzel & M. Masson, 1988. 166 pp., illustrated. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press. £44.50. ISBN 0 8018 3700 6.     

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Manipulation of the Avian Genome. Edited by R. J. Etches & A. M. V. Gibbins, 1993. 322 pp., illustrated in colour. Boca Raton, FL, CRG Press. ISBN 0–8493–4216–3.

Proceedings of the 8th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition. Edited by The Organizing Committee, 1992. 373 pp. Milan, Italy. World's Poultry Science Association.     

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Comparative Nutrition of Fowl and Swine: the Gastrointestinal Systems. Edwin T. Moran, Jr. Published by E. T. Moran Jr. distributed by Office for Educational Practice, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2W1, Canada. 1982. 253 pp., illustrated. ISBN 0–88955–010–7.

A Manual of Recommended Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Poultry and Poultry Products. Edited by R. T. Parry, L. Haysom, N. L. Thomas and R. Davis. British Poultry Meat Association Ltd., High Holborn House, 52–54 High Holborn, London WC1V 6SX. 1982. 96 pp. £4.95.     

Augmentation of water-holding and textural properties of breast meat from oxidatively stressed broilers by dietary antioxidant regimens

1. The impact of dietary antioxidants and degree of oil oxidation on textural attributes of chicken broiler breast meat stored in oxygen-enriched, air-permeable polyvinylchloride and skin packaging systems during retail display at 2–4°C for up to 21 d was assessed.

2. Broilers were fed on diets either with a low-oxidised oil (peroxide 23 mEq O₂/kg) or with a high-oxidised oil (peroxide 121 mEq O₂/kg), with or without an algae-based antioxidant and organic mineral antioxidant supplement for 42 d.

3. Fatty acids and radical scavenging activities of the diets were estimated. Meat colour, pH, myofibrillar protein profile and textural traits were measured.

4. Diets with high-oxidised oil reduced stearic, linoleic and linolenic acid content compared to low-oxidised oil samples, regardless of antioxidant supplementation. Meat colour and pH varied among dietary treatments throughout storage. Meat samples from the antioxidant dietary group, irrespective of oil oxidation level, had lower amounts of purge and cooking losses compared to the unsupplemented diets. For all packaging systems, meat shear force was significantly higher for broilers fed on high-oxidised diets.

5. The results demonstrate that dietary antioxidant supplementation can minimise the negative impact of oxidised oil on the quality of broiler meat packaged in different atmospheric environments.     

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Poultry Diseases. Edited by F. T. W. Jordan, 3rd Edition, 1990. xvi + 497 pp., illustrated. London, Baillière Tindall. £19.95. ISBN 0 7020 1339 0.

Poultry: A Guide to Management. By Carol Twinch, 1985. 122 pp., illustrated. Wiltshire, England, Crowood Press. £6.95. ISBN 0 946 284 32 6.     

Traits influencing the hatching performance of Japanese quail eggs

1. Japanese quail eggs from moderately heavier sires showed superior fertility; while fertile eggs from moderately heavier dams hatched slightly better than the eggs from lighter dams.

2. Higher rates of fertility and hatchability of Japanese quail eggs were observed from parents of 10 to 19 weeks of age, with peak fertility and hatchability at 14 and 12 weeks of age, respectively.

3. Sex ratios of 1:2 to 1:5 gave comparable fertility and hatchability results.

4. The hatching performance of quail eggs from cage and deep litter reared breeders was comparable.

5. Fertility and hatchability were directly proportional to the egg weight.

6. Quail egg shell colour, tints and blotches were found to influence hatching performance.

7. Storing quail eggs at 16 ± 2°C and 75 ± 5% relative humidity for more than 4 d reduced hatchability.

8. Hatchability of eggs stored at room temperature was improved if they were sealed in polyethylene bags.

9. Provision of light during the first 14 d of incubation resulted in a photo‐acceleration of about 3.2 h.     

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Avian Botulism. An International Perspective. Edited by M. W. Eklund and V. R. Dowell, Jr. 1987. xxi + 405 pp. illustrated. Springfield, Illinois, USA, Charles C. Thomas. $64.50. ISBN 0 398053 11 1.

The Merck Veterinary Manual, 6th Edition, Edited by C. M. Fraser. 1986. xxvii + 1677 pp. Rahway, New Jersey, Merck & Co. Inc. £16.95. ISBN 0–911910–53–0.     

Metabolic and anatomical adaptations of light‐bodied chicks to intermittent feeding

1. Chicks of a light‐bodied strain were deprived of food on alternate days from 15 to 46 d of age.

2. Hyperphagia, amounting to twice the intake of control birds early in the experiment, occurred on the repletion day.

3. Final body weight attained 80% of that of the controls.

4. Body fat concentration decreased at first but returned to that of controls after 3 weeks.

5. A consistent hyperlipaemia was observed after food deprivation or restoration.

6. There was a marked increase in the digestive enzymes found in the small intestine, but not in the pancreas during the repletion day.

7. These responses may be considered as mechanisms to reduce the physiological manifestations of starvation.     

Effect of diets containing raw and extrusion‐cooked rice bran on growth and efficiency of food utilization of broilers

1. Meat strain chicks were fed on diets containing 600 g rice bran/kg for the 7 to 8 week period required to reach broiler weight.

2. Extrusion cooking of rice bran resulted, in improved chick weight gain and food efficiency for the first two weeks of feeding, but this advantage was lost by the end of the feeding period.

3. Addition of 10 g calcium/kg to the stabilised rice bran diet prevented the decline in performance after two weeks of age, and birds fed on this diet continued to gain at an increasing rate until the end of the experiment.

4. Calcium supplementation of stabilised rice bran diets produced significantly greater gains and superior food utilisation compared to stabilised rice bran diets without added calcium.

5. Calcium supplementation did not affect weight gain of chicks fed on diets containing raw rice bran.

6. Taste panel evaluation of meat from birds fed on diets containing raw rice bran, stabilised rice bran, or no rice bran indicated a significant preference in only one combination tested. Any ‘off flavour could not be related to dietary treatment.