Italian Journal of Animal Science (Jan 2010)

Investigations of some parameters of natural immunity in meat turkeys reared outdoors

  • Giuseppina Tacconi,
  • Michela Pela,
  • Lorenzo Battistacci,
  • Livia Moscati,
  • Maria Pia Franciosini,
  • Patrizia Casagrande Proietti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijas.2009.785
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 4
pp. 785 – 788

Abstract

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The progression of some parameters of natural immunity in meat turkey reared outdoors was investigated. The levels of the haemolytic complement were lower than those obtained in commercial turkeys and in turkeys reared in a controlled environment during one of our previous investigations. The weather conditions could have influenced the trend of the haemolytic complement in turkeys selected for high meat production and kept outside, underlining the possible importance of the rearing system.

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