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In Vitro Evaluation Of Anti-Eimeria Tenella, Gamont-Specific, Monoclonal Antibodies And Partial Characterization Of Their Target Antigens, Eric Wilson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This study represents an effort to interrupt the life cycle of Eimeria tenella, the parasite that causes cecal coccidiosis in chickens, with a panel of 12 gamont-specific monoclonal antibodies (Mabs). To facilitate Mab screening, it was first necessary to develop a cell culture-adapted strain of E. tenella (field strain 80) from primary chicken kidney cells (PCKC) to white Leghorn chickens and back to PCKC. This alternation was repeated through 12 such passages. As a result, we have developed a cell culture-adapted strain of E. tenella that produces over 280% more oocysts in vitro than the original parent strain, and …
Evaluation Of Wildlife Depredation At Fish Hatcheries In The Intermountain West, William C. Pitt
Evaluation Of Wildlife Depredation At Fish Hatcheries In The Intermountain West, William C. Pitt
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
During 1993- 1994, I investigated wildlife depredation at Intermountain West fish hatcheries to quantify losses, determined the reliability of bioenergetics models and hatchery manager perceptions to predict losses, and investigated the effectiveness of simple control measures. I observed predators and surveyed managers to quantify the extent of depredation losses and to identify the species responsible. Great blue herons (Ardea herodias), black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax), ospreys (Pandion haliaetus), and California gulls (Larus californicus) were the most significant predators of hatchery fish in the field study, and were perceived as such by hatchery …