Vern L. Christensen

Zona pellucida protein B2 messenger ribonucleic acid expression varies with follicular development and granulosa cell location

POULTRY SCIENCE, 96(9), 3414–3421.

Identification and Characterization of Two Bordetella avium Gene Products Required for Hemagglutination

INFECTION AND IMMUNITY, 78(6), 2370–2376.

Development during the first seven days post-hatching

AVIAN BIOLOGY RESEARCH, 2(1-2), 27–33.

Effects of long term storage on the egg, embryo and chick

AVIAN BIOLOGY RESEARCH, 2(1-2), 73–79.

Embryonic development when eggs are turned different angles during incubation

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 18(3), 447–451.

The mRNA for zona pellucida proteins B1, C and D in two genetic lines of turkey hens that differ in fertility

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE, 111(2-4), 149–159.

Broiler embryo bone development is influenced by incubator temperature, oxygen concentration and eggshell conductance at the plateau stage in oxygen consumption

BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE, 49(6), 666–676.

Effects of incubator temperature and oxygen concentration during the plateau stage of oxygen consumption on turkey embryo long bone development

POULTRY SCIENCE, 87(8), 1484–1492.

Genetic control of embryonic cardiac growth and functional maturation in Turkeys

POULTRY SCIENCE, 87(5), 858–877.

Dam line and sire line effects on turkey embryo survival and thyroid hormone concentrations at the plateau stage in oxygen consumption

POULTRY SCIENCE, 86(9), 1861–1872.

Follicular development and expression of the messenger ribonucleic acid for the inhibin/activin subunits in two genetic lines of turkey hens that differ in total egg production

POULTRY SCIENCE, 86(5), 944–952.

Genetic control of neonatal growth and intestinal maturation in turkeys

POULTRY SCIENCE, 86(3), 476–487.

The effect of broiler breeder genetic strain and parent flock age on eggshell conductance and embryonic metabolism

POULTRY SCIENCE, 86(11), 2420–2432.

Dam and sire effects on sperm penetration of the perivitelline layer of eggs produced by two strains of commercial turkeys

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 15(1), 82–88.

Effect of chelated calcium proteinate fed in the maternal diet of turkey breeders on embryo cardiac physiology and poult quality

International Journal of Poultry Science, 5(4), 337.

Effect of in ovo peptide YY on the ontogeny of glucose transport in turkey poults

International Journal of Poultry Science, 5(2), 128.

Incubator temperature and oxygen concentration at the plateau stage in oxygen consumption affects intestinal maturation of broiler chicks

International Journal of Poultry Science, 5(3), 229.

Artificial insemination (poultry)

In C. M. Kahn & S. Line (Eds.), Merck veterinary manual. Whitehouse Station, N.J. : Merck.

Dam and sire effects on sperm penetration of the perivitelline layer and resulting fecundity of different lines of turkeys

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 14(3), 483–491.

Effect of dietary phosphorus and phytase levels on the reproductive performance of large white turkey breeder hens

POULTRY SCIENCE, 84(3), 485–493.

Eggshell conductance and incubator ventilation as factors in embryo survival and poult quality

International Journal of Poultry Science, 4(11), 818.

High levels of dietary carbohydrate increase glucose transport in poult intestine

COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 141(3), 257–263.

Incubator temperature and oxygen concentrations during the plateau stage in oxygen uptake affect turkey embryo plasma T4 and T3 concentrations

International Journal of Poultry Science, 4(5), 268.

Influence of hen age and number of inseminated sperm on the number of holes hydrolyzed in the inner perivitelline layer of turkey eggs

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 14(3), 576–581.

Influence of selenium on heat shock protein 70 expression in heat stressed turkey embryos (Meleagris gallopavo)

COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 142(4), 427–432.

The relationship between sperm hydrolysis of the perivitelline layer and embryonic livability

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 14(1), 60–68.

Comparing infrared spectroscopy and egg size measurements for predicting eggshell quality

BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING, 87(3), 367–373.

Incubator temperature and oxygen concentration at the plateau stage affect cardiac health of turkey embryos

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 3(2), 52.

Incubator temperature and oxygen concentration at the plateau stage affects intestinal maturation of turkey embryos

International Journal of Poultry Science, 3(6), 378.

Maternal dietary iodide influences turkey embryo thyroid function

International Journal of Poultry Science, 3(9), 550.

Ontogeny of intestinal glucose transport in heavy and light body weight turkey poults

International Journal of Poultry Science, 3(12), 783.

Response of turkey poults to soybean lectin levels typically encountered in commercial diets. 1. Effect on growth and nutrient digestibility

POULTRY SCIENCE, 83(9), 1559–1571.

Turkey sire effects on embryonic survival and physiology

International Journal of Poultry Science, 3(1), 80.

Accelerating embryonic growth during incubation following prolonged egg storage 1. Embryonic livability

POULTRY SCIENCE, 82(12), 1863–1868.

Accelerating embryonic growth during incubation following prolonged egg storage 2. Embryonic growth and metabolism

Poultry Science, 82(12), 1869–1878.

In ovo peptide YY administration and jejunal glucose transport in hatchling turkey poults: Effects of dosage and genotype

International Journal of Poultry Science, 2(1), 1.

Physiological factors associated with weak neonatal poults (Meleagris gallopavo)

International Journal of Poultry Science, 2(1), 7.

Relationship of the eggshell conductance constant to intestinal physiology

International Journal of Poultry Science, 2(3), 207.

Relationship of the eggshell conductance constant to neonatal cardiac physiology

International Journal of Poultry Science, 2(3), 220.

Effect of physical feed restriction during rearing on Large White turkey breeder hens: 3. Body and carcass composition

POULTRY SCIENCE, 81(12), 1792–1797.

Effect of physical feed restriction during rearing on large white turkey breeder hens: 1. Growth performance

POULTRY SCIENCE, 81(1), 9–15.

Effect of physical feed restriction during rearing on large white turkey breeder hens: 2. Reproductive performance

POULTRY SCIENCE, 81(1), 16–22.

Egg storage alters weight of supply and demand organs of broiler chicken embryos

POULTRY SCIENCE, 81(11), 1738–1743.

Egg storage effects on plasma glucose and supply and demand tissue glycogen concentrations of broiler embryos (vol 80, pg 1729, 2001)

Poultry Science, 81(4), 595.

Environmental incubation factors influence embryonic thyroid hormones

POULTRY SCIENCE, 81(4), 442–450.

Hen age relationship with embryonic mortality and fertility in commercial turkeys

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 11(3), 260–265.

Maternal and environmental influence on fertility and embryonic survival

AVIAN AND POULTRY BIOLOGY REVIEWS, 13(3), 133–137.

A novel delivery of oxytetracycline in turkey breeder hens

AVIAN DISEASES, 45(2), 437–441.

Effects of turkey breeder hen age, strain, and length of the incubation period on survival of embryos and hatchlings

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 10(1), 5–15.

Egg storage effects on plasma glucose and supply and demand tissue glycogen concentrations of broiler embryos

POULTRY SCIENCE, 80(12), 1729–1735.

Examining the effects of prestorage incubation of turkey breeder eggs on embryonic development and hatchability of eggs stored for four or fourteen days

POULTRY SCIENCE, 80(2), 132–138.

Factors associated with early embryonic mortality

WORLDS POULTRY SCIENCE JOURNAL, 57(4), 359–372.

In ovo peptide YY administration improves body weight at hatch and day 3 in turkey poults

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 10(4), 380–384.

Incubation temperature affects plasma insulin-like growth factors in embryos from selected lines of turkeys

POULTRY SCIENCE, 80(7), 949–954.

Injection of thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in turkey embryos elevates plasma thyroxine concentrations

POULTRY SCIENCE, 80(5), 643–646.

Maternal dietary iodide influences turkey embryonic thyroid function

Poultry Science, 80(9), 1286–1292.

New ideas for egg handling and incubation

Zootecnica International, (7), 25.

Restriction of feed consumption and body weight in turkey breeder hens during the rearing period to improve reproductive performance

Zootecnica International, (5), 50.

Correlation of body weight with hatchling blood glucose concentration and its relationship to embryonic survival

POULTRY SCIENCE, 79(12), 1817–1822.

Influence of selection for increased body weight, egg production, and shank width on the length of the incubation period of turkeys

POULTRY SCIENCE, 79(5), 613–618.

Paternal influences on turkey embryonic growth in the absence of changes in egg weight and eggshell conductance

POULTRY SCIENCE, 79(12), 1810–1816.

Photostimulation of turkey eggs accelerates hatching times without affecting hatchability, liver or heart growth, or glycogen content

POULTRY SCIENCE, 79(11), 1627–1631.

Effect of genetics and maternal dietary iodide supplementation on glycogen content of organs within embryonic turkeys

POULTRY SCIENCE, 78(6), 890–898.

Effect of genetics and maternal dietary iodide supplementation on turkey embryonic growth

POULTRY SCIENCE, 78(6), 883–889.

Effect of supplemental oxygen on blood plasma organic acids within embryos from selected lines of turkeys

POULTRY SCIENCE, 78(11), 1601–1605.

In ovo peptide YY administration improves growth and feed conversion ratios in week-old broiler chicks

POULTRY SCIENCE, 78(9), 1320–1322.

Increased egg production in juvenile turkey hens after active immunization with vasoactive intestinal peptide

Poultry Science, 78(6), 899–901.

Is intestinal absorption capacity rate-limiting for performance in poultry?

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 8(2), 242–252.

Length of the plateau and pipping stages of incubation affects the physiology and survival of turkeys

BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE, 40(2), 297–303.

Restriction of feed consumption and body weight in two strains of large white turkey breeder hens

POULTRY SCIENCE, 78(8), 1102–1109.

Supplemental oxygen affects plasma insulin-like growth factors in embryos from selected lines of turkeys

POULTRY SCIENCE, 78(11), 1606–1610.

Apparent energetic efficiency of jejunal glucose uptake in young adult turkeys selected for rapid growth

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 78(3), 301–306.

Bordetella avium virulence measured in vivo and in vitro

Infection and Immunity, 66(11), 5244–5251.

Filtering and the viability of turkey spermatozoa

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, 6(1), 34–38.

Supplemental thyroid hormones and molting in turkey breeder hens

POULTRY SCIENCE, 76(6), 887–893.

Eggshell conductance and other functional qualities of ostrich eggs

POULTRY SCIENCE, 75(11), 1404–1410.

Embryonic turkey respiration important to hatch and quality

Poultry Digest, 55(9), 21.

Physiological differences in late embryos from turkey breeders at different ages

POULTRY SCIENCE, 75(2), 172–178.

EGG CHARACTERISTICS, CARBOHYDRATE-METABOLISM, AND THYROID-HORMONES IN LATE CHICK-EMBRYOS FROM DIFFERENT GENETIC LINES

POULTRY SCIENCE, 74(3), 551–562.

Factors affecting hatchability of turkey embryos

Poultry and Avian Biology Reviews, 6(1), 71.

CHANGES IN FUNCTIONAL QUALITIES OF TURKEY EGGSHELLS IN STRAINS SELECTED FOR INCREASED EGG-PRODUCTION OR GROWTH

POULTRY SCIENCE, 73(9), 1458–1464.

EFFECTS OF THE MATERNAL THYROID STATUS ON EMBRYO PHYSIOLOGY AND HATCHABILITY OF COMMERCIAL TURKEY EGGS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 73(2), 236–244.

EFFECT OF MATERNAL DIETARY TRIIODOTHYRONINE ON EMBRYONIC PHYSIOLOGY OF TURKEYS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 72(12), 2316–2327.

EMBRYONIC VIABILITY AND METABOLISM IN TURKEY LINES SELECTED FOR EGG-PRODUCTION OR GROWTH

POULTRY SCIENCE, 72(5), 829–838.

The influence of incubation on hatchability and poult quality

Zootecnica International, 16(5), 46.

Effect of oxygen and maternal dietary iodine on embryonic carbohydrate metabolism and hatchability of turkey eggs

Poultry Science, 71(4), 747.

THE IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY REMOVAL FROM THE INCUBATOR OF HATCHED POULTS FROM 3 COMMERCIAL STRAINS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 71(11), 1823–1829.

INFLUENCE OF DIET-MEDIATED MATERNAL THYROID ALTERATIONS ON HATCHABILITY AND METABOLISM OF TURKEY EMBRYOS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 70(7), 1594–1601.

IODINE TOXICITY IN LARGE WHITE TURKEY BREEDER HENS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 70(12), 2402–2410.

THE EFFECT OF DIETARY IODINE ON THE HATCHABILITY OF EGGS FROM 2 COMMERCIAL STRAINS OF TURKEYS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 70(12), 2529–2537.

INFLUENCE OF DIET-MEDIATED MATERNAL THYROID ALTERATIONS ON FUNCTIONAL-PROPERTIES OF TURKEY EGGS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 69(9), 1576–1581.

Sperm competition and fertilization in turkeys

Les Colloques De l'INRA, (54), 91.

THE MINERAL CONCENTRATION CHANGE OF TURKEY EGGSHELL MEMBRANES DURING INCUBATION

POULTRY SCIENCE, 69(6), 992–998.

EFFICACY OF FERTILIZATION IN ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED TURKEY HENS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 68(5), 724–729.

MAGNESIUM, CALCIUM, AND PHOSPHORUS-CONTENT OF SHELLS FROM HATCHING AND NONHATCHING TURKEY EGGS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 64(5), 1020–1027.

VITAL GAS-EXCHANGE AND HATCHABILITY OF TURKEY EGGS AT HIGH-ALTITUDE

POULTRY SCIENCE, 63(7), 1350–1356.

DISTRIBUTION OF PORES ON HATCHING AND NONHATCHING TURKEY EGGS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 62(7), 1312–1316.

CHARACTERIZATION OF INCUBATIONAL EGG WEIGHT LOSSES IN 3 TYPES OF TURKEYS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 61(5), 848–854.

TURKEY EGG WEIGHT LOSSES AND EMBRYONIC MORTALITY DURING INCUBATION

POULTRY SCIENCE, 61(6), 1209–1213.

EFFECT OF INSEMINATION INTERVALS ON OVIDUCAL SPERM STORAGE IN TURKEYS

POULTRY SCIENCE, 60(9), 2150–2156.