(n.) A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.
(n.) A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden.
Example Sentences:
(1) No one has jobs,” said Annie, 45, who runs a street stall selling fried chicken and rice in the Matongi neighbourhood.
(2) Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tried to liven things up, but there are only so many ways to tell us to be nice to chickens.
(3) The bursa of Fabricius, thymus glands and spleen of chickens were also shown to express mRNA coding for ANP.
(4) The effect of modifying the periodate-susceptible methionine residues in chicken ovotransferrin was small but significant.
(5) When commercial chickens are infected in most sensitive one-day age, the virus titre does not exceed the value of 10(12) particles per 1 ml of plasma.
(6) The reaction of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) with chicken erythrocyte nuclei produces covalent cross-linking of HMG proteins 1, 2 and E to DNA, in addition to cross-links amongst LMG proteins.
(7) Specific antisera prepared in rabbits or in foot-pad-inoculated chickens were adequate for culture typing.
(8) Thymus and spleen cells from such hypogammaglobulinaemic chickens were extracted with non-ionic detergents, acid urea, or combinations of urea and detergent, and the extracts were analysed for Ig by the inhibition assay.
(9) The LSCC-H32 cells were demonstrated to be as susceptible for most of the tested viruses as were secondary chicken embryo cells.
(10) These results indicate that chicken AK1 expressed in E. coli catalyzed the synthesis and accumulation of TTP within the bacterial cells.
(11) The deduced amino acid sequences of the inserts of these two clones show considerable homology with each other, the sequence of chicken skin beta-galactoside-binding lectin, and eight peptides derived from purified human lung lectin of Mr approximately 14,000.
(12) Significant cross-reactivity was observed between corresponding rabbit and chicken light chains, confirming other indications of homology between these proteins in the two species.
(13) Acute isovolemic anemia was produced in anesthetized chickens by serial exchanges of 6% dextran 70 equal to 1% of body weight to quantitate cardiovascular and metabolic parameters.
(14) Specific antibodies against G streptococcal binding proteins prepared in chickens inhibited binding of 125I-Hp to group G and group A streptococci, but not to Actinomyces pyogenes.
(15) A facility for keeping chickens free of Marek's disease (MD) was obtained by adopting a system of filtered air under positive pressure (FAPP) for ventilation, and by imposing restrictions on entrance of articles, materials and personnel.
(16) The size of KM of neuraminidase is similar in all chicken influenza virus strains their antigenic formula is suggested [A(GP6-H3N2)].
(17) Laminin is a constituent of the basement membrane in both chicken and quail blastoderms.
(18) In one series of trials, spleen cells from strains of chickens with differing levels of susceptibility to MD tumors were stimulated with graded doses of Concanavalin A (Con A) or phytohemagglutin (PHA).
(19) These data indicate that ochratoxin A by itself does not cause hemorrhagic anemia syndrome of chickens and that an anemia caused by a nutritional deficiency can be elicited by a mycotoxin.
(20) The virus neutralizing (VN) titers were occasionally lower where the polyvalent vaccines were used when compared to those from chickens given the monovalent vaccines.
Mutton
Definition:
(n.) A sheep.
(n.) The flesh of a sheep.
(n.) A loose woman; a prostitute.
Example Sentences:
(1) A strong EBV activation activity was observed in aqueous extracts of some Cantonese salted dried fish from China, harissa (a spice mixture) and to a lesser extent qaddid (dry mutton preserved in olive oil) from Tunisia.
(2) Mutton obtained from sheep fed urea-phosphate the rate of 0.4 g per kg proved of higher quality, containing more protein and less fats, the dressing percentage being 3.5 per cent higher.
(3) Carboxylic acids were present in much higher levels in plum brandy, vinegar, lamb and mutton (heated), whereas alcohols, esters and carbonyls aldehydes are particularly abundant in brandy.
(4) In the case of mutton, the addition of 3% pork causes a noticeable change.
(5) The secret of its success, Mutton says, is that its staff are invested in what they do.
(6) Over a period of 8 years, 52 S A Mutton Merino ram lambs out of a total of 602 ram lambs weaned (8,6%), developed the bent-leg syndrome compared to the 2 ewe lambs out of 591 ewe lambs (0,3%) weaned.
(7) The Dorper and Mutton Merino breeds were not significantly different for fertility, pre-weaning lamb growth and survival.
(8) An outbreak of mortality in a flock of mutton merino sheep in which 109 out of 568 sheep died in the south-western Cape Province, is described.
(9) The prevalence of salmonellas on flesh for human consumption (16.0% of carcases) was higher than that reported for beef and mutton, but lower than that for poultry products (Murrell 1986).
(10) Entering the showground perched on top of a 1912 stagecoach, the couple watched displays of mutton busting and sheep fighting and then, rather more violently, displays of bull riding by grown men, champions of the spectacle, trying to stay on the backs of bulls for as long as eight seconds, for which they are marked for artistry and skill.
(11) Two groups of 40 S A Mutton merino ewes were used to determine the effect of body mass and condition score on the response of immunisation against androstenedione.
(12) Twelve dogs were fed mutton containing small sarcocysts, and killed 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17 days after infection (DAI).
(13) Milk samples from 189 Merinoland Sheep, 145 Black Faced Mutton Sheep, 89 East Friesian Milk Sheep, 36 Rhön, 36 Pleven, 23 Tsigaja, 25 Black Razka and 86 Hungarian Merino X Pleven (F1) sheep were analysed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under acid conditions and isoelectric focusing in ultrathin layer polyacrylamide gels with carrier ampholytes.
(14) "[The logo] shows music helping the mind as well as the heart," Mutton explains.
(15) A mutton pie, that is, hot, in a roll (soft or crispy), with loads of HP.
(16) We may like the fantasy of our food being produced by a chaotic patchwork of tiny farms run by women in dirndls and hoary old men with mutton chops – and a bit of that is good for the diversity of the culture – but when you crunch low-intensity yield against CO2 emissions, it’s not the most sustainable option.
(17) Pesticide sources could not be determined, partly because migratory species such as ducks, mutton birds, cormorants, and eels may have ingested pesticides outside of Tasmania.
(18) These cream-colored aggregates appeared similar to mutton-fat keratic precipitates and are referred to as subretinal precipitates.
(19) Out of all foods investigated, egg yolk, beef liver and mintai were assimilated better whereas egg white and mutton to a worse degree.
(20) The general incidence of confirmed acaricide resistance, however, was of a low order but highest amongst mutton farmers.