the stage." "And, God willing, I will come out on top." "De'borah:" "Being an outcast and feeling like you're on an island, that was every day for me, up until "The Voice," actually." ""The Voice" showed me that being different is what makes me fit in." "I am so ready to win this battle." "♪ This is "The Voice" ♪" "Daly:" "Welcome back to the battle rounds." "Taking the stage for a vocal battle, two powerful voices from team Christina." "Entering now, she's the lively former church singer from Chicago Heights, De'borah!" "[ Cheers and applause ]" "And he's the heartfelt vocalist from Nigeria, Nelly's Echo!" "[ Cheers and applause ]" "Let the battle begin." "♪ Oooooohhh ♪" "♪ wah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪" "♪ just a castaway, an island lostIsolation and Characterization of Campylobacter hepaticus from Layer Chickens with Spotty Liver Disease in the United States.
Spotty liver disease (SLD) is characterized by multifocal liver lesions, mortality, and drop in egg production. The disease is emerging in Europe and Australia, particularly in free-range and floor-raised layer flocks. Campylobacter hepaticus has been recently identified as the causative agent of SLD. We report the isolation and characterization of C. hepaticus from livers of laying hens affected with SLD in the United States. Two isolates were characterized and found to be highly similar to those described from SLD cases in the United Kingdom and Australia. Initial isolation of C. hepaticus from liver samples required microaerophilic and thermophilic conditions and incubation for a particularly long duration (approximately 7 days). Morphologic and phenotypic