Gore T C, Noblet G P
Poult Sci. 1978 May;57(3):603-7. doi: 10.3382/ps.0570603.
Eighteen turkeys naturally infected with Leucocytozoon smithi were separated into 3 groups of 6 each and were respectively exposed to conditions of natural, reversed, or continuous light. Turkey deep body temperature and peripheral gametocyte numbers of L. smithi in all three groups were determined every 2 hr over a 36-hr period. The peak period of both turkey body temperature and gametocyte numbers coincided with the midpoint of the light period for turkeys exposed to natural and reversed light conditions. The body temperature of turkeys exposed to continuous light remained relatively constant while L. smithi gametocytes exhibited asynchronous behavior.
18只自然感染史密斯住白细胞虫的火鸡被分成3组，每组6只，分别置于自然光照、反向光照或持续光照条件下。在36小时内，每2小时测定一次三组火鸡的深部体温和史密斯住白细胞虫的外周配子体数量。在自然光照和反向光照条件下，火鸡的体温峰值和配子体数量峰值均与光照期的中点一致。持续光照条件下的火鸡体温保持相对恒定，而史密斯住白细胞虫配子体表现出不同步行为。
