Effects of initial litter contamination level with Eimeria acervulina on population dynamics and production characteristics in broilers

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 223-232

  Graat, E A M ^a   Ploeger, H W ^a   Henken, A M ^a   De Vries Reilingh, G ^a   Noordhuizen, J P T M ^a   Van Beek, P N G M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Animal Health Service Boxtel   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chicken; Eimeria acervulina; Growth performance; Oocyst shedding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EIMERIA; GROWTH; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CAROTENOIDS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; EATING; EIMERIA; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POULTRY DISEASES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

ACERVULINA; ANIMALIA; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030601650     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)00952-1     Document Type: Article

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