Lack of correlation between microscopic lesion scores and gross lesion scores in commercially grown broilers examined for small intestinal Eimeria spp. coccidiosis

Avian Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 388-391

  Idris, A B ^d   Bounous, D I ^a   Goodwin, M A ^b   Brown, J ^a   Krushinskie, E A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Georgia Poultry Laboratory   (United States)

^c Perdue Farms Inc   (United States)

^d Regional Veterinary Laboratory   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chickens; Coccidia; Gross lesion scores; Microscopic lesion scores

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; EIMERIA MAXIMA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031127410     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592194     Document Type: Article

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