Protection against coccidiosis in outbred chickens elicited by gamma-irradiated Eimeria maxima

Avian Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 702-708

  Jenkins, M C ^a   Chute, M B ^a   Danforth, H D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 0031194337     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592164     Document Type: Article

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