Isolation and pathogenicity of Australian strains of Eimeria praecox and Eimeria mitis

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 592-595

  Jorgensen, W K ^a   Stewart, N P ^a   Jeston, P J ^a   Molloy, J B ^a   Blight, G W ^a   Dalgliesh, R J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coccidiosis; Eimeria; Isolation; Mitis; Pathogenicity; Praecox

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EIMERIA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EIMERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031202117     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb14201.x     Document Type: Article

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