Quantitative pathology of small intestinal coccidiosis caused by Eimeria maxima in young broilers

Avian Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 731-747

  Idris, A B ^a,d   Bounous, Denise I ^a   Goodwin, M A ^b   Brown, J ^a   Krushinskie, Elizabeth 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)

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EID: 0031467526     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459708419249     Document Type: Article

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