The effect of a second dexamethasone treatment on Turkeys previously challenged in an experimental Escherichia coli respiratory model of Turkey osteomyelitis complex

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1116-1125

  Huff, G R ^a   Huff, W E ^a   Balog, J M ^a   Rath, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Immunosuppression; Staphylococcus aureus; Stress; Turkey osteomyelitis complex

Indexed keywords

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOGENICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DEXAMETHASONE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MORTALITY; OSTEOMYELITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURKEYS;

EID: 0033176154     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.8.1116     Document Type: Article

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