Responses of chickens to a recombinant retractile body antigen of Eimeria tenella administered using various immunizing strategies

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 336-342

  Kopko, S H ^a   Martin, D S ^b   Barta, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eimeria tenella; Immunization; Naked DNA; Recombinant antigen; Refractile body antigen

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA TENELLA; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA TENELLA; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 0034145818     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.3.336     Document Type: Article

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