Cholangiohepatitis in broiler chickens in Japan: histopathological, immunohistochemical and microbiological studies of spontaneous disease

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-67

  Sasaki, J ^a   Goryo, M ^a   Okoshi, N ^b   Furukawa, H ^c   Honda, J ^c   Okada, K ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fukushima Kenhoku Inst Pub Hlth   (Japan)

^c Fukushima Meat Inspection Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Broiler chicken; Cholangiohepatitis; Clostridium perfringens; Multiple granuloma; Proliferation of bile ductules

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GALLUS GALLUS; POSIBACTERIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HEPATITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; HEPATITIS, ANIMAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 0034577007     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.48.2000.1.7     Document Type: Article

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