Morphological changes in heart and lungs of broilers experiencing pulmonary hypertension syndrome caused by Enterococcus faecalis

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 365-370

  Tankson, J D ^a   Thaxton, J P ^a   Vizzier Thaxton, Y ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Enterococcus faecalis; Heart; Lung; Pulmonary hypertension syndrome

Indexed keywords

AVES; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HEART MUSCLE; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 0036518008     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.3.365     Document Type: Article

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