Development of organs and intestinal mucosa leukocytes in four broiler lines that differ in susceptibility to malabsorption syndrome

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1283-1288

  Zekarias, B ^a   Songserm, T ^a   Post, J ^a   Kok, G L ^a   Pol, J M A ^a   Engel, B ^a   Ter Huurne, A A H M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broiler line; Malabsorption syndrome; Organ growth; Susceptibility; T cell

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GROWTH; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE; MALABSORPTION; PATHOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHICKENS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GROWTH; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGES; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; POULTRY DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036726423     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.9.1283     Document Type: Article

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