Mycoplasma gallinarum infection in commercial layers and onset of fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome

Avian Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 458-462

  Branton, S L ^a   Bearson, S M D ^a   Bearson, B L ^a   Maslin, W R ^b   Collier, S D ^a   Evans, J D ^a   Miles, D M ^a   Pharr, G T ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty liver; Layers; Mortality; Mycoplasma; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GALLINARUM; MYCOPLASMATALES;

CHOLINE; LIPOTROPIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRD DISEASE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHOLINE; EGGS; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS; LIPOTROPIC AGENTS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POULTRY DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0041379653     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2003)047[0458:MGIICL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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