The effects of behavior and environmental enrichment on disease resistance of turkeys

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 339-349

  Huff, G R ^a   Huff, W E ^a   Balog, J M ^a   Rath, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental enrichment; Escherichia coli; Stress; T maze; Turkeys

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HATCHING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (BIRD);

EID: 0041733679     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-1591(03)00035-7     Document Type: Article

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