Dietary supplementation with Echinacea and development of immunity to challenge infection with coccidia

Parasitology Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-78

  Allen, Patricia C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; IMMUCOX; LIVE VACCINE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ECHINACEA; EIMERIA; IMMUNITY; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOAN VACCINES;

ANIMALIA; COCCIDIA; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; GALLUS GALLUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0141538333     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-0938-y     Document Type: Article

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