Pathological effects of formalin (37% Formaldehyde) mixed in feed or administered into the crops of White Leghorn cockerels

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 354-358

  Khan, M Z ^a   Ali, Z ^a   Muhammad, G ^a   Khan, A ^a   Mahmood, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; FORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AVIAN CROP; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; POULTRY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CROP, AVIAN; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FORMALDEHYDE; POULTRY;

EID: 0642282017     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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