Influence of Dermanyssus gallinae and Ascaridia galli infections on behaviour and health of laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus)

British Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-34

  Kilpinen, O ^a   Roepstorff, A ^b   Permin, A ^b   Norgaard Nielsen G ^c   Lawson, L G ^c   Simonsen, H B ^c  

^a Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

^b Danish Ctr for Exp Parasitology   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; FEMALE; INFESTATION; MORTALITY; PARASITOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ASCARIDIASIS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; POULTRY DISEASES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACARI; ASCARIDIA; ASCARIDIA GALLI; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE; GALLI; GALLUS GALLUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 15944407228     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660400023839     Document Type: Article

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