Testing the efficacy of fermented wheat germ extract against Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection of chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1844-1848

  Stipkovits, L ^a   Lapis, K ^b   Hidvegi M ^c   Kosa E ^d   Glavits R ^e   Resetar A ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^d SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^e CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^f Biromedicina Co   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Broiler; Fermented wheat germ extract treatment; Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DITERPENE; PLANT EXTRACT; TIAMULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FERMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; PATHOLOGY; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHICKENS; DITERPENES; FERMENTATION; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POULTRY DISEASES; TRITICUM;

EID: 16544366318     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.11.1844     Document Type: Article

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