Acquisition of immunity to Eimeria maxima in newly hatched chickens given 100 oocysts

Avian Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 426-429

  Chapman, H D ^a   Matsler, P L ^a   Muthavarapu, V K ^a   Chapman, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Eimeria maxima; Immunity; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

AVES; EIMERIA; EIMERIA MAXIMA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 24944493223     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7359-032805R1.1     Document Type: Article

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