Haematology and biochemistry in healthy young pheasants and red-legged partridges and effects of spironucleosis on these parameters

Avian Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-340

  Lloyd, S ^a   Gibson, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; GALLIFORMES; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; GALLIFORMES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

ALECTORIS RUFA; AVES; PHASIANIDAE; SPIRONUCLEUS;

EID: 33746647849     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450600821794     Document Type: Article

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