Response of two breeds of chickens to Ascaridia galli infections from two geographic sources

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 176-180

  Abdelqader, A ^a   Gauly, M ^a   Wollny, C B A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ascaridia galli; Coevolution; Genetic resistance; Native chicken

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIDIA; ASCARIDIA GALLI; BREED; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; JORDAN; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WORM;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDIA; ASCARIDIASIS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GERMANY; JORDAN; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES;

ASCARIDIA GALLI; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33847658699     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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