Effect of a minor vitamin A deficiency on the course of infection with Ascaridia galli (Schrank, 1788) and the resistance of chickens

Helminthologia

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-9

  Idi, A ^a   Permin, A ^b   Jensen, S K ^c   Murrell, K D ^b  

^a Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ascaridia galli; Chicken; Minor deficiency; Resistance; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ASCARIDIA; ASCARIDIA GALLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34250830859     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-006-0047-4     Document Type: Article

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