Acquisition of immunity to Eimeria maxima in newly hatched chickens reared on new or reused litter

Avian Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-323

  Chapman, H D ^a   Rayavarapu, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BUILDING; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; IMMUNOLOGY; OOCYST; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; OOCYSTS; POULTRY DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

AVES; EIMERIA; EIMERIA MAXIMA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34447299097     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450701460773     Document Type: Article

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