Determination of immunoglobulin Y concentration in yolk extract prepared by water dilution method: Comparisons among three strains of chickens

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-87

  Kitaguchi, Kohji ^a   Minoura, Masato ^b   Noritake, Miho ^a   Mizutani, Makoto ^a   Kinoshita, Keiji ^a   Horio, Fumihiko ^a   Murai, Atsushi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aichi Ken Agricultural Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken; Egg yolk; IgY concentration; Plasma; Water dilution method

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 39049171372     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.45.82     Document Type: Article

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