Changes in Histopathology, Haematocrit, Haemoglobin, Haemagglutination Inhibition antibody titre and total protein of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) administered different doses of Newcastle Disease virus

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 418-424

  Oladele, S B ^a   Enoch, I ^a   Ibrahim, N D G ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Haemagglutination; Haematocrit; Histopathology; Newcastle disease virus; Protien

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949124345     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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