The effect of a wild mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) supplementation of feed on the immune response of pullet chickens to infectious bursal disease vaccine

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2844-2855

  Ogbe, A O ^a   Mgbojikwe, L O ^a   Owoade, A A ^c   Atawodi, S E ^b   Abdu, P A ^b  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chickens; Ganoderma; IBD vaccine; Immune response

Indexed keywords

AVES; BASIDIOMYCOTA; GALLUS GALLUS; GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM;

EID: 56749161658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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