Organ and carcass weight variation and histopathological changes in Eimeria tenella infected broiler chickens treated with aqueous extract of a wild mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2906-2913

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

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Broilers; Carcass; Eimeria tenella; Ganoderma lucidum; Organs; Weight

Indexed keywords

AVES; BASIDIOMYCOTA; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA TENELLA; GALLUS GALLUS; GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM;

EID: 58149277335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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