Passive immunization against Histomonas meleagridis does not protect turkeys from an experimental infection

Avian Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Bleyen, Nele ^a   Ons, Ellen ^a   De Gussem, Maarten ^b   Goddeeris, Bruno M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Alpharma Animal Health Inc   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TURKEY (BIRD); VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TURKEYS; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 60549115639     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450802641255     Document Type: Article

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