The influence of the mode of administration in the dissemination of three coliphages in chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 728-733

  Oliveira, A ^a,b   Sereno, R ^a   Nicolau, A ^b   Azeredo, J ^b  

^a Research and Development Department   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Chicken; Dissemination; Escherichia coli respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; MYOVIRIDAE; SIPHOVIRIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLIPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 65549132416     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00378     Document Type: Article

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