Ascaridia galli infection of pullets and intestinal viscosity: Consequences for nutrient retention and gut morphology

British Poultry Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 512-520

  Danicke S ^a   Moors, E ^b   Beineke, A ^c   Gauly, M ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDO 1,4 BETA XYLANASE; HYDROLASE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCARIDIA; ASCARIDIASIS; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDIA; ASCARIDIASIS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIGESTION; ENDO-1,4-BETA XYLANASES; FEMALE; HYDROLASES; INTESTINE, SMALL; POLYSACCHARIDES; POULTRY DISEASES; VISCOSITY;

ASCARIDIA; ASCARIDIA GALLI;

EID: 70349565234     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660903124530     Document Type: Article

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