Serum ovotransferrin as a biomarker of inflammatory diseases in chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2069-2074

  Rath, N C ^a   Anthony, N B ^a   Kannan, L ^a   Huff, W E ^a   Huff, G R ^a   Chapman, H D ^a   Erf, G F ^a   Wakenell, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Chicken; Inflammation; Metabolic disorder; Ovotransferrin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EIMERIA MAXIMA; EIMERIA TENELLA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 70349742270     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00076     Document Type: Article

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