Acquisition of immunity to the protozoan parasite Eimeria adenoeides in turkey poults and the peripheral blood leukocyte response to a primary infection

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2346-2352

  Gadde, U ^a   Chapman, H D ^a   Rathinam, T R ^a   Erf, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell population analysis; Eimeria; Immunity; Leukocyte; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ADENOEIDES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PROTOZOA;

EID: 70350312506     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00320     Document Type: Article

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