Effects of Echinacea purpurea extract on the immunological response to infectious bursal disease vaccine in broilers

Frontiers of Agriculture in China

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 452-456

  Ma, Aituan ^a   Shi, Wanyu ^a   Niu, Xiaofei ^a   Wang, Meng ^a   Zhong, Xiuhui ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

Author keywords

Antibody; Broiler; Echinacea purpurea extract; IL 2; Infectious bursal disease; TNF

Indexed keywords

AVES; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 70450257927     PISSN: 16737334     EISSN: 1673744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11703-009-0039-5     Document Type: Article

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