Evaluation of live oocyst vaccination or salinomycin for control of field-strain Eimeria challenge in broilers on two different feeding programs

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 458-464

  Lee, J T ^a   Broussard, C ^b   Fitz Coy, S ^b   Burke, P ^b   Eckert, N H ^a   Stevens, S M ^a   Anderson, P N ^a   Anderson, S M ^a   Caldwell, D J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Eimeria; Protein; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EIMERIA;

EID: 73449130177     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2008-00093     Document Type: Article

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