Pathogenesis of Eimeria praecox in chickens: Virulence of field strains compared with laboratory strains of E. praecox and Eimeria acervulina

Avian Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 359-366

  Williams, R B ^a   Marshall, R N ^b   Pages M ^c   Dardi, Martina ^c   del Cacho, E ^d  

^a Institute for Animal Health   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c LABORATORIOS HIPRA S A   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; COCCIDIOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EIMERIA; GENETICS; INTESTINE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; OOCYST; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EIMERIA; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; OOCYSTS; POULTRY DISEASES; UNITED STATES; VIRULENCE; WALES;

APICOMPLEXA; AVES; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; EIMERIA PRAECOX; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77449146298     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450903186028     Document Type: Article

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