Pathological responses of white Leghorn breeder hens kept on ochratoxin a contaminated feed

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-123

  Zahoor ul Hassan, ^a   Zargham Khan, M ^a   Ahrar Khan, A ^a   Javed, Ijaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Layer breeder; Ochratoxicosis; Ochratoxin A; Pathology; White Leghorn

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; AVES;

EID: 77951073808     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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