Acute phase proteins and heterophil: Lymphocyte ratio in laying hens in different housing systems

Veterinary Record

Volumn 167, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 749-751

  Salamano, G ^a   Mellia, E ^a   Tarantola, M ^b   Gennero, M S ^a   Doglione, L ^a   Schiavone, A ^b  

^a Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LYMPHOCYTES; POULTRY DISEASES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SERUM ALBUMIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79952155350     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.c5349     Document Type: Article

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