Study on cryptosporidiosis incidence in broilers in Garmsar region, Iran

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-149

  Shemshadi, Bahar ^a   Bahadori, Shahrokh Rangbar ^a   Mozafari, Ashkan ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Age group; Broilers; Cryptosporidium; Histopathology; Hygienic condition

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952279812     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-010-0970-0     Document Type: Article

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