Body temperature responses of Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) exposed to different pathogens

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1234-1238

  Marais, M ^a   Gugushe, N ^a   Maloney, S K ^a,b   Gray, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fever; Muramyl dipeptide; Pekin duck; Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; MAMMALIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79957525781     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01389     Document Type: Note

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