A comparison of humoral immune function in response to a killed newcastle's vaccine challenge in caged vs. free-range hy-line brown layers

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-319

  Arbona, D V ^a   Anderson, K E ^a   Hoffman, J B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cage; Free range; Humoral immune function; Layers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961200873     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2011.315.319     Document Type: Article

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