Effects of simple and disposable chicken cages for experimental Eimeria infections

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-302

  Yoo, Jeongmi ^a   Kang, Sung H ^a   Jeong, Jipseol ^a   Kim, Woo H ^a   Kim, Suk ^a   Lillehoj, Hyun S ^b   Min, Wongi ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardboard; Chickens; Disposable cage; Eimeria maxima

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CAGE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EIMERIA; EIMERIA MAXIMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FECES ANALYSIS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EIMERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; EIMERIA MAXIMA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 80855130408     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.3.299     Document Type: Article

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