Maternal antibody transfer to broiler progeny varies among strains and is affected by grain source and cage density

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2730-2739

  Leandro, N M ^a,b   Ali, R ^a   Koci, M ^a   Moraes, V ^a,c   Eusebio Balcazar, P E ^a   Jornigan, J ^a   Malheiros, R D ^a   Wineland, M J ^a   Brake, J ^a   Oviedo Rondon, E O ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breeder nutrition; Broiler progeny; Genetic strain; Lymphoid tissue

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 81555201984     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01573     Document Type: Article

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